Yes, this was my first error when I started using displacements, however it is not the problem I now face. The whole process just seems to be very slow, unless there is something else I am missing
Thanks, Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Richter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 10:50 PM Subject: Re: Displacement mapping render times > My first guess is to make sure, that the amount of the displacement > (as defined in the property tag) is set to the appropriate size. > Meaning, if you displace a surface by a centimeter, the max > displacement value should be set to that amount as well, and not > higher.. that will conserve resources. > > Hope that helps. > Daniel > > On 3/21/07, Chris Sellars <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In a reasonably complex scene which has quite a lot of displacement mapping, > > I am currently getting render times of over 7hrs for a single frame. If I > > disable diplacement mapping, I am getting render times of just 17 minutes. > > > > Does anyone know of an efficient method of getting these huge render times > > down, without impacting on the visual effect of the displacement maps ? > > > > Question for Vesa perhaps.........are there any plans to improve the > > rendering speed of diplacement mapping in the near future ? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Chris Sellars > > Morsel Animation > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.15/728 - Release Date: 20/03/2007 08:07 >
