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by Solo
Fri Oct 23, 2009 2:23 pm
Forum: Pull up a Chair
Topic: The Twilight "Duh!" thread
Replies: 26
Views: 27471

Re: The Twilight "Duh!" thread

I'm an idiot!!

I started another render, so my progress is the last render...crap!!

Lost a 9 hour render... excuse me while I scream.
by Solo
Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:29 pm
Forum: Pull up a Chair
Topic: The Twilight "Duh!" thread
Replies: 26
Views: 27471

Re: The Twilight "Duh!" thread

Aaargh!! I had a windows update and restart over night, and need to know where the last stored rendered image is on Vista 64. Hopefully I do not need to restart the render)
by Solo
Thu Oct 22, 2009 8:27 pm
Forum: Pull up a Chair
Topic: Windows 7 Performance Index (Post you scores)
Replies: 28
Views: 34751

Re: Windows 7 Performance Index (Post you scores)

Yup you are only as good as your lowest score, I see your GPU lets your system down.

Windows Vista has 5.9 as the highest benchmark, I see 7 has a 1-10 (or 7)
by Solo
Wed Oct 21, 2009 4:38 pm
Forum: Work in Progress
Topic: Impressive result
Replies: 11
Views: 16937

Re: Impressive result

Dylan, imagine that my own Twilight render farm, I get to control everyone's machine for 12 hours at a time... :hug: If there was enough money in it I'd actually consider subbing off the renders but alas these are the jobs I do between real work, they not good for making a living on but enough to pa...
by Solo
Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:53 pm
Forum: Work in Progress
Topic: "Where are we?" Part 2
Replies: 19
Views: 26285

Re: "Where are we?" Part 2

very cool...so does the carpet match the curtains?
by Solo
Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:52 pm
Forum: Pull up a Chair
Topic: Twilight renders a video almost as fast as SketchUp
Replies: 28
Views: 30501

Re: Twilight renders a video almost as fast as SketchUp

I've heard of it, but never really investigated as I never thought of SU as a serious animation tool.

Thanks for reminder as soon as I'm done with current project i will try learn this and hopefully it will work.
by Solo
Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:49 pm
Forum: Work in Progress
Topic: Impressive result
Replies: 11
Views: 16937

Re: Impressive result

Thanks, yup this is pretty much for a Scandinavian type magazine (see designers name)

Okay so how does this hdr only thing work? I have never tried it before, remember i need the background to be white (as in the image above) without external reflections (pretty much a studio setup)
by Solo
Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:32 pm
Forum: Work in Progress
Topic: Impressive result
Replies: 11
Views: 16937

Impressive result

Hey guys, Ive been busy recently with a few projects so I have not been playing very much. Anyway I am busy with another project that involves a range of office furniture for tabloid publication, I used Twilight for the first image to test the scene and the results were fantastic. Now I really want ...
by Solo
Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:11 pm
Forum: Pull up a Chair
Topic: Twilight renders a video almost as fast as SketchUp
Replies: 28
Views: 30501

Re: Twilight renders a video almost as fast as SketchUp

Miguel, I have a few animations to do soon, I normally use Max, LW, Houdini or even Vue for them, however if these do not need special particles or or 100% correct reflections, but more of a few product demo flv's. Here is a link to an example of the qualty and animation I need to achieve, so my que...
by Solo
Tue Oct 20, 2009 11:16 pm
Forum: Pull up a Chair
Topic: The Twilight "Duh!" thread
Replies: 26
Views: 27471

Re: The Twilight "Duh!" thread

lol.

Mine is everytime I change a texture and forget to unlink the last textures bump map, ending up with some screwed up looking surfaces.