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dribble shader update for 3Delight 8
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dribble shader update for 3Delight 8 // Roundtable
Post by SiW // Nov 3, 2008, 7:13pm
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You should have received your stuff now Paul, sorry about the delay.
And I finally found out how to set up email aliases in Google Apps so support@coolpowers.com works again :) |
Post by SiW // Nov 3, 2008, 7:15pm
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Oh, and yes, even if I haven't been very visible, I'm very grateful for the bug reports. I need to find some time to prepare a full update. |
Post by transient // Nov 3, 2008, 7:47pm
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I'm sure making this plug-in isn't easy, especially with 3delight having two major upgrades in the past year. I'm happy with it as is, especially considering how cheap it was. It adds a few features to truesapce that it sorely needs like micropoly displacement.
However it will be great to have those niggly bugs fixed.:) |
Post by Plum // Nov 7, 2008, 6:28am
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Hiya.
So, any update to the "glass shader = crash" problem? What about using Darktree's?
Plum |
Post by transient // Nov 7, 2008, 1:21pm
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I've never had a crash using a glass shader, although caustics don't seem to work, where did you read this?
And I don't think darktrees will ever be supported as Dribble uses renderman shaders. There's probably a few bucks to be made from dribble users making those.....well me anyway.:D |
Post by SiW // Nov 7, 2008, 10:36pm
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Which glass shader is doing it? Because I haven't seen that behaviour myself.
And yes, Darktree materials are still coming. They won't render exactly the same as in trueSpace but it should still be worth it. |
Post by transient // Nov 7, 2008, 10:54pm
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Well, that's great. :) |
Post by Electric Jim // Nov 8, 2008, 9:06am
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There are plans for Darktree materials to be supported in Dribble? Wow, I didn't realize that. That'll be great! :) |
Post by splinters // Nov 8, 2008, 11:11pm
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Indeed, this plug-in just keeps getting better. Can't wait for the next full release...:D |
Post by transient // Nov 9, 2008, 11:11pm
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@Plum - I'm not sure whether you jinxed me, but I'm getting crashes when I use the glass shader as well. I'm not sure if this has been happening since I got 3DL8, but it definitely wasn't happening in 7.:confused: |
Post by jayr // Jan 22, 2009, 1:35pm
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mine is crashing when i use the normal glass shader (the first one on the list). Was a solution or reason found for this? |
Post by robert // Jan 30, 2009, 2:22pm
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How're the fixes coming Simon?
Another thing I noticed was that when I rendered a regular plane with a light shining on it I got shadow artifacts. As well as the GI issues. |
Post by SiW // Feb 14, 2009, 8:10pm
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Just an FYI, using my PC has been a miserable affair due to a dying system drive. It's about all I can do to browse the web. So if response time is even slower than usual, that'd be why :)
I owe you guys an update, I'm working on it :) |
Post by Jack Edwards // Feb 14, 2009, 8:16pm
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Thanks for the news Simon! Hope you get everything backed up before it goes. :( |
Post by SiW // Feb 14, 2009, 8:23pm
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Yeah, it's my system drive so not much to back up. I no longer store email locally, and all my project data is on other drives. The only hassle is installing the OS and apps again. Well, that and having to pay for a new drive :P |
Post by Jack Edwards // Feb 14, 2009, 8:30pm
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Yeah I've got mine set up similarly.
Hopefully it's not Vista. That's a pain to move to a new drive. :rolleyes: Regardless, if you have Acronis TrueImage that does a good job transferring partitions even if the drives are different sizes and it works on Vista. |
Post by transient // Feb 14, 2009, 8:41pm
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Awesome.:D |
Post by Steinie // Feb 15, 2009, 4:00am
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I'm glad your still in the game Simon, I think we were all a little worried that you had dropped out.
Are you still planning on supporting the workSpace side in the future?
