Thread: miniCHALLENGE#03 - NGA House with Maxwell Render

Originally Posted by Holwerda1980

Within the rules outlined, are we permitted to change elements such as framing for windows while leaving the locations the same, or change the scaling of elements such as deck size?

I will allow change of window framings if you like as long as you keep the opening the same. Scaling elements like you said however, is not allowed.

Originally Posted by Andryx86

Cool!!!
Finally a maxwell render challenge!!
I really like this render engine!
It's very slow..maybe fryrender clean faster but for exterior scene I think it will be fine even without a renderfarm!!
One question...I haven't understand if interior scene are allowed...

The focus of this project is exterior renderings....not interior.

Quick tip for anyone while you're in "Fire" (at least in Max).

The fire window will refresh on any change in the view port. This includes little tool-tips popping up as your cursor hovers. This can get frustrating especially if you use a Wacom. So be sure to keep your mouse completely still or lift your stylus away from the tablet otherwise you can get tons of unintended refreshes. So if you are experiencing what seems like jerky cleanup try this tip first.

As for Maxwell being "Slow" on a mid-level machine you can load up an exterior scene @ 1280 X 720 with HDRI or Daylight and have a relatively clean image with Fire in about 5 seconds or less. From there you can interactively change the orientation and intensity of your HDRI, daylight-system time of day, Haze, color temp, material properties, light emitter properties, camera exposure, DOF. Pretty much anything but geometry changes without re-caching the scene! Granted if you have displacement, glass, SSS etc. things will slow down but the do still work. Throw an override gray material on and you can setup your lighting, exposure and DOF in near real-time. Pretty handy. This is a big part of the intended work-flow from 2.5X onward.

sorry i don't undestand well...every wip of everyone partecipants in these minichallenge will posted here (in theseone post were i'm writing now)?

Originally Posted by leelou

sorry i don't undestand well...every wip of everyone partecipants in these minichallenge will posted here (in theseone post were i'm writing now)?

Yes, you got it right - it's not like the big challenges with single threads per participant.

You got something to show :-) ?

Originally Posted by bakbek

Y it's not like the big challenges with single threads per participant.

oh yes and i'm agree with you, only my doubt was if there were two threads: this where we are writing now and another for all partecipants wips together

...and yes i'm working on these minichallenge and soon i hope to show somewhat to all

this is my reference image for the contest

http://www.flickr.com/photos/elisaco...39729/sizes/l/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/elisaco...n/photostream/

and this is my entrance immages
all toghether in 15 min with MXI mixer
6 sl on dual core cpu, many Maxwellistance (grass and tre with thinleaf sss mat)
maxwell sky

immage:
1. with iso 400
2. with diffraction and aperture map on
3. with iso 200

what do you think about camera shot?

Hey there! Here's my entry.. A snowy scene in the evening..
This is only a test for the snow shader, I have to add a lot of details like trees and fornitures into the house..
Hope you like it

hi Giona, a sunset you too! but with maxwell the temptation to make a sunset is hight

Originally Posted by Giona4

.....and fornitures into the house..
Hope you like it

why this choice if the shot must be only exterior view?
good luck

Originally Posted by leelou

hi Giona, both a sunset! but with maxwell the temptation to make a sunset is hight


why this choice if the shot must be only exterior view?

Hi Leelou, I think that some furniture into the house visible from the outside can add some realism to the scene.. Otherwise the scene looks a bit fake and empty! This is my opinion

I have a little doubt....
how do you set up your gamma in max to have linear workflow? 2.2 in preferences and 1.0 in maxwell??
thanks!!!

mmm I don't know, I have setted 2,2 in preferences as well in maxwell.. But not sure that is right!