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[Max] I need help! / Corona Image Editor 7 - Slow responsiveness

« on: 2021-07-29, 08:07:35 »

Hi,

We have notice the new version of Corona Image editor is a lot more laggy and lacks the responsiveness the previous version had.
Even with Denoise, Sharpen & Bloom off.
The light mix is only 6 layers.

It's a real step back from previous version worked great.

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[Max] I need help! / Corona Bitmaps Slow File opening times

« on: 2021-06-23, 12:16:33 »

We recently started using Corona Bitmaps exclusive but have notice a considerable slow down in file opening times.
Even basic scenes seem to take 5-7min and more complex can take up to 20min.
There are no x-refs which I know can slow everything down.

We tried the following:

- Removed Forest Pack
- Removed Rail Clone
- Removed all plugins (except corona)

All the above made very little change. Once we removed the corona plugin it opened in 20sec - 1min.
This obviously removed loading of bitmaps.
We then tried changing all the corona bitmaps back to max standard bitmap loader.
This helped decrease file opening times by 20-30%.
I read on the forum that having the viewport textures setting too high can also cause slow open time so I reduced this. (Corona Bitmap load is not affected by this)

It's not our network as I have tried opening everything off the local drive (NMVe SSD) and still same opening time.

Is anyone else having these issues?
Is there anything we can do to help solve this?

Look forward to any and all responses.
Thx.
Dankie.

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[Max] General Discussion / Corona DR Dialog Popup

« on: 2020-01-29, 09:46:26 »

Is there a way to not have the Corona DR popup on the slaves when rendering?
Almost in a hidden mode. If that makes sense.

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[Max] Bug Reporting / DrData Folder not clearing after Max size reached

« on: 2019-05-04, 14:06:15 »

The image data folder keeps getting larger and larger. (\AppData\Local\CoronaRenderer\DrData)
Shouldn't it clear the folder after the Max directory size is reached (ie 10 gb)?
Will it only clear after each render is finished? Or will this happen during rendering.

The problem I'm now having is each render node is starting to run out of HDD space.
This didn't seem to be an issue on Corona 2.

We are currently using:
Corona 3 Hotfix 2 with Deadline.
3dsmax 2018
Windows 10

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[Max] Resolved Bugs / Corona DR to Deadline + Lightmix (Corona 3)

« on: 2018-12-03, 16:00:20 »

I'm not sure if the issue is coming from Corona 3 or Deadline.

If we use a light mix and submit a DR render using Deadline the render freezes intermittently during rendering.
And once it have finished it hangs before denoising. It sometimes comes right after 20-30mins.

If we remove the light mix no issues.

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[Max] Resolved Bugs / Backerburner with DRServer problems

« on: 2018-03-03, 08:52:37 »

When using backburner to render, I continually keep getting render nodes getting stuck. Once I restart them they work fine.
I'm finding this happening more and more. I've tried finding out once going wrong.
Max updates all the same, plugins all the same.
This is the error message on the max log.

2018/03/03 09:10:46 WRN: [02472] [08052] MAXScript Callback script Exception: -- Runtime error: No method found which matched argument list
2018/03/03 09:10:46 INF: [02472] [08052] Done loading file:  C:\Users\Alex\AppData\Local\CoronaRenderer\DrData\corona_dr.max

When I open the scene on the render node, there are no warning or errors.
I will install 3dsmax 2018 to see if the problem persists.

The current 3dsmax version is 2016 with Corona 1.7 Hotfix 3.

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[Max] I need help! / Animation Fireflies

« on: 2017-09-17, 10:42:33 »

Rendered out a sequence and it seems I have some fireflies. It's visible on the cutlery on the far center table.
Checked the scene and materials. Materials are fine but I did have Glare on 0.2.
Could the glare be creating this or something else?

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Hardware / Rack Mount Render Node

« on: 2017-05-24, 19:02:13 »

In the process of looking at adding additional render nodes that are rack mounted.

Thinking of trying to use a Dell PowerEdge R530 server. (We have one on order already for NAS server purposes, with a dual 10gbe Nic.)
It doesn't officially support Windows 7 or 10 OS but after some googling it seems people have got Windows up and running without to many issue.
The system would be as follows:

Dell PowerEdge R530 (Server Chassis) $1160
2x Intel Xeon E5-2630V4 / 2.2 GHz processor $1960 ($980 each)
8x Dell - DDR4 - 8 GB - DIMM 288-pin $1235
Dell processor heatsink $140

TOTAL: $4664

The only thing I'm not sure about on this is PSU. It might be included. If not will have to added.

Does anyone have any experience with the Dell PowerEdge R530 as render node?
Am I barking up the wrong tree?
Even investigated the HP Proliant but they seem to have less driver support for Windows 7 or 10.

The alternative is to use the Dell Precision T7910 rack mount. But this is even more expensive.

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Work in Progress/Tests / Juan Restaurant - Coronator Course

« on: 2016-11-03, 19:08:41 »

Hello Peeps,

So I have been busy with the Coronator course and these are my test renders.
My scene is based on the completed project by Steven Leung. http://www.steveleung.com/index.php?r=pages/director&top=1&mid=7&id=1
Their studio produces absolutely stunning interior designs. Attention do detail and finish is second to non.
This is purely a case study on materials, lighting, rendering and post production.  If you have any queries or question please ask.
Would just like to thank Nguyen Ba Dung. He is a master and a fantastic teacher. I would recommend his course with out a doubt.

Here are some final testing visuals. Will post the build up.

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[Max] Resolved Bugs / Frame Buffer Freezes after some time when using DR

« on: 2016-10-26, 12:43:55 »

Still have issue with DR rendering.
After x amount of time the frame buffer freezes.
The render continues but Max & Frame Buffer Freeze.
If I render locally there is no issue.

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[Max] Resolved Bugs / DR Servers dont kick in when using Back Burner or Batch Render

« on: 2016-09-06, 10:35:45 »

When I Batch render or use Back Burner the DR servers don't kick in.
On the servers they just say rendering initial pass.

If I render in max the servers kick in.

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Work in Progress/Tests / Alex Darby (Visoo) WIP

« on: 2016-07-26, 18:36:12 »

This is the first private project. It's still a wip.
First project was a commercial one and the process of using corona was fantastic.
Lighting setup is so easy and everything reacts as I would expect.
If you have any questions, shoot away. Will continue posting updates.
The project is based on the Vipp Shelter. This is purely an learning exercise.

Info:
Models- Structure modeled by myself. Kitchen items I downloaded from 3dsky. (Why model when someone has already.)
Shaders- Most of the shaders I create from scratch. (After going through the Corona Material youtube vids) Some of the models bough came with shaders that I changed.
Lighting- Hdri in the environment slot. 2 lights in the hanging lamps. Changed hdri a few times as I find you get better shader creation when tested in various lighting conditions.

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[Max] Resolved Bugs / Corona VFB Freezes shortly after render begins

« on: 2016-07-23, 14:57:05 »

The Corona VFB Freezes shortly after rendering begins.
I am using Corona 1.5 DailyBuild Jun 12 2016. I have 4 render nodes with the same build.

The rendering continues but VFB remains frozen until the render has finished.
I will try to render locally to see if the problem continues and report back.