Re: Additional FG points added for tile

["Morten Bartholdy" <xsi(at)colorshopvfx.dk>]

I will make a package specially for you Halfdan - want it on 
ftp.softimage.com ?

- Morten


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Halfdan Ingvarsson" <hingvars(at)Softimage.COM>
To: <XSI(at)Softimage.COM>
Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 6:05 PM
Subject: RE: Additional FG points added for tile


> No, I believe that would be a bug. Do you have a scene for it?
>
> - ½
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf 
> Of Morten Bartholdy
> Sent: 14-Aug-06 10:34
> To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> Subject: Re: Additional FG points added for tile
>
> Would this be the reason why I get vastly different FG computation on
> separate rendertiles seen through transparent refractive and reflective
> surfaces, even though they are rendered on the same machine?
>
> What would then be the method for leaving transparent refractive and
> reflective boxes out of FG calculations for stuff inside the boxes on 
> which
> I need FG?
>
> Morten Bartholdy
> 3D & VFX Artist
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Halfdan Ingvarsson" <hingvars(at)Softimage.COM>
> To: <XSI(at)Softimage.COM>
> Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 4:11 PM
> Subject: RE: Additional FG points added for tile
>
>
> > This is normal.
> >
> > The initial run only does FG points for surfaces that are immediately
> > visible from the camera. If an FG computation requires points on surfaces
> > that aren't visible from the camera, it computes them as needed.
> >
> > Are you using secondary bounces or lots of reflections?
> >
> > - ½
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf
> > Of Kris Rivel
> > Sent: 14-Aug-06 09:42
> > To: XSI List Server
> > Subject: Additional FG points added for tile
> >
> > I have a render using FG.  I'm getting a lot of this warning:
> >
> > RCFG 0.2 progr:  computed  5000 additional final gather points for tile
> > [96 127]
> >
> > I assume its simply adding more FG points since the initial run-up
> > wasn't enough?  My question is, is there any way to ensure that more of
> > these missing FG points are calculated at the beginning?  These warning
> > are adding considerable time to my renders since it seems like it has to
> > keep pausing to add FG points.
> >
> > Kris
> >
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