SamRiches
Registered: Oct 26, 2009
Posts: 5
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Hi guys, I have just gone through the light cones tutorials in thetips and tricks section and wanted some critic on image. I've been fiddling with podium for a while now but some how I can't quite get the images as clear and crisp as some I've seen here, even after using photoshop.....help please
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Stu
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Registered: Feb 21, 2008
Posts: 438
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Sam,
From a non lighting expert, the lighting set up looks pretty OK but your images are certainly lacking definition.
I think the materials might have some bearing on this.....the paving and pool surround for example looks only so-so.....perhaps try with a different higher rez texture.
Try a bump on the stone texture.
Reduce the bump on the water a little and increase the scale of the texture your using for this.
What rendering preset are you using?
What resolution are you rendering at?........go as high as your computer will allow.....at least 2000x pixels
If all else fails try the 'noisy' preset.....60 or 70 passes is often enough.
Stu
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sepo
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The reason why images lack definition is because they are enlarged from 500x500 I think. |
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SamRiches
Registered: Oct 26, 2009
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Thanks for advise. I'm using the quality preset and old 15 preset at the moment and yeah my resolution is limited to 500x500. I will look for high quality texture maps (any websites with nice bump maps you can suggest?) I have just uploaded the textures in the podium registed user area so will see if this makes a difference. Btw, the ripple effect is from photoshop. I tried using some water textures from SU but it was just coming out like a mirror reflection. I will have to get back to the drawing board!
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