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[Max] General Discussion / Re: is it necessary to increase the displacement size as the image size increases?

« on: 2021-01-27, 13:07:32 »

I just had a similar problem trying to render an image at 6048x4024, where Corona would crash or give an error message while calculating displacement.

Rendering at 3024x2012 solved the problem - but I'm wondering what is the reason for the big difference trying to render a pretty modest resolution?


edit - not even sure how to read the number in the error message below, but I have 128 GB ram which should be plenty. :)

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Gallery / Re: Rice Pads

« on: 2021-01-04, 15:23:39 »

Nice! Great use of colour.

Interested in how you did the mountains and clouds in the background - is that all 3D?

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[Max] Feature Requests / Re: Aspect Ratio and Resolution in the Corona Camera

« on: 2020-10-09, 12:23:08 »

+1

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Gallery / Re: Houseplant Delight

« on: 2020-09-09, 16:30:10 »

This is so good, easily some of the most appealing CG images I've ever seen.

How did you do the lighting - is it just HDRI? Would love to see a making-of, probably not alone in that thought. :)

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[Max] Corona Goodies - User Contributions / Re: DropToSlate

« on: 2020-09-04, 09:22:35 »

Seems like a great tool, I was wondering though... is it compatible with Corona 6, or does the version not matter?

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[Max] General Discussion / Re: Corona Scatter

« on: 2020-09-02, 09:59:48 »

Would it be possible to use Corona Distance Map for this?

Assign an object near the camera to the Distance map and plug that into the Surface Scattering map to create a gradient that would decrease the amount of scattered objects in the distance.

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[Max] I need help! / Activation limit was reached for this account

« on: 2020-08-31, 20:26:50 »

Hello!

After the release of version 6, I thought I would install Corona on my private computer to test it out (have been using v5 for a few months at work).

As far as I understand, it should be possible to install Corona on more than one computer - but I am getting this error: "Activation limit was reached for this account"


I did a search on the forum and stumbled upon this:

In the end it turned out that there was a small misunderstanding regarding the email addresses used by the person activating Corona and provided by the one who was performing the purchase. The case was smoothly solved over our support portal and email.
If anyone ever experiences similar problems - please keep in mind that the email address typed in the order form when purchasing Corona is later used for confirmation emails and for activation.

This might be why I'm having issues, as I was not the one making the purchase or got the confirmation email at the time of purchase. :/

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[Max] Resolved Feature Requests / Re: Decals like Unreal

« on: 2020-06-02, 14:29:57 »

I'm hoping for something like this too.

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[Max] Feature Requests / Re: Parallax mapping option as an alternative for displacement

« on: 2020-04-24, 09:44:46 »

Looks very interesting to me! Seems like a more streamlined way of working with composite materials - like in this tutorial: https://bertrand-benoit.com/blog/nakagin-photoreal-road-tutorial/

I imagine a good implementation of decal/material projection in Corona would be a really fast way of adding unique detail to base materials.

Not sure how parallax mapping factors into this, but I imagine it would be faster than using displacement - especially when developing the look of your scene and you want to move the camera around. Displacement really only works on the polygons that are visible to the camera when you first activate VFB, doesn't it?

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[Max] Resolved Bugs / Re: Multi Layer Displacement

« on: 2020-01-17, 15:02:10 »

Hi slowgojoe.

All displacement maps has to be placed in the base layer, so you need to build a layered displacement map (nested mixmaps) with the same masks that are used in layered materials.

This is quite cumbersome, but until Corona makes it possible to read the displacement maps from all layered materials, this is the way to go.

Hope it helps

Thank you, that works!

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[Max] I need help! / Re: Corona 45-day trial

« on: 2020-01-09, 12:36:29 »

houska, I did have a trial activated for version 4, that explains it. :)

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[Max] I need help! / Re: Corona 45-day trial

« on: 2020-01-09, 10:47:36 »

My mistake, that was a typo. I meant that it had expired on 02.01.2020. :)

Ticket submitted, thanks.

On a side note, I'm getting this message while trying to log into my helpdesk account:
"You are not authorised to access this portal. Kindly contact your helpdesk administrator."

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[Max] I need help! / Corona 45-day trial

« on: 2020-01-09, 10:14:05 »

Hello,

I'm working on getting a subscription license for work, but on the 16.12.19 I downloaded the 45-day trial of Corona 5, thinking I would finish a project before the license ran out.
On 02.01.20 I noticed it had already expired. Is there a reason for this, or is it possible to get the license extended to cover the 45 days? :)