momodot opened this issue on Aug 22, 2009 · 33 posts
bagginsbill posted Tue, 25 August 2009 at 7:42 AM
That sounds like you're disk-thrashing, if Firefly is close to its 3GB limit. I don't bother letting renders finish when there is swapping happening, because the time you're spending now is not for quality.
I rendered a bathtub full of water the other day and it was 10 minutes with reflective wall tiles, chrome faucet, reflective floor, etc, even with IDL. Everything was procedural, so no memory was needed for bump maps and color maps.
I looked at the product promo image - ahem - not worth it, IMO. I'd use procedurals for the water bump, and there is no need for a color map with water at all.
Renderosity forum reply notifications are wonky. If I read a follow-up in a thread, but I don't myself reply, then notifications no longer happen AT ALL on that thread. So if I seem to be ignoring a question, that's why. (Updated September 23, 2019)