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Hardware / Re: Threadripper & Ryzen only builds (3rd Gen starts on page 50)

« on: 2020-04-16, 17:31:48 »

Not sure if you mean EVGA or Gigabyte on the Aorus Master and Pro. I didn't see anything like that on the EVGA website.
I did compare the Gigabyte Master & Pro and the MSI Pro 10g. I ruled out the Gigabyte Master because I didn't want the bigger EATX board. And I ruled out the MSI Pro because it apparently doesn't have Bluetooth and I like my bluetooth mouse and keyboards.

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Hardware / Re: Threadripper & Ryzen only builds (3rd Gen starts on page 50)

« on: 2020-04-14, 03:46:51 »

Thanks a million, Juraj, your expertise is truly providing an invaluable service to Corona users.Thank you for your time (and others too).

I suspected there wouldn't be any noticeable real world difference between PCIe 3 or 4.  Now it's off to ebay I go.

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Hardware / Re: Threadripper & Ryzen only builds (3rd Gen starts on page 50)

« on: 2020-04-13, 14:38:33 »

I cannot comment definitively as this is my first PC build since 1989, but from my research, (much of it here I read this whole thread at least twice) an ATX MoBo should fit in an EATX case.

I have one question from all that I have read here...I don't see anyone installing any PCIe Gen 4 SSDs, why not? I found the Sabrent 1TB Rocket NVMe 4.0 Gen4 PCIe M.2 Internal SSD for $20 more then the Samsung 970 EVO and $20 less then the EVO Plus.

Here are my specs if anyone would like to comment

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X -$1900
Gigabyte TRX40 AORUS PRO WIFI TRX4 ATX Motherboard -$400
EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SC2 GAMING 11GB GDDR5X Graphics Card -$500
Fractal Design Meshify C Case -$90
G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 64GB (2 x 32GB) X 2 -$600
Sabrent 1TB Rocket NVMe 4.0 Gen4 PCIe M.2 Internal SSD -$200
SAMSUNG 970 EVO M.2 2280 1TB PCIe Gen3. X4  -$180
Noctua NH-U14S TR4-SP3, Premium-Grade CPU Cooler for AMD sTRX4/TR4/SP3 -$80
EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 G1+ 1000W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply -$190
BenQ PD3200U 32" 16:9 4K IPS Monitor -$700
Windows 10 Pro -$200

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[C4D] Daily Builds / Re: Corona Renderer 6 for Cinema 4D daily build

« on: 2020-03-02, 14:12:52 »

I have a minor issue with the Corona VFB...Mainly it won't go away, meaning I cannot close it. I can only minimize (or maximize). Also the image will not fill the VFB (see image below). I can zoom in and out as before but the window pane stays the same size.

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[C4D] Daily Builds / Re: Corona Renderer 5 for Cinema 4D daily build

« on: 2019-11-28, 19:31:35 »

Thank you TomG. Another little clue for whom it may concern, I get this error message also sometimes.

Mac OS 10.14.6 C4d R17

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[C4D] Daily Builds / Re: Corona Renderer 5 for Cinema 4D daily build

« on: 2019-11-28, 14:47:07 »

TomG, I upgraded from RC3 to Corona Renderer 5 final and I still have the same issue of crashing when I try to select a LUT.

So I rolled back to Corona Renderer 5rc2 and the LUTs work fine again, or at least in its old clunky, unorganized way as always.

Another bug report sent.

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[C4D] Daily Builds / Re: Corona Renderer 5 for Cinema 4D daily build

« on: 2019-11-27, 16:26:42 »

Thanks TomG, just uploaded bugreports.

To add a little more information:

Finding and selecting a lut works fine for me in the Corona Standalone.
In the Corona VFB, if I direct Corona to the lut folder and select a lut, it works.
In the VFB if I go to the dropdown list to select a lut after making sure Corona is pointed to the correct lut folder, it locks up.

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[C4D] Daily Builds / Re: Corona Renderer 5 for Cinema 4D daily build

« on: 2019-11-27, 03:38:31 »

I get an instant crash when I try to select a lut in the VFB. Tried on 2 different machines so far.

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[C4D] General Discussion / Re: new Sky HDRI resolution setting

« on: 2019-11-26, 15:22:51 »

Thanks Tom, that works for me. Can't wait to try that!

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[C4D] General Discussion / Re: new Sky HDRI resolution setting

« on: 2019-11-25, 13:57:29 »

May I ask what is the improvement in the new corona sky vs. old?
Does it help with render times? It may be faster to set up with one less material to deal with but that's marginal at best.
I seem to get the same results with either method.

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[C4D] I need help! / Re: Shadow Catcher Material & Corona Sky HDRI

« on: 2019-11-17, 15:25:17 »

Okay, Shadow Catcher with Corona Sky/HDRI now works with RC2!

Now to nitpik I'm sure you're already aware...We need to be able to increase the HDRI resolution in the viewport to see what's what. 

And an oldie but goodie question with HDRI in general...Why are renders not as sharp as the original HDRI? I set the sampling to None and keep the render settings at their defaults.

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[C4D] I need help! / Re: Shadow Catcher Material & Corona Sky HDRI

« on: 2019-11-15, 19:00:21 »

Thanks, and thanks for the speedy reply. I like the idea of the HDRI/Shader slot and looking forward to it being more usable.

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[C4D] I need help! / Shadow Catcher Material & Corona Sky HDRI

« on: 2019-11-15, 18:35:22 »

How do I set up the Shadow Catcher material environment when using the new Corona Sky HDRI slot?

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[C4D] I need help! / Re: Corona C4D focal length

« on: 2019-05-25, 04:39:26 »

I'll chime in since nobody else is. The short answer is...it is entirely subjective. Plus you can do what ever you like (cheat) to get the look you're after. If you want it to look like images we are traditionally used to viewing then there are a couple hard and fast rules from the old film days.

When we used to shoot interiors on film the first rule is selecting your film size. This decision was based on the maximum reproduction size needed for the final image. We would shoot on the smallest film size we could because the smaller the film (now sensor) dimensions the greater the depth of field at a given fstop. Nowadays with digital sensors this is somewhat irrelevant. With CGI it is totally irrelevant.

Once the film(sensor) is established then that narrows down the choice of lenses. I'll speak in 35mm terms here but if you wish to go with 70mm then the lens focal length also needs to doubled (roughly). i.e to get a 24 mm lens on 35mm angle of view on a 70mm sensor you would need a 48mm lens (roughly).  So with that being said, a small room interior would be shot with a 20mm to 24mm lens. Sometimes a 28mm if at all possible depending on the scene. But here we would pick the longest lens possible to reduce distortion. Ive photographed interiors fromr outside through doors or windows or at the very least scrunched into the corner of a room to use the longest lens possible.

I think it was Richard Avadon who famously said "Photography is 10% inspiration, and 90% moving furniture."
God I love CGI.

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[C4D] General Discussion / Re: Insert downloaded materials into scene

« on: 2019-02-28, 05:18:59 »

It's a Corona thing and it is a bit of a PIA.
Here's what I do when I want to save a layered material in my Content Browser. First I made a folder in the CB and named it Layered Materials. Then when I have a layered material I want to save I place that material onto an object (usually a simple cube). Then I create a scene using the Shadow Catcher and Corona Sky with a white material as the environment. Then render a few passes at like 100x100 pixels and save the rendered image as a jpg. Then I drop the cube with the layered material applied into my Layered Materials folder. For some reason I do not get a thumbnail preview image when I save an object with a corona material applied, so I have to left click on the saved object in my browser and select "Set Preview" then pick the rendered jpg that I saved.