Author Topic: FStorm vs Corona  (Read 41641 times)

2016-03-11, 15:48:04
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sebastian___

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VFB+ does nice bloom, but not glare : /

I haven't tried the VFB+ , but i'm guessing it applies the bloom after the render is finished or canceled/stopped. Like most other 3dsmax plugins. A nicer way would be applying it while rendering, even if with a temp lower quality or resolution. Like Octane does with the glare and bloom.
 Is the Octane the only one with this approach ?  Not sure how Arion / Maxwell are doing it.

2016-03-11, 16:56:14
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You can use it interactively, just by default it is set off (only after finish), to create more fluidity.
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2016-03-11, 20:07:11
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Yes Maru, of course... I know...
(*) My conversion is simple conversion. But it look 90% similar.
(*) Blue reflection is caused by the texture in the FS enviromnet. In Corona, I had only a CoronaSky. But, this doesn't change the final result and the quality/noise.
(*) My test is just a RAW test.  This scene can be called a "test-simple-interior-production-scene". It's for fun =)

But,  it's nice to see how a 4 years old CPU (200 euro?) can do a similar result with a Titan X + GTX980Ti.

i agree
pienamente d'accordo.

2016-03-13, 17:50:15
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VFB+ does nice bloom, but not glare : /
You'll have glare in the next release.

2016-03-13, 17:53:47
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VFB+ does nice bloom, but not glare : /
You'll have glare in the next release.

Super looking forward :- ) Would gladly buy again
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2016-03-15, 14:15:36
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Hi,
For fun, test with Corona. Core I7 5960X - GTX 980 et Titan X.
13 et 14 mn.
For now, invest time and money in a GPU solution is far too expensive. Until two days ago, I worked with Lightwave and Octane. To work properly with Octane, ie without noise, you need ten to twelve video cards Titan X or GTX 980i.
My friend Richard - Ensign3D - work with twelve cards. Investment from 12,000 to 14,000 € !!!! and put 20 minutes to make an interior scene when I put in 40 to render the same scene with Max and Corona - € 290 / month.
I prefer Corona !
Now, Corona with Lightwave, I am not against.

2016-03-15, 15:18:16
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Sorry, but with ten to twelve video cards Titan X you can obtain a clean render in 1-2 minutes ;-)  (V-Ray,. Octane, Arion, etc...)
There is something wrong in his setup.
Corona is fast, but not so fast, compared with 12 Titan or 980 GTX ^___^

2016-03-15, 15:21:25
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Sorry, but with ten to twelve video cards Titan X you can obtain a clean render in 1-2 minutes ;-)  (V-Ray,. Octane, Arion, etc...)
There is something wrong in his setup.
Corona is fast, but not so fast, compared with 12 Titan or 980 GTX ^___^

Wut? I belive i can render this scene in 2-3 mins with 6-9 xeons pluged in wich will be still cheaper than 12x titans.

I will show tests later today. (Xeons are bussy)

Meanwhile single CPU test. Latest daly build with new fancy denoiser.
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2016-03-15, 15:22:57
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render in 1-2 minutes

For high-res (5k +) ? Noisy-free interiors.

I do believe Octane is faster than Corona, but these supposed times are bit funny. Even with Corona, people claim 1 hour renders :- ) But my renders take 20+ hours for example.
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2016-03-15, 15:30:52
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render in 1-2 minutes

For high-res (5k +) ? Noisy-free interiors.

I do believe Octane is faster than Corona, but these supposed times are bit funny. Even with Corona, people claim 1 hour renders :- ) But my renders take 20+ hours for example.

I ment for benchmark resolution. Full resolution 3200x3200 (as on Fstorms website) should take around 6-8 times more ... ughm time. Somwhere around 1-1.3h not more.
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2016-03-15, 15:34:05
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You replied too fast, I was replying to Cecofuli only :- )
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2016-03-15, 15:35:36
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Juraj, I'm talking about my FStorm benchmark =)

(*) Corona + 1024x1024 +  old I7970 = 20-30 minutes.
(*) FStorm (Octane, V-Ray etc... ) 1024x1024 + 12 Tytan = 1-2 miuntes ^__^

Denoise is another story.... It's post-process!

1 hours, with Corona, with simple interior and FullHD res is possible, I think.

2016-03-15, 15:35:59
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Sorry then. Anyway, i will try to share today test with reasonable resolution and amount of pases.
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2016-03-15, 15:46:23
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Juraj, I'm talking about my FStorm benchmark =)

(*) Corona + 1024x1024 +  old I7970 = 20-30 minutes.
(*) FStorm (Octane, V-Ray etc... ) 1024x1024 + 12 Tytan = 1-2 miuntes ^__^

Denoise is another story.... It's post-process!

1 hours, with Corona, with simple interior and FullHD res is possible, I think.

I think he meant random production scene, not this benchmark :- )

12 Titans isn't such bad setup, I like the idea of stacking GPUs together rather than building full CPU-based nodes.

The modularity of such platform is big plus.

I once considered building something like that once high-vram GPUs would come, but now I am very content with cloud (Rebus).
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2016-03-15, 16:26:22
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Here, without denoiser 130 pases. Sample error 11%. With 5 nodes Twin X5660 Xeons.

3200p - 28min 22 sec

1024p - 3min 26 sec
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