Indigo Renderer Forum

hcpiter wrote:nice!
how did you use sky and sun in IndigoMax ? Where add sky as environment ?

Use the indigo environment map and click the sun node object and select a light object. Add the map to the environment map slot in max (press 8 or go to rendering>environment).


Blending with an EXR is a bit more tricky given the sun is usually about 10000000 times more powerful than the average EXR.

Add an EXR to the "image lighting" section of the indigo environment map as well as choosing a sun node.
Use the "Amount" number to set the amount of blend.
It's unlikely you will be able to see the blend and will only be able to see the sun.
You will have to export and render in Indigo. Play with the light layers (set one of them to 9999999999 everything lol).

ENSLAVER wrote:Playing with the Environment blend (SUN+EXR)

For some reason I love your tests ENSLAVER, this one is my wallpaper since you posted it.

as far as i know, you have to export sun position separately and edit scene file with info about sun position

dcm wrote:as far as i know, you have to export sun position separately and edit scene file with info about sun position

It does just show 'background' instead of sun/sky in Indigo. I am guessing orienting the sun will be easy once indigomax is 'realtime' inside 3dsmax.

ENSLAVER wrote: Use the indigo environment map and click the sun node object and select a light object. Add the map to the environment map slot in max (press 8 or go to rendering>environment).


Blending with an EXR is a bit more tricky given the sun is usually about 10000000 times more powerful than the average EXR.

Add an EXR to the "image lighting" section of the indigo environment map as well as choosing a sun node.
Use the "Amount" number to set the amount of blend.
It's unlikely you will be able to see the blend and will only be able to see the sun.
You will have to export and render in Indigo. Play with the light layers (set one of them to 9999999999 everything lol).

Thank you very much for your help and quick solution ! Now sun and sky works fine with EXR.
In attachment my first bigger test render with IndigoMax, sun&sky.

Subpixel really big up- progress in last version. Now using IndigoMax is more stable, powerfull and quicker- Good job!

Really nice hcpiter Might render a few of my own models now, just simple stuff tough

great pic ! but that flies are driving me mad in every render lol. Which SS have you used ? I think 2 ?

Thanks guys !
Stromberg sure!
dcm it was I think 3 or 4 but still is. Next time I must add more than 4. Also render time is just 2h

i have them with ss4 after 20 hours so use MLT or live with them

lol I completely forgot about MLT. Yes next time I render with MLT but what you prefer more PT with MLT or Bidirectional with MLT ?

mlt bidir. PT bidir si fine but with some glossy/metallic/glass materials it should produce tons of flies .
MLT bidir is fine,but less linear in time/noise coverage ratio

Needless to say, good rendering tip from dcm.

Think about it this way: MLT will build its sampling on PT/BDPT samples; in other words, it will mutate the very fireflies (along with all other samples produced by the base method).

Very nice image hcpiter!
Somehow remembers me of the seventies! Great mood!

Yes, fireflies bother me too a little..

dcm- Thanks for explaine, after some tests defintly better is use with MLT
Pibuz- thanks you, yes, fireflies are quite paintfull but next use more SS

Hello,

I've posted a new version of IndigoMax with a couple of bugfixes and new features. Also thanks to Yves IndigoMax got a nice installer.
Changes:

• added support for orthographic camera
• added normal map to Indigo Material
• implemented camera near and far range as section planes
• added exposure value for IBL in Environment Map
• fixed a number of bugs from Enslaver's list

Hope for some feedback,