sIBL_GUI For Maya

#41

It’s just like you said, the camera position is gonna affect how many points are gonna be stored based on how many times the baking shader will be computed.
Selecting a baking camera can depend on many factors, it really depends on your needs. I’d say a good solution to obtain constant file size/quality it’s to retrieve the bounding box of your object and create a camera based on this (ie you could change your render camera and not be affected, for example with a moving one).
Btw good job kel!

#42

I guess you guys could be right about the bake cam.
I thought the quality depended on the shading rate of the point cloud or the max variation of the brick maps.
I thought the camera was just to tell Renderman what objects to dice.

I couldn’t find any docs on the camera affecting the bake, but you guys have been using this renderer more than I have, so I’ll take your word. :slight_smile:

#43

Thanks for the clarification :slight_smile:

I was using Mtor, but it could have been different in RfM not logical but hey :slight_smile:

I’m planning to add a Renderer ComboBox, because it starts to be a mess with so many Templates, and for VRay you have 2 of them for example.

KS

#44

Hello :slight_smile:

sIBL_GUI 2.1.1 Is Out !

  • sIBL_GUI_FTP is now starting Download automatically when invoked, “Start Download” Button has been removed.
  • sIBL_GUI now restores the last visited folder.
  • Render Combo Box added in the Import Tab ( Usefull when you have multiple Templates for a Renderer ).

Btw I got a merging issue with my VCS software, if you see weird stuff with Templates ( they should be fixed but it’s a lot of lines ) don’t hesitate to report it !

Have Fun !

KS

#45

Ladies en Gentlemen,

After a few months of work, I’m happy to announce that sIBL_GUI 3 is finally available and out of the cooker !

Here is the release thread on CGTalk : http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=59&t=885839

[left]sIBL_GUI - Sets Centric Layout[/left]

Notice that there is currently no Linux build for now ( I failed freezing the application ), though it’s fairaly easy to grab the source code from github : http://github.com/KelSolaar/sIBL_GUI and launch directly the python module from there.

The application has been fully rewritten, and features some cool things :

  • Component Framework : The Software is now component based, meaning you can extend the functionalities of sIBL_GUI easily and tweak or modify directly the provided components.

  • Customizable Ui Layout : Most of the Ui Components are movable, closable and resizable, meaning that you can put them wherever you want in the interface and store / restore the layouts.

  • Sqlite Database : Sets, Templates and Collections informations are stored in a database, it’s now easier to organise your Collections the way you want without having to move your files around everywhere on the hard drive. You can add Sets one by one if you want.

  • Google Map based Gps Map : The Gps Map is now Google Map based, no need for an explanation, it’s much better :slight_smile:

  • Search Database : The search engine offers new possibilities, you can now search in a range of time, to get all Sunset Ibls for example.

etc… :slight_smile:

And the download links :

sIBL_GUI 3 :
[ul]
[li] *Windows
[/li][li] *Linux
[/li][li] *Mac Os X
[/li][/ul]

Have Fun Rendering !

#46

Thanks for all your effort!
/Rachid

#47

Thx, Rachid

Btw Christian has uploaded yesterday two screencasts on HDRLabs Vimeo Channel, the app used for the screencasts is Maya 2010, so it gives an idea of the workflow :

sIBL GUI - In Depth : Wich is an In-Depth review of the application.

sIBL GUI - Quick Start : A Quick Start screencast showing a typical quick session under Maya.

#48

Hello,

I just released sIBL_GUI 3.0.6 !

I fixed most of the issues people were encountering with sIBL_GUI 3.0.5 initial release.

The features highlights of this version are :

[ul]
[li] FreeImage C/C++ imaging library bind : sIBL_GUI now support a lot more image formats.
[/li][li] Threaded Ibl Sets / Templates continous scanners.
[/li][li] sIBL_GUI layout is now stored and restored on application start and exit.
[/li][/ul]

Maya Mental Ray Template has been fixed, there was and issue when a camera is parented under “sIBL” group.

I also spotted a strange behavior on Windows 7 :
I don’t really know what I did, but the other day I installed Softimage 2011 - x64, Visual C# 2010, tweaked a few security settings on my Windows 7 ( Uac, etc ) and since then, if I don’t launch sIBL_GUI as Administrator, the application is really slow to startup.
I tried to figure out what was the change, but didn’t really managed.

KS

#49

First of all, THANKS for your wonderful application!

I’ve found the following error after upgrading to 3.06. I did an uninstall of 3.05 before upgrading. The application loads, but it crashes every time, right before the GUI comes up.

#50

Mmmh, I see what portion of the code is responsible for that crash ( certainly the threaded scanners ), I didn’t think it would happen and that’s a really annoying problem. Can you tell me what os you are running ?

KS

#51

Windows XP Pro x64 Service Pack 2

#52

I’m doing some tests and experiencing some weird crashes also. :twisted: Need to figure out what’s happening.

KS

#53

Hi,

Would you mind trying this version : sIBL_GUI-3.0.6-HotFix.rar

It did run on 2 Windows XP box I have here at home ( 32 bit though, I don’t have x64 here ).

KS

#54

Just tried it. The GUI loaded further than before, then I got this dialog box (see attachment), which I clicked. It then crashed. I then relaunched the application and ignored this dialog box. It loaded fully, and asked me if I wanted to update a template (which I said yes to), it then crashed again.

#55

I noticed the following after ignoring the dialog box the second time around - multiply icons of the collections. I had the same problem with this in 3.05, but I just deleted them.

#56

This is either issues with SQLite and multithreading, if that’s the case I’ll have to rework the way I implemented my threaded workers, or it’s an issue with your db file.
Could you try remove your sIBL_GUI preferences ( C:\Documents and Settings$USER\Application Data\HDRLabs\sIBL_GUI ), then make a shortcut to sIBL_GUI.exe and append -v 4 to the target field of the shortcut, then launch the shortcut, sIBL_GUI will start with verbose set to debug, try adding stuff back, then restart, if it’s crash again I would be really happy if you can send me the log file in the preferences logging directory.

I’m really sorry mate it doesn’t work for you.

KS

#57

Oh and I don’t mind having your database file also :slight_smile: ( the sqlite one in the prefs folder :slight_smile: )

KS

#58

I did as you told, and deleted the preferences. It started just fine, but without the redundant collections. It also popped up a question dialog box. If I say Yes to the dialog box, the program crashes, if I say No to the dialog box, things work - so far.

Which address should I email the database to?

#59

I would like both the logging file and the database please, at this adress : kelsolaar_fool “at” hotmail “dot” com

Thanks for your time :slight_smile:

KS

#60

Thank you for the vimeo uploads :thumbsup: