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General Category => General Anim8or Forum => Topic started by: lucasfilmer on November 02, 2009, 01:18:13 pm

Title: Rendering
Post by: lucasfilmer on November 02, 2009, 01:18:13 pm

I was wondering if there was a better way to render your final scenes in anim8tor. ???

Title: Re: Rendering
Post by: Jehovahenker on November 02, 2009, 01:35:37 pm

What do you mean? Faster or better in terms of quality?

Title: Re: Rendering
Post by: odp04y on November 03, 2009, 11:22:46 am

If you want better quality try rendering with ART (version 0.97d) with ambient occlusion enabled and a high AA.

If you want faster rendering, get a new CPU or wait for a newer version of Anim8or with multithreading. :)

Title: Re: Rendering
Post by: lucasfilmer on November 03, 2009, 06:47:26 pm

Quote from: Jehovahenker on November 02, 2009, 01:35:37 pm

What do you mean? Faster or better in terms of quality?

better quality.

Title: Re: Rendering
Post by: lucasfilmer on November 03, 2009, 06:48:26 pm

Quote from: odp04y on November 03, 2009, 11:22:46 am

If you want better quality try rendering with ART (version 0.97d) with ambient occlusion enabled and a high AA.

If you want faster rendering, get a new CPU or wait for a newer version of Anim8or with multithreading. :)

Where do i get ART? and i dont think there will be another version of anim8tor.

Title: Re: Rendering
Post by: 3D Joe Wiltshire on November 03, 2009, 07:02:01 pm

Blasphemy!!! ART is the new in-built anim8or raytracer, you can download the latest "unstable" version of it in the "v0.97 preview" submenu of the main anim8or site.

Title: Re: Rendering
Post by: hihosilver on November 04, 2009, 12:27:40 am

The "unstable" version is in my opinion the most stable version I've used so far, so don't be fooled by that.  Quality has to do with how you use the renderer.  It's all in your lighting techniques, scene setup and post-production work in a program like photoshop.  Most artists still do post-production even when rendering in most professional programs.

If you need an example to prove this take a look at this: http://www.anim8or.com/smf/index.php?topic=2581.0 (http://www.anim8or.com/smf/index.php?topic=2581.0)
Or take a look at any of $imon's work for that matter, he has loads of amazing renders done in Anim8or.  It's all in the skill of the artist.  The program can slow things down, but ultimately the artist has control.

Title: Re: Rendering
Post by: johnar on November 04, 2009, 02:19:57 am

 Well said hihosiver.  ;)

  Wicked cherry shot $imon.  :)

 Inspiring.

Title: Re: Rendering
Post by: lucasfilmer on December 02, 2009, 12:55:48 am

thanks, im gonna try lighting techniques. ;D

Title: Re: Rendering
Post by: onespirit5777 on December 02, 2009, 08:15:57 pm

You can have all the raytrace you want but without proper lighting your 3D can become 2D.

Lighting - Lighting and more lighting - Using multiple lights and have some with shadows and some without shadows. Some lights bright and some not so bright.

Title: Re: Rendering
Post by: hihosilver on December 02, 2009, 10:02:22 pm

This is a helpful tutorial to teach you a bit about lighting:
http://www.itchy-animation.co.uk/light.htm (http://www.itchy-animation.co.uk/light.htm)

Title: Re: Rendering
Post by: lucasfilmer on December 06, 2009, 11:53:51 am

hey, i tried the lighting and was impressed by the results. it looks pretty cool:(http://C:\Documents and Settings\Justice\Desktop\light test.jpg)(http://C:\Documents and Settings\Justice\Desktop\light test2.jpg)