using mental ray 3.6 GI for animation

[RagingBull]

It causes more problems than it's worth usually.
Why not learn how to do this without resorting to FG/GI ?

It's not a written in stone rule but most people don't use FG/GI for animations with moving objects. Which is pretty much down to 2 problems, render times and strange artefacts.

I don't think there is a magic formula but there are tried and tested ways which will always work.

[MikeBracken]

What kind of animation? We use GI/FG for the environments and AO/direct light for characters.


Regards,
Mike

[mister3d]

Thanks, I know about those types of workarounds, I just was wondering maybe there are some positive changes in this field.
Sure, considering the speed of depthmaps in mental ray it makes sense to use fake GI.

[RagingBull]

We use GI/FG for the environments and AO/direct light for characters.



Definitely a good way to utilise FG/GI, I'm pretty sure we've used that way of working to, until problems start occurring that take too long to solve, then it's back to a more traditional work around. Just worth knowing how to use both methods.


mister3d:
I was thinking the same thing when I fired up my 3d software again last week doesn't look like anything has changed really. Just using combinations of methods to get what you are looking for I guess.
Good luck !

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