{"id":1251,"date":"2012-01-30T23:43:21","date_gmt":"2012-01-30T23:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cg-blog.com\/?p=1251"},"modified":"2013-04-15T09:30:45","modified_gmt":"2013-04-15T09:30:45","slug":"best-settings-for-v-ray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cg-blog.com\/index.php\/2012\/01\/30\/best-settings-for-v-ray.htm","title":{"rendered":"Best Settings for V-Ray (?!)"},"content":{"rendered":"

What are the best-of-the-best<\/strong> settings for V-Ray?<\/p>\n

Here the solution:<\/p>\n

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  1. Set V-Ray as the current rendering engine<\/li>\n
  2. Antialiasing<\/strong>: Adaptive DMC \/ Min=1 , Max=100<\/li>\n
  3. Indirect illumination<\/strong>: 1\u00c2\u00b0 Brute force + 2\u00c2\u00b0 Light cache.<\/li>\n
  4. Light cache<\/strong>: 5000 and Interpolation samples to 5.<\/li>\n
  5. Color mapping<\/strong>: ‘Clamp output’ and ‘Sub-pixel mapping’ must be off.<\/li>\n
  6. DMC sampler<\/strong>: Adaptive amount parameter to 1.0 – Noise threshold 0.005<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Are not my words, these setting are on the\u00c2\u00a0official V-Ray online guide\u00c2\u00a0of Chaosgroup.
    \nThey call this configuration “Universal Settings<\/strong>” :<\/p>\n

    \u00c2\u00ab The ‘universal’ settings comprise a set of settings that we have found to work very well for still images in many situations \u00c2\u00bb – Read more…<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    We must believe \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

    But look at this. I compared Universal Settings \/ My Final Settings \/ My Test Settings<\/a> \/ Real Time<\/p>\n

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    \n(If you are a premium member,     download here this scene<\/a>)<\/p>\n

    Uhmm… I can’t see any miracle in “Universal Settings” ?! Why? O_o<\/em><\/p>\n

    Of course you can see some different reflection, a small difference in brightness, but the truth is that there’s no difference\u00c2\u00a0in terms of look and emotional impact<\/span>.<\/p>\n

    That’s the point: parameters don’t affect ‘Aesthetic Quality<\/strong>‘.<\/p>\n

    ‘Universal Settings’ represents the best setting about sharpness <\/strong>(6h rendering)…. <\/strong>so\u00c2\u00a0remember:\u00c2\u00a0In ‘Render Setup’ you have tools to get the same image in less time (36mins)<\/span>, but there’s no way here to affect Aesthetic quality.<\/p>\n

    Now, the real question is: what affects \u00c2\u00a0<\/strong>‘Aesthetic Quality<\/strong>‘ ?
    \nThis is my list:<\/p>\n