Rayscaper New Releases

[pixelcruncher]

Hey, Rayscaper users!

Rayscaper 0.9.94 Beta is available. You can get it via:

• The SketchUcation store.
• Direct download: Rayscaper_Win_0.9.94_Beta.rbz.

I recommend upgrading to the latest version.

What Changed?

• Fix occasional skewed or corrupted textures in renders.
• Fix render failures when emissive materials are assigned to a group or component instance instead of directly to faces. (Cheers @krass for helping me find this bug!)

Full release notes: rayscaper.com/manual/release-notes

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Happy Rendering!
Thomas

[pixelcruncher]

Hey, Rayscaper users!

Rayscaper 0.9.95 Beta is available. You can get it via:

• The SketchUcation store.
• Direct download: Rayscaper_Win_0.9.95_Beta.rbz.

I recommend upgrading to the latest version.

What Changed?

• Improve asset setup feedback. Rayscaper now shows the asset name during setup.
• Improve asset download reliability. Large Poly Haven assets now use less memory and complete more reliably.
• Add Max Transparent Depth render control for GI and Approx. GI. Increase it when layered transparent or opacity-based materials render black where several panes overlap.

Full release notes: rayscaper.com/manual/release-notes

Help Me Build the Community

If you like Rayscaper, please share your renders (final or work-in-progress, it doesn't matter)! This is motivating
and helps me showcase its capabilities to new users.

Follow me on X.

Happy Rendering!
Thomas

[Krass]

@pixelcruncher
Hello Thomas,
An exercise using a previous client project with version 0.9.95.
A 4K render at 3000 spp, taking 1 hour 44 minutes on an RTX 3060 GPU.
Then downscaled to 1080p to use with GPT images for the characters (it’s a lot of work!).
Followed by compositing the characters back onto my original Rayscaper render.
I definitely messed up the glass on the pendant light, and forgot to finish the window view background...but I stayed honest and didn't ask ChatGPT to fix it! It’s a chandelier from 3D Warehouse, after all—naturally!

raw RS 1080p render:

with characters:

[pixelcruncher]

That's actually a very nice use of classic rendering + AI. Thanks for sharing! Why not render directly in 1080p if you have to downscale it for use with AI?

[Krass]

I hold the view that renders should always be generated at high resolution. I still believe that. It allows for error correction during post-production and adds details that you wouldn't get at low resolution. You also gain sharpness. However, I've noticed that using a high number of SPP doesn't make much of a difference. I think that's what you were saying.