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    I love DOF! Twilight Render

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    • olisheaO Offline
      olishea
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      Richard, the legs aren't chrome. It's like a grey powder coat.....on the one I have anyway, there are also chrome ones. That's why edges are dark, more of a blurry/plastic reflection.

      I was going to make a version of this image just for you.....with intense bloom/glow effect just to rattle your cage! I decided against it haha

      oli

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      • RichardR Offline
        Richard
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        @olishea said:

        Richard, the legs aren't chrome. It's like a grey powder coat.....on the one I have anyway, there are also chrome ones. That's why edges are dark, more of a blurry/plastic reflection.

        I was going to make a version of this image just for you.....with intense bloom/glow effect just to rattle your cage! I decided against it haha

        LOL!!!!

        Yeah mate bloom and faux water colour!! Maybe do a special!

        [BUILTBRAND.COM.AU](http://builtbrand.com.au/)

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        • david_hD Offline
          david_h
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          So . ..I notice that a lot of Podium Devotees have defected to TWILIGHT. .. myself included. What does this mean for Podium? and the future Podium 2?

          Pause and Discuss

          If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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          • soloS Offline
            solo
            last edited by

            Do not be to quick to write off Podium, they have a few aces in their stack πŸ˜‰

            I believe there will be a new version soon, which will sport a whole new render engine and a few new tricks, I honestly do not know more as I have been kept out of the loop. πŸ˜’

            http://www.solos-art.com

            If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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            • michaliszissiouM Offline
              michaliszissiou
              last edited by

              Three sexy chairs, great composition oli, so πŸ‘ πŸ‘ πŸ‘

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              • david_hD Offline
                david_h
                last edited by

                oh. . .I wasn't dissin' podium. I still use it. I was just wonderin' cuz of all the people who have picked up twilight. The only reason I brought it up was cuz I know you OLI do love podium so much. That's where I learned to render too. . .although not as well as you of course. Didn't mean to hijack the thread. It just occurred to me.

                p.s. I don't know why my question got posted twice.

                If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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                • R Offline
                  Ross_K
                  last edited by

                  Hey oli how do you get DOF to show up in Twilight? I'm plaiyng around with the Demo version and I don't see a setting for it...


                  RK

                  http://www.rk-studios.ca

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                  • olisheaO Offline
                    olishea
                    last edited by

                    read the manual lol πŸ‘Ώ (I hate manauls too but its only small)

                    Right click on a target. can be a group or whatever...Click Twilight>Set Camera Target.....then set up your scene(it has to be in this order). Then in your twilight camera settings you will see F-number. It is default set at pinhole (i think). Change this setting....the lower the number the more intense the DOF is....if you go for a high number it is less noticeable. I used F-number 2 for this image. Then just hit render. I used a progressive setting (2800 passes) and seemed to get better effect. it takes a bit longer to render but worth it.In your camera settings you can also chnage the type of tonemapping while it renders....exposure, gamma etc give it a go...i end up with like 5 different versions of the same render hehe

                    oli

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                    • olisheaO Offline
                      olishea
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                      I forgot to say thanks to Solo and everyone who got me the chair when I requested it. πŸ‘ πŸ‘ πŸ‘

                      oli

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                      • david_hD Offline
                        david_h
                        last edited by

                        @unknownuser said:

                        "you cannot polish a turd"

                        I'll Take your word on that.

                        If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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                        • olisheaO Offline
                          olishea
                          last edited by

                          @unknownuser said:

                          Didn't mean to hijack the thread. It just occurred to me.

                          It's fine, someone had to say it.

                          oli

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                          • olisheaO Offline
                            olishea
                            last edited by

                            Here is a video of the sketchup-render transition. Made with google picasa

                            youtube link:


                            Ant Chairs.mov

                            oli

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                              teofas
                              last edited by

                              i have to say im impress with the quality of this render, im a vray user and this engine looks like a lot of potencial, maybe someday ill give it a try, very nice work bro!

                              http://www.spazioarquitectura.com

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                              • F Offline
                                fymoro
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                                Hi Teofas,

                                I am sure that if You, "the Vray Master" try Twilight, you will do some amazing render as you already done with Vray... πŸ˜‰

                                http://www.thearender.com/cms/index.php/news/featured-artists/137-frederic-yves-moro.html

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                                • R Offline
                                  Ross_K
                                  last edited by

                                  thnx oli... will have a look at the manual:)


                                  RK

                                  http://www.rk-studios.ca

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                                  • olisheaO Offline
                                    olishea
                                    last edited by

                                    I love Podium. I learnt everything I know from this app. The basics of lighting, detail, textures, bumps, specs etc etc. The forum is fantastic and I owe everything to all the people who helped me improve and try harder. I started to look at my work much more critically. People have specifically 'defected' to twilight because it's completely integrated into SU, just like podium.

                                    It gets to a point though where you need more options; more realism, SOFT SHADOWS, real bumps, more control, image based lighting, camera settings, DOF (haha). I started to fake effects in photoshop with my podium renders and I don't think you should have to do this...such as blurring the unrealistically sharp shadows.[edit] which they have fixed in the new update 😍 😍 😍

                                    I bet it's hard for the developers to strike a balance between an easy-to-use program and one with enough 'professional' features. They are listening to us though, there is a wishlist on the podium forum that people constantly update with new ideas.

                                    Future of Podium Version 2? I bet it will be awesome.

                                    But please, this isn't about Podium vs Twilight. It's about DOF and sexy chairs πŸ˜„

                                    My theory on renders......it's the substance that counts......"you cannot polish a turd"

                                    oli

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