Hazy light

[arail1]

I'm getting a kind of hazy light and I wonder if anyone can make suggestions about sharpening up the image, making it a bit crisper.

Thanks in advance.

Oh, Vray 1.49 (I think - I'm on a 30 demo. Not sure where you get that info)

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[ledisnomad]

Two suggestions: light source and antialiasing.

Are you using the Sun as a light source? If so, then you should check that the sun size is 1.0. The bigger it gets, the softer the edges of the shadow. If you are using a light source, then it depends... what is your light source?

As for antialiasing, check what antialiasing filter you are in the Image Sampler options. By default is it Area with a size of 1.5. Try Catmull Rom at 1.5. If you still want more crisp edges, then bump up the size to 2 or 2.5. You could try 3 but that is probably overkill. Increasing the size will increase render time, so it's good to find the smallest size that makes you happy.

Hope that helps!

[valerostudio]

Definately change the sun size to 1 for starters. This is under your Environment tab, then click the M next to GI Color, then change the Size under General.

Next, I would enable Ambient Occulsion (under Indirect Illum)check on and set the amount to .5 and maybe a radius of 8.0. This will help add punch and detail to those nooks.

[arail1]

Thanks for both of your replies.

I just purchased a VRay license and deleted the demo version I was using. I did that before I read these posts so I'm not sure what settings I was using.

Later today I'll open the scene again and experiment with the settings you each suggested and see what happens.

[arail1]

I finally got back to this work and started with the Catmull Clark advice. That made a tremendous difference - it made everything very crisp and clear, like taking gauze off the picture. Now I'm going to systematically try the other suggestions.

I'll report back later but I wanted to stop in and say thanks - that was a real help.