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tutorials for Mac users

Post by skip » Wed Apr 13, 2022 12:39 am

Been watching some video tutorials, but can't find any for Mac users.
they all seem to be for PC users.
Where can I find video tutorials for Mac users??

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Re: tutorials for Mac users

Post by Fletch » Wed Apr 13, 2022 8:13 am

Other than using the Command key on Mac instead of the CTRL key on Windows, are there major differences between Mac and Windows that is hindering Mac users' ability to learn from the tutorials available? Have you tried to follow the video tutorial series linked in my signature?

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Re: tutorials for Mac users

Post by skip » Mon Apr 18, 2022 3:50 am

yes, I have been looking at them. will report back later. Thanks for helping!
I want to get the best quality rendering I can for my client, and assumed that the "exterior daytime settings should yield the best results, but seems like that would take several days or maybe even a week to finish even on my Mac.
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Re: tutorials for Mac users

Post by Fletch » Mon Apr 18, 2022 9:36 am

That render setting is best with sun/sky with Physical sky. Not HDRI, or any other lights in the scene. With HDRI and other lights, Easy09 is best quality. Combined with Fastforward Denoise, you should be client ready in minutes at HD resolution.

With Fastforward Denoise addon, it will render relatively quickly with Easy08 or 09, depending on resolution of the image. For 1920x1080 HD image I would expect render time with fastforward and Easy09 to be between 3 minutes (low complexity scene) to 15 up to 30 minutes for high complexity night scene with a lot of high poly furniture and many lights. But everything is relative.

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Re: tutorials for Mac users

Post by Chris » Mon Apr 18, 2022 1:14 pm

In addition to Fletch's information, it is important to point out that the "progressive" render methods like Exterior DayLight, Interior, Interior+, are all methods that you run until you are satisfied with the result and then you stop them. They are designed to basically "run forever", but it's not intended that you let them run that long. Often, 20 iterations is enough. If you have the Denoiser that Fletch is mentioning above you might even be able to get away with as low as 5, depending on your scene. That could render in just a few minutes (again, depending on the scene).

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Re: tutorials for Mac users

Post by Fletch » Mon Apr 18, 2022 7:37 pm

To clarify, the Fastforward Denoise addon for Twilight Pro should work fine in CPU mode on your system.

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Re: tutorials for Mac users

Post by skip » Tue May 17, 2022 7:53 pm

Fletch wrote: Mon Apr 18, 2022 7:37 pm To clarify, the Fastforward Denoise addon for Twilight Pro should work fine in CPU mode on your system.

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Re: tutorials for Mac users

Post by skip » Tue May 17, 2022 7:54 pm

thank you so much!

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Re: tutorials for Mac users

Post by Fletch » Tue May 17, 2022 8:56 pm

If you are a pro user, be sure to upgrade your forum account here so that we know, and you will have access to the red carpet section.
Note: Twilight Render V2 Professional users, go here to automatically upgrade your account.

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