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[C4D] Daily Builds / Re: Chaos license server

« on: 2022-03-09, 18:16:01 »

Ok, tx. Thats the first time I enter this address and can indeed download a license server (version march 1 2022).
Do you mean that with this license server the latest daily build v8 should work properly on a m1 mac. Before I try let me know.

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[C4D] General Discussion / Apple's new M1 Studio

« on: 2022-03-09, 12:01:49 »

I am about to order a new m1 Ultra.
Just wondering what specs are best.
I think 128Gb ram, 2Tb disk and I wonder if the GPU cores mean anything from 48 to 64. Maybe for Redshift but for Coronarender it probably does not make a difference.
I assume a big harddisk is good for quick access to resources whan starting a render. Biggest bottleneck I experience is starting a render like a 100 times an hour to finetune settings.

Anyhow, I think that Coronarender now is the best render engine to go for in Apple's world. With the latest hardware most likely fast as well. Since my work is about modeling (vectorworks & C4D)  for over 75% of the time and 25% rendering a new M1 ultra is probably faster all together than any PC. I think Apple is one the right track.

I hope the problems with the license server (daily builds v8) are soon fixed.

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[C4D] General Discussion / Re: Thin shell transparency settings v8

« on: 2022-03-09, 11:51:35 »

Hi,
look at the video and you will know it all. Its a bit of a long video but I learned all I needed to know. The reason why vegatation looks darker is because the transparancy setting by conversion is way to high. For vegatation it needs to be around 15 to 20 % instead of 50%.
Another thing is that the image texture should be put in color and not at fraction.

Also the glossiness is important. But basicly its very simple to set the texture for a thin leaf right without loosing brightness.

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[C4D] Daily Builds / Re: Chaos Licensing Feedback/Help

« on: 2022-03-08, 12:40:25 »

Would it be an idea to have the daily builds with the functioning license system until the new license system is ready.

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[C4D] Daily Builds / Re: Chaos license server

« on: 2022-03-07, 12:09:03 »

Many have. Me too.
I loved the daily builds but updated back to the previous one.

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[C4D] Daily Builds / Re: Chaos Licensing Feedback/Help

« on: 2022-03-02, 13:28:59 »

Any news for the Mac m1 users. To my knowledge the latest daily build with the new licence system does not work yet.

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[C4D] Daily Builds / Re: Chaos Licensing Feedback/Help

« on: 2022-02-22, 17:34:00 »

I am going to wait for a proper solution by the Coronarender team. I am sure they will soon come up with something.

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[C4D] Daily Builds / Re: Chaos Licensing Feedback/Help

« on: 2022-02-19, 18:15:58 »

Th link does not work. Safari can't find the server.

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[C4D] Daily Builds / Re: Chaos Licensing Feedback/Help

« on: 2022-02-18, 00:38:14 »

Macbook M1
License server does not work.
Any idea how to fix this. I had no ChaosGroup folder, made one and put the vrlclient.xml in but without any luck.
The license server had zero k file size. So I am afraid the installer does not properly provide the license server.
See attachements.

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[C4D] Daily Builds / Re: Curvature Shader

« on: 2022-02-16, 16:33:45 »

How can I apply a curvature shader in Coronarender v8 in C4D OSX ?

Sorry, had to update my daily build to the latest. Found it now.

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[C4D] General Discussion / Re: Move from Octane GTX 3090 to Apple Silicon

« on: 2022-02-07, 10:51:48 »

I don't fully understand this test. The m1 pro and max seem weird in their test results. Octane although a GPU renderer renders very fast on the mac's. Corona is slower on the max then on the pro ?
Can you post the rendered images ?

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[C4D] General Discussion / Re: Corona for Apple Silicon M1?

« on: 2022-02-07, 10:42:52 »

C4D and Corona v8 run natively on my MacBook m1. No need for Rosetta.

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[C4D] Bug Reporting / Re: v8 Mac m1 C4D R25.117 corona vfb crash

« on: 2022-02-07, 10:40:15 »

I will see when it happens again. It usually happens when I have been working for a while on a file that gets larger placing vegatation. I have a feeling its related to the 16Gb on my MacBook m1.
C4D crashes when trying to delete the corona vfb window. C4D becomes unresponsive and I have to force quit it.

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[C4D] Bug Reporting / v8 Mac m1 C4D R25.117 corona vfb crash

« on: 2022-02-05, 00:12:53 »

C4D often crashes when you click (little red button on the far top left of the vfb) to quit the corona vfb when its been (interactive)rendering a while. Might be lack of ram since I am testing Graswald assets on my MacBook m1 16Gb.
Although it crashes at particular actions like the one described above its actually all very stable so far.

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[C4D] General Discussion / Re: Thin shell transparency settings v8

« on: 2022-02-04, 17:10:03 »

The transparency setting though also make a lot difference in how a tree looks in its complete rendered image. More so than what you would expect from the transparency. The brightness of color and overal appearance is completely changed by the transparency settings much more than what you see in the video with the example of a potplant.