Re: XSI "locks" when rendering with OGL/hidden line etc.

["Adrian Wyer" <adrian(at)the-mill.com>]

yeah, this does work nicely, but 90% of the work we do is HiDef, so 
rendering hiddenline
is a problem because screen size isn't large enough

a

adrian wyer
head of 3d
milltv
adrian(at)the-mill.com
www.the-mill.com
t: +44 (0)20 7287 4041
f: +44 (0)20 7915 0551

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andy Jones" <andy(at)thefront.com>
To: <XSI(at)softimage.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 7:08 PM
Subject: Re: XSI "locks" when rendering with OGL/hidden line etc.


> Ever tried forcing the hardware anti-aliasing on? You can set it in the 
> control panel for your graphics card to a high setting, like 8x or 16x 
> instead of application controlled. Then restart XSI. Everything is smooth, 
> and much faster (compared to software AA) to render. Watch out for some 
> weird interface glitches, though, like raycast selection breaking if you 
> don't have a pro card.
>
> Now, if only the render options for OpenGL had a slider for hardware AA 
> under the slider for software AA, so I wouldn't have to restart XSI all 
> the time.
>
> -Andy
>
> Adrian Wyer wrote:
>
> > RANT/
> > set max aliasing level to 6, because you want nice smooth renders, render 
> > and watch the max aliasing level
> > RESET ITSELF!!!!
> > repeatedly!!
> > then spend ages writing a scripted op to FORCE it to be 6 because you 
> > WANT nice smooth images...
> > hmmmm, not a lot to ask is it, to fix this, maybe, seeing as we render 
> > LOADS of hidden line stuff?
> > /RANT
> > a
> >
> > adrian wyer
> > head of 3d
> > milltv
> > adrian(at)the-mill.com <mailto:adrian(at)the-mill.com>
> > www.the-mill.com <http://www.the-mill.com>
> > t: +44 (0)20 7287 4041
> > f: +44 (0)20 7915 0551
> >
> >     ----- Original Message -----
> >     *From:* Jason Brynford-Jones <mailto:chinny(at)softimage.com>
> >     *To:* XSI(at)softimage.com <mailto:XSI(at)softimage.com>
> >     *Sent:* Tuesday, January 17, 2006 3:17 PM
> >     *Subject:* RE: XSI "locks" when rendering with OGL/hidden line etc.
> >
> >     Render Options>Aliasing>Max Level – set it to 0
> >
> >     SetValue "Passes.Default_Pass.RenderOptions.MaxSamplingLevel", 0
> >
> >     Now watch it fly! J
> >
> >     Chin
> >
> >     -----Original Message-----
> >     *From:* owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM <mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM>
> >     [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] *On Behalf Of *Rob Wuijster
> >     *Sent:* Tuesday, January 17, 2006 7:42 AM
> >     *To:* XSI(at)Softimage.COM <mailto:XSI(at)Softimage.COM>
> >     *Subject:* RE: XSI "locks" when rendering with OGL/hidden line etc.
> >
> >     Hi guys,
> >
> >     one part of the problem is solved, I should have a better look at
> >     formats settings in my passes ;)
> >
> >     The sloooowwww renders are still there. Why is it that a simple
> >     hidden line render takes almost as long as my "normal" render??
> >
> >     Will appreciate some good tips, have about 500 frames to do and
> >     this tempo is getting me nowhere :\
> >
> >     cheers,
> >
> >     rob
> >
> >     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >     *From:* owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM]
> >     *On Behalf Of *Rob Wuijster
> >     *Sent:* Tuesday, January 17, 2006 11:59 AM
> >     *To:* XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> >     *Subject:* XSI "locks" when rendering with OGL/hidden line etc.
> >
> >     Hi guys,
> >
> >     I'm trying to render a simple 360 turntable, from rig to hidden
> >     line geo to render final.
> >
> >     When I try to render anything other than with the MR renderer, XSI
> >     just locks up all CPU power, but nothing is rendered.
> >
> >     I get a OGL view, but it looks like it's rendering the viewport
> >     like 4x as large? Must be some logic in there somewhere..
> >
> >     Tried all non MR options, no luck so far. Will a viewport "grab"
> >     render the same way??
> >
> >     It's possible to open up the Task Manager and close XSI, but mouse
> >     movement and pc respons is very slooooooooooowww... ;)
> >
> >     any1 on this,
> >
> >     rob wuijster
> >
> >     s-5 multimedia
> >
> >     holland
> >
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