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[C4D] General Discussion / Re: Corona Compositing

« on: 2019-03-28, 13:39:49 »

I thought of that too... my problem is that I have a shadow on an object which is also seen in the reflection on the windows which can't be removed in post production... I used a plane with the texture of a frame out of a sequence to produce the actual reflection of the environment but the shadow that is cast by the building is now on that plane too because it needs to be quite close to the windows so I would only have to remove the shadow from the "background" object that is used to creat the reflection...

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[C4D] General Discussion / Corona Compositing

« on: 2019-03-28, 09:44:44 »

Hi Everyone

In Cinema4D in the Corona Compositing Tag I have the option to uncheck "Cast Shadows" but I was wondering if there's a possibility to do the same for "Receive Shadows" as in the Cinema 4D Compositing Tag?
Anyone knows a solution for this one?

Many thanks in advance.

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[C4D] General Discussion / Re: Hardware Recommendation

« on: 2019-01-09, 20:57:40 »

In addition (for the future) since vray is now under the development of chaosgroup and will release vray next for c4d in the future which supports CPU and GPU and I need a local workstation for UE anyway as far as I know it might as well be a combination of both, server and workstation.

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[C4D] General Discussion / Re: IR / Picture Viewer stays black

« on: 2019-01-09, 20:06:53 »

thanks for the quick response.
no, there is no particular reason I just got used to it in my C4D layout and since it changed I was wondering if it's an actual change or a bug or something.

but it doesn't actually matter if I change the default frame buffer in VFB settings to "corona VFB" or "cinema 4d picture viewer"
IR is working in the VFB either way. Doesn't that lower the performance if the PV is working in the background anyway?
or better is there a way to deactivate the Picture Viewer for IR?

thanks anyway :)

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[C4D] General Discussion / IR / Picture Viewer stays black

« on: 2019-01-09, 19:48:37 »

Hi again

In the beta version Corona displayed what's happening in IR as well in the picture viewer with a small delay but I didn't mind that.
Now after I upgraded to C3 the picture viewer stays black until I stop IR, then changes to complete white and only shows the result after I click on another image and back.
PV is rendering the same image though.

Is this a settings issue?

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[C4D] General Discussion / Re: Nodes for Demo?

« on: 2019-01-09, 19:15:50 »

following since I have the same issue...
see my TR-Settings in the attachment:

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[C4D] General Discussion / Re: Hardware Recommendation

« on: 2019-01-09, 18:36:47 »

Hi nkilar

Thanks for the quick response.
You're right, I'm a mac user and I really love them even though I know there's much better hardware out there on PC.
But I consider a change in the office and wouldn't mind it.

So back to your question: The good thing is money is not really and issue (I'm in a really good position when it comes to that), I just don't want to buy a new setup just to realize after that it isn't that much better than what I already have now... we already had a look at some hardware to build it ourself (approx 10'000 - 15'000 CHF which is 8900 - 13'300 Euro or 10'200 - 15'300 $) but I'm looking for recommendations from actual users since my IT Guy doesn't fully understand the world of 3D and rendering.
I'm open when it comes to having either a workstation or a render node. I just have to consider that I'm not the only one using C4D and Corona/Vray in the future so preferably a node to use DR/TR.

Basic question (it was a suggestion from my IT guy) was to have either a workstation (the one I have now basically) and use it for local work and a server solution which I can use for DR/TR or have an external "supercomputer" which does all the work and just a display signal to my workplace so I can work remotely.

let's say with my current setup up in Vray it took me about 15-20 hours to render a 5 seconds animation in DR (125 frames)
with my workstation and in a reasonable quality (noise level 3%) it took me approx 270 hours on corona to render a 5 seconds animation without TR (125 frames) don't know yet how long it would take with TR.

I'd like to bring it down to "over night" or at least "over weekend" when it a heavy scene. I'm just looking for the best solution and maybe a second/third (low and middle) which I can present to my Boss and CEO.

I really hope I could explain myself.

many thanks anyway for your help.

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[C4D] General Discussion / Re: SOLVED ---- TeamRender error "Aborting synchronization: dumpExr failed"

« on: 2019-01-09, 17:36:05 »

Hi there
I just experienced the same problem... when I start TR I get the same error:

but after I stop the render on the host my team render machine even continues to "render" with the same notification.
didn't have that problem with the beta version only just since I upgraded to corona 3.
is it because it's still the trial version?

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[C4D] General Discussion / Hardware Recommendation

« on: 2019-01-09, 14:13:55 »

Hi there everyone
I'm looking for hardware recommendation based on some facts, maybe someone knows a solution or already had the same issue:

I'm working with Cinema 4D as my main tool with Vray for C4D as well as with Corona for C4D.
Postprodution in AE and Photoshop and final product in Premiere.
In the near future I'll need to learn Unreal Engine as well (personal preference and might use it for VR in my office)

At the moment I'm working with an iMac Pro, 20 x 3GHz Intel Xeon W, 64GB RAM.

So far I used 2 additional iMac Pros (identical) and 2 Windows Computer, 12 x 3.6GHz and 64 GB Ram and 16 x 3GHz, 32 GB Ram for DR in Vray.

Now with Corona I have the same configuration but need to use Team Render instead of DR (command line).

We're thinking about getting a server solution as well as a local rendercluster or anything that can run all at the same time with the best provided result since I need to achieve fast and lots of animations within reasonable time (as everyone obviously).

At the moment it takes me roughly 65 hours to create 4-5 seconds of ArchViz animations (25 fps) in a reasonable resolution/quality.

I need to consider as well that I might get another team member in the near future (I'm a rogue atm).

Changing from Mac to windows is not an issue since I feel like changing anyway (for several reasons).

So, lots of informations and problems but no solution 😅

can anybody recommend a proper setup?

Many thanks in advance.