Hall Scene in RayScaper

Rich O Brien · 23 Nov 2023, 15:31

I've kinda fallen in love with RayScaper the past few weeks. From the PBR support to the CC0 textures and HDRIs it really is fun to use.

This scene took 15mins to render and considering the difficult bouncing light around a long and narrow space its very competent at resolving light. 1000 passes with the AI denoiser kicking in at 500 passes.

Its Approx GI has also gotten really good with the latest update so for some faster render times with some sacrifices in the glossy values you still get admirable results.

Rich O Brien · 23 Nov 2023, 15:33

I forgot to add the second Approx GI render took <2mins

pixelcruncher · 23 Nov 2023, 15:44

Wow, seeing these incredible renders coming out of Rayscaper is great! This is one of the first production renders created with Rayscaper.

Rayscaper couldn't have come so far already, thanks to Rich's continuous support, feedback, and patience. Rich has been very gracious with his time in giving valuable feedback and is very instrumental in shaping Rayscaper. A lot of the current and future improvements have his hand in it.

ntxdave · 23 Nov 2023, 16:25

Please educate me, what is GI?

I wish Rayscaper would work with SU 2020.

HornOxx · 23 Nov 2023, 16:37

...wunderbar

Rich O Brien · 23 Nov 2023, 17:15

@ntxdave said:

Please educate me, what is GI?

Global Illumination. Approx GI is taking certain shortcuts to arrive at a result quicker.

So Approx GI + Denoising can get you a result faster when you have to crunch. Whereas Full GI will consider everything in the scene and its properties for a more accurate result.

petroben · 12 Mar 2023, 10:05

It's fantastic to hear about your positive experience with RayScaper! The PBR support, CC0 textures, and HDRIs indeed contribute to its appeal. The efficient rendering time, especially in challenging lighting scenarios, showcases its competence. The improvements in Approx GI and the balance between speed and quality make it a versatile tool. Your insights provide valuable feedback for those exploring rendering options. If you have any more discoveries or questions, feel free to share!

Marcia

Rich O Brien · 23 Nov 2023, 17:36

ntxdave · 23 Nov 2023, 18:06

@rich o brien said:

@ntxdave said:

Please educate me, what is GI?

Global Illumination. Approx GI is taking certain shortcuts to arrive at a result quicker.

So Approx GI + Denoising can get you a result faster when you have to crunch. Whereas Full GI will consider everything in the scene and its properties for a more accurate result.

Tkanks for this info Rich., if is really great to learn this stuff. :thunb:

Rich O Brien · 23 Nov 2023, 19:44

@ntxdave said:

Tkanks for this info Rich., it is really great to learn this stuff.

Years ago when Kerkythea matured into Thea Render I had the pleasure to follow its development up until Altair acquired it.

So having that opportunity a 2nd time is really refreshing. There's so many more new toys to hand these days like denoising, cryptomatte, AGx etc. It's rare as a user you get the chance to see something develop like this.

Normally these projects are done behind closed doors with secret handshakes. This approach I admire. He has put it out there for criticism to simply make it better.

ntxdave · 23 Nov 2023, 20:24

@rich o brien said:

Normally these projects are done behind closed doors with secret handshakes. This approach I admire. He has put it out there for criticism to simply make it better.

Yes, it is interesting the amount of information they are sharing.

Bryan K · 25 Nov 2023, 01:01

Top notch render!

ntxdave · 25 Nov 2023, 02:33

Rich, looking back at this thread and the information you and others have shared and given your background on render technology, I think it would be interesting if you could put together some kind of document or web site that could be used as by people like me to better understand the technology and a reference for the terminology.

Again, thanks for sharing you knowledge.

solo · 25 Nov 2023, 05:08

Okay,

I'll be off for the year next week, let's play with this

I downloaded this a month ago, not touched it, is there a newer version>

Rich O Brien · 25 Nov 2023, 10:52

@solo said:

I'll be off for the year next week, let's play with this

Only thing to consider is it has yet to support GPU rendering so expect longer renders unless you work at CERN.

@ntxdave said:

if you could put together some kind of document or web site

The internet has the info out there. There's not magic bullet that gets you to your target quicker than plain old trial and error. Since your on an older version of SketchUp its kind of hard to for you to test RayScaper.

@bryan k said:

Top notch render!

Thanks, I plan to share the scene so other can play

pixelcruncher · 25 Nov 2023, 11:51

@solo said:

Okay,

I'll be off for the year next week, let's play with this

I downloaded this a month ago, not touched it, is there a newer version>

The latest build is here: https://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=80&t=76483 - The SketchUcation extension store will always have the latest test build.

I will make a release post here on the forum when a new build is available.

I appreciate your time and feedback! Feel free to reach out when you have questions.

Cheers,
Thomas