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Chaos Corona for 3ds Max => [Max] I need help! => Topic started by: Monkeybrother on 2017-01-13, 09:52:39

Title: Render regions confusion
Post by: Monkeybrother on 2017-01-13, 09:52:39
Coming from VRay, where I was using render regions extensively, I'm having a hard time getting a good workflow for regions in Corona.

1. Is there a way to save render regions for later use? Now they seem to clear when changing IR/VFB size. In VRay the region just scales with the VFB and you can turn it on and off and it persists until you manually change it, which is very good.

2. What is the best/correct workflow for rendering regions when sending a render to for example Deadline (which we use)? Do you have to start a render locally, stop, create region, send to Deadline?

I'm sorry if these questions have obvious answers, maybe I'm stuck in the VRay workflow.
Title: Re: Render regions confusion
Post by: maru on 2017-01-13, 15:06:16
Quote from: Monkeybrother on 2017-01-13, 09:52:39
1. Is there a way to save render regions for later use? Now they seem to clear when changing IR/VFB size. In VRay the region just scales with the VFB and you can turn it on and off and it persists until you manually change it, which is very good.
Currently not possible. Good feature request though. Can you report it here? https://forum.corona-renderer.com/index.php/board,5.0.html

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2. What is the best/correct workflow for rendering regions when sending a render to for example Deadline (which we use)? Do you have to start a render locally, stop, create region, send to Deadline?
Honestly I am not sure about this. I will ask Deadline about the correct workflow. But aren't they providing some native region rendering? I think that would be the safest method.
Title: Re: Render regions confusion
Post by: Frood on 2017-01-13, 15:15:59
Quote from: maru on 2017-01-13, 15:06:16
Currently not possible.

Similar/same request already here: https://corona-renderer.com/bugs/view.php?id=1821

Good Luck

Title: Re: Render regions confusion
Post by: Monkeybrother on 2017-01-13, 16:36:47
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Honestly I am not sure about this. I will ask Deadline about the correct workflow. But aren't they providing some native region rendering? I think that would be the safest method.

I don't know, when using Vray I've always just activated a region and sent it off for rendering. But even if deadline has something like that, wouldn't it be more intuitive to just set the region(s) in Corona and those gets saved with the .max file? And if regions are activated, Corona only renders those? That way you could easily send it to whatever computer using any tool and it renders correctly. Sounds a lot more solid.
Title: Re: Render regions confusion
Post by: Monkeybrother on 2017-01-13, 16:41:03
Quote from: Frood on 2017-01-13, 15:15:59
Quote from: maru on 2017-01-13, 15:06:16
Currently not possible.

Similar/same request already here: https://corona-renderer.com/bugs/view.php?id=1821

Good Luck

Thanks. I wish we could upvote issues, "priority: low" and "status: minor" doesn't sound so promising and this is a pretty big deal for my group at work, and I'm sure for other's using render farms.
Title: Re: Render regions confusion
Post by: Frood on 2017-01-13, 17:21:28
Quote from: Monkeybrother on 2017-01-13, 16:41:03
"priority: low" and "status: minor" doesn't sound so promising

Well that´s how I classified this issue at submission time. It´s up to the Corona team to judge further processing. You can still use standard max region rendering, even on farm(s) meanwhile.

Good Luck
Title: Re: Render regions confusion
Post by: Monkeybrother on 2017-01-14, 09:14:17
I got a mail saying that your report was resolved, but I don't know if that means that the regions stay even after a window resize.
Title: Re: Render regions confusion
Post by: romullus on 2017-01-14, 12:39:13
Let's wait next build and we will see.