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[C4D] General Discussion / Team Renderer issues with IES lights...

« on: 2019-01-12, 23:50:47 »

Hi Forum!

Happy New Year everyone and glad we have a commercial version now. I have a question on using IES lights with TR. When I render my job on a single machine I get the correct shadows, when I render with TR they don't. Why is this? Any suggestions? Thanks John :-)

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[Max] I need help! / Using textures from PixPlant3 in Corona node system...

« on: 2018-10-02, 11:23:14 »

Hi Forum!

I am learning how to use the node based material set up at the moment and have a question. I use PixPlant3 to create my texture which output all the relevant parts (diffuse, specular, normal, ao and displacement). I have worked out were most go but not sure what slot the AO goes into? Have I set it up properly? Any help would be appreciated 😎🙏 Also, is there a good video tut on node setups and workflow? Thanks! John.

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[C4D] Feature Requests / Different shader preview background from R20...

« on: 2018-10-02, 10:43:13 »

Hi Forum!

On thing I am finding annoying with R20 is they have copied Coronas chequered background so it is now quite hard to distinguish between C4D & Corona Materials. Is there a way to change this? Thanks, and good work on the new update by the way 🙏👍😎 John

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[C4D] Feature Requests / Docking the IR Window?...

« on: 2018-09-19, 11:23:27 »

Hi Forum!

Not sure if this is possible or if it is a feature request. Can you dock the Interactive Render window some how so it does not float? Thanks! John 👍👍😎

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[C4D] General Discussion / Using Rebus Render Farm...

« on: 2018-09-11, 18:51:07 »

Hi Forum!

I have a question on using Corona with Rebus Render Farm. Does it work ok? Is there any problems or settings I should be aware of? This is the first animation job I will use Corona with. In the past I have sent jobs using the Physical render engine without GI but using AO. Any help would be appreciated as I am a bit nervous 😳 Thanks 🙏 John

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[C4D] General Discussion / Z Depth pass problems

« on: 2018-08-31, 22:07:28 »

Hi Forum!

I have a (probably) simple question. I want to create DOF using z depth pass but struggling to get a smooth gradient from front to back. I can use the values but I have 8 cameras in the scene. How do I use the camera settings (IE drag the focus distance and depth distance with the green camera triangle) to control the Corona output? Hope this makes sense. In the camera settings I use to use the 'DOF Map Rear Blur' to create a good b/w depth pass. Thank you 🙏👍 John

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[C4D] General Discussion / Weird circle in brushed metal texture...

« on: 2018-01-17, 15:17:47 »

Hi Corona Forum!

Happy New Year to you all 👍 I have created a simple brushed aluminium texture and getting a weird circle in the middle of the box shape that I applied the texture to. It is a cigarette pack and the texture is applied cubic at 5%. Anyone know why this is happening?

Many Thanks!

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[C4D] General Discussion / Team Renderer with R19...

« on: 2017-12-18, 21:56:40 »

Hi Forum!

I have just purchased R19 and a new MacBook Pro. I am using two MacBook Pros and one 27" iMac (2011). Team Render does not start on the two client machines. I know there is still issues with TR with Corona. I did have to downgrade Corona to the November 27th 2017 version to avoid crashes. John :-)

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[C4D] General Discussion / How to use Corona Renderer with Greyscale Gorilla HDRI Link?...

« on: 2017-11-21, 23:12:35 »

Hi Corona Forum!

I did post a similar topic a while back using GSG HDRI Link. I am still not a 100% sure how to set it up. Should I use Corona Sky and add the Link tag to this or use a C4D sky object and add the Link tag to this? GSG tutorials only give tutorials on using it with Octane or V-Ray but does say it is compatible with Corona. Anyone used it together yet?

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[C4D] General Discussion / Image on top of foil... How do I do it?!

« on: 2017-11-16, 15:02:27 »

Hi Forum Gang!

I am currently working on some cigarette packaging and need to achieve the look of the box graphics being printed ontop of matt foil. Basically the artwork will look metallic. I have used the Layer shader with a matt gold base and can achieve to mask out areas where there is no image and gold shows through but I can't seem to get them to mix. Any help will be much appreciated :-) John

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[C4D] General Discussion / Creating edge lit/lightbox coloured light...

« on: 2017-07-22, 02:46:25 »

Hi Corona Forum,

I am working on a wall unit with a multi coloured edge light. What is the best way to get the coloured light to really beam out far on a white wall? At the moment I am using a corona light material with a coloured gradient. If i increase the intensity too far the colours wash out. It does not reach out far enough on the wall and the Bloom does not seem to work. I have tried to play with the directionality which helps a bit but if you push it too far the glow on the wall looks better but the actual light edge starts to look dull. Any help much appreciated :-) Johnny S

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[C4D] General Discussion / Corona Renderer with Greyscale Gorilla HDRI Link...

« on: 2017-07-22, 02:26:24 »

Hi All Corona Users,

I just purchased GSG HDRI Link so I can use their HDRI Rig. Has anyone used it yet and do anyone have a custom layout with a "interactive" render window? Many thanks! Johnny S

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[C4D] General Discussion / Texture size using PSDs...

« on: 2017-07-10, 23:53:55 »

Hi All!

I have a question regarding textures. I use a lot of PSD textures because of client amends moving text, logos etc. on artwork that is mapped onto panels, bottles and so on. In native C4D it seems to work flawless if you use PSD files with layers were you can shift bits around (20-100mb). With Corona, I have noticed a slow down. Am I better off using PNG, JPG, instead? Many thanks! John

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[C4D] Resolved Bugs / Licence is not valid any more

« on: 2017-06-06, 20:05:10 »

Hi All Corona Forum Users,

I am not 100% sure if this is a bug or not. Today I opened C4D and it has told me I do not have a valid licence. This happened on both my iMac & MacBook Pro. On my iMac I managed to copy and past the activation code then go to the Corona site to get it activated. However, on my MacBook Pro It only lets me select "buy licence". When I click an error comes up and every time I quit C4D it crashes with a Corona problem. I have included screen grabs. Any Idea? Many thanks! John

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[C4D] Resolved Bugs / Cinema 4D R18 crashing when using TAKES

« on: 2017-05-25, 13:50:08 »

Hi Corona Team,

I am working on a outdoor bar scene and rendering out 1080x1920pix renders at 80 passes. I have set up 4 TAKES and set them to render but it crashes. They are rendering OK if I send them separately. I am using a MacBook Pro 17". Screen grabs and bug report included for you :-) John