Also I think you talked about being able to use Darktree Shaders...is that still planned and which side of trueSpace (Model or workSpace) if so? |
Post by transient // Feb 15, 2009, 4:27am
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If you're still accepting feature requests I would also like to make a few:
-Separate AO pass in psd, or even GI if possible
-Caustics
-Depth map output
-option of rendering AA higher than 4x
Thanks.:) |
Post by Emmanuel // Feb 15, 2009, 9:29am
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-Separate AO pass in psd, or even GI if possible
-Caustics
-Depth map output
-option of rendering AA higher than 4x
Same request here :) |
Post by DesignDevil // Feb 15, 2009, 10:59am
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I add:
- Multi Texture Layer Support |
Post by DanX // Feb 19, 2009, 4:00pm
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Ok I cannot get this to work in 6.6 or 7.6
I followed the instructions to the letter and got fur to render in TS 6.6 so I thought it was fixed. Decided to try a render with a HDRI image in 7.6 and with fur and it rendered white like others have posted. Also tried many other render test and cant get anything to render correctly in ether version of TS. I have downloaded and installed the updated shaders. Reinstalled dribble to no avail. Also took it a step further and uninstalled all TS, dribble, and 3delight software and then Installed TS 7.6, dribble and its required components restarting after each new change in software. Still no change. So now I have reinstalled both 6.6 and 7.6 and back up to speed with all my libraries back in place I just cant get dribble to work. :(
Any suggestions?
Here is my system hardware, drivers and settings.
Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium with Service Pack 1
PC Manufacturer HP-Pavilion Model GN706AA-ABA a6242n
Motherboard Manufacturer ECS
Processor AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4800+ Version x64
Data Width 64bits
L2 Cache Size 512Kb
Approximate Clock Speed 2,400Mhz
Memory Chip A0 Capacity 1,024Mb Speed 667ns
Memory Chip A2 Capacity 1,024Mb Speed 667ns
Memory Chip A4 Capacity 1,024Mb Speed 667ns
Memory Chip A6 Capacity 1,024Mb Speed 667ns
Slot PCI0 Status In Use System
Slot PCI1 Status Available System
Slot PCI2 Status In Use System
Slot PCI3 Status In Use System
Slot PCI4 Status In Use System
Slot PCI5 Status In Use System
Slot PCI6 Status In Use
Video Manufacturer NVIDIA
Video Card NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
RAM 1,024Mb
Mode 1680 x 1050 x 4294967296 colors
Driver nvd3dum.dll,nvwgf2um.dll Date 9/18/2008
Version 7.15.11.7813
Hard Disk Model ST332082 0AS SCSI Disk Device
Interface IDE
CD Drive TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-H653N SCSI CdRom Device
Media Type DVD Writer
Network Adapter NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller. |
Post by robert // Feb 19, 2009, 4:15pm
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I though the fur was fixed.
As for the HDRI no surprise, the GI hasn't quite been working right since the new 3Delight.:(
It might be the GI which is messing with your fur.
Try a separate fur render with a basic light setup. |
Post by DanX // Feb 20, 2009, 12:26pm
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Is this the correct version? 3delight-8.0.1 |
Post by robert // Feb 20, 2009, 12:32pm
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That's the one I have. |
Post by DanX // Feb 20, 2009, 2:18pm
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It might be the GI which is messing with your fur.
Try a separate fur render with a basic light setup.
I did with TS7.6 and I am getting a black background no watermark and it will render fur but without color if I use a texture image. It will render black with one basic color using the color editor.
TS 6.6 is the same result. |
Post by robert // Feb 20, 2009, 3:26pm
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I remember encountering this, can't quite remember how I fixed it.
One thing that worked for something else and might work here, while tS is running copy the 3Delight tS shaders into the folder and replace the ones there.
I know it shouldn't actually do anything because it's the same stuff, but it seemed to do something with me for the GI aspect. Might work for this as well.
Here are my settings and an area render, just using the default workspace light setup in tS 7.6 on the model side with just this sphere and the fur.
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Post by DanX // Feb 20, 2009, 3:53pm
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Now why that worked I have no clue but it works. :banana::jumpy:
Thankyou much. robert |
Post by robert // Feb 20, 2009, 3:55pm
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Now why that worked I have no clue but it works. :banana::jumpy:
Thankyou much. robert
Yeah, I don't know either, it's the strangest thing.:confused:
Be aware though, you may have to do that every time you restart.
Hopefully not, but if it doesn't work you know what to do.;) |
Post by DanX // Feb 23, 2009, 2:37pm
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Wouldn’t it be nice if you could use a grayscale image to drive the thickness and length of hair. Would be an awesome tool. |
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