Quote - You mean it wont be like using R2? I could of swore that Paolo said it would be not much different if one was use to R2. Part of the reason for the new rig was to be R3 ready now you have me a bit concerned cause I know how good you are with 2...

It is very similar, it's an extension of it. You can see it in action if you watch any of  my Reality 3 videos on YouTube: 

http://www.youtube.com/user/PretA3D

The window partitions the action in the usual tabs: Materials, Lights, Camera etc. The main change is that the Output tab, which was always too crowded has been renamed Render and it's neatly organized in smaller groups. Nothing dramatic there. 

The main change in the material editor is that, where in Reality 2 you have a fixed combination of color and an image map, now you can use any of the texture types available from Lux. For example, you can have a mix texture that mixes two textures together. Those two texures can be an image map and a swirly pattern made with the "Distorted noise" texture. Where before we had only the material preview now there are also preview for the procedural textures. For example, you can add a Wood texture (see video) and you see the wood pattern change as you edit the parameters. It's pretty cool. 

Unlike other systems, Reality 3 achieves all this power without using nodes. It uses a more familiar system of "drilling down" the levels and navigating back, similarly to a web browser.

The familiar material types are there too, with the addition of Skin (with SSS) and Cloth.

There is the addition of the Volumes, which can be used for really neat effects. You can see how simple they are to use in the video aboiud creating a beam of light.

The big difference is also that Reality is a separate program that runs in parallel with the hosting application, Poser or Studio. This means that  Reality does not block you from using Poser. You can keep the Reality window open while you go back to Poser and adjust the scene. The same will be for Studio. I think that that is actually a great improvement.

With this system Reality retains the whole set of settings for the rendering in one single window, which is convenient to control all the aspect of rendering, material editing etc.

Hope this helps.

I guess I will see once I get it it wont be much since for us it will only be an upgrade cost...

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Paolo wrote - Where before we had only the material preview now there are also preview for the procedural textures. For example, you can add a Wood texture (see video) and you see the wood pattern change as you edit the parameters. It's pretty cool.

I like the sound of that Paolo, I can see myself making floors and wooden furiniture etc - now I'm looking forward to Reallity 3 for DS

Yes, the power of procedural textures is quite nice to have. Glad that you like it John.

Cheers.

Got the beast today not installed eveything yet...

I like your test animation Superboomturbo

Help! Reality often just shuts down with win 8 any way around that?

Quote - Nice cat we lost both of ours in the aftermath of the fire thanks to some never to be named again or suffeciantly damned inlaws

Got all the parts in for my cousins and my machines so I get to start building here as soon as we get the apartment furnished

I'm very sorry. I know how painful it is to lose a pet. You have my regrets.

Reality wont run properly on my new system gotta get win 7 on it...

Quote - Help! Reality often just shuts down with win 8 any way around that?

No.

Ok, I guess you want more than that. There is something which prevents Reality from loading 90% of the time on a Windows 8 x64 system. It will eventually load, but my advice is to use Windows 7 x64. There is a planned update for Windows 8 later this year, might be best to hold off until then. I am.

Quote - > Quote - Help! Reality often just shuts down with win 8 any way around that?

No.

Ok, I guess you want more than that. There is something which prevents Reality from loading 90% of the time on a Windows 8 x64 system. It will eventually load, but my advice is to use Windows 7 x64. There is a planned update for Windows 8 later this year, might be best to hold off until then. I am.

Win 8 came with my new system but there is a right to roll back to 7. That's prolly what I will wind up doing also the lux files that I transferred from the old to the new machine wont save properly even though I have the same version path and collected textures on both its infuriating!

Quote - Win 8 came with my new system but there is a right to roll back to 7. That's prolly what I will wind up doing also the lux files that I transferred from the old to the new machine wont save properly even though I have the same version path and collected textures on both its infuriating!

I would do that.

Re Lux, if you have the exact same path on the new machine as specified in the *.lxs file, then it should save properly. Reality currently has an issue where it hardcodes the path in the *.lxs file (approx line number 14):

"string filename" ["F:/Renders/"Room Of Mirrors"]

I edit it so it reads

"string filename" ["Room Of Mirrors"]

before transferring anything to another machine.

I am so doing it I cant even run Reality on this beast. Worse thing is they were selling it to me with 7 but my guy at work told me to go with 8. But the guy from the store showed me the M$ link where one is allowed to roll back to 7...

Quote - Its seems kind of silly ot me that anyone purchasing a newer system would unable to use Reality. Anyhoo I would I edit this file to work on the new machine?

They are still able to use it, it would just be a hit & miss affair. Maybe this will be easier with R3.

Yes, you edit that file and change line 14 so that it looks like this:

Thanks. For certain scenes I was barely able to open Reality im not putting up with it 7 will be on it by next week...Thanks Anton that works like a charm! Hope all is well with you.

This way I can remain operational using the new hog to do the rendering until I git win 7 on this puppy...

Wow man this thing is soo quiet and runs cool

Quote - Help! Reality often just shuts down with win 8 any way around that?

Uninstall Windows 8?   :-)

Quote - > Quote - Help! Reality often just shuts down with win 8 any way around that?

Uninstall Windows 8?   :-)

Its a done deal!

Ihave run win8 and reality 2.5 and Reality 3 for some time now with no problems. I have never had Reality shut down on me, or any other problems.

Thanks for the tip on editing the .lxs file Doc.

Quote - Ihave run win8 and reality 2.5 and Reality 3 for some time now with no problems. I have never had Reality shut down on me, or any other problems.

 

Thanks for the tip on editing the .lxs file Doc.

I wonder whay that is.... Maybe it works better with an nvidia card?

Quote - I wonder whay that is.... Maybe it works better with an nvidia card?

There is not interaction with the video card and Reality whatsoever.

It's just Microsoft :)

Quote - > Quote - I wonder whay that is.... Maybe it works better with an nvidia card?

There is not interaction with the video card and Reality whatsoever.

It's just Microsoft :)

Thats why it  works for some not for others? As I said M$ allows roll back to win 7...

If you look at past releases of Windows, each and every one has broken something. MS is simply unable to deliver a software that is backward compatible.

Let me correct my earlier post. I just started another reality render and had to click the Reality icon 3 times before it started up. This happens very seldom but this might be what you guys are talking about. It is a minor irritation, because when Reality starts it works fine. This problem only happens in DS not poser. Sorry I had forgotten about this when I first posted.

This happens everytime I try opening up Reality i JUST got this system it happened from the get go..

You guys are right if I keep hitting it it eventually comes up thanks for that also Reality reads that it finds Lux 0.9 even though I have 1.2.1 installed at least I can manage for now....

Being able to switch back and forth between both machines on my 27" monitor is pretty cool

Now that I know Reality will work I may ride it out since R3 is not too far away anyhoo the beast..

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Not sure how am I doing it but I am  getting Reality to open alot more now...

Has anyone been in contact with Callad ? Not seen her around lately.

I just checked my Join Date here, I feel old :)

Hah John, you are a spring chicken! Mine is 5 years older :)

Callad is ok, I think. I heard from her last week.

Anybody got this?

http://www.renderosity.com/mod/bcs/sav-alpha-scalp/99012/

It doesn't seem to play nice in Reality.

A Question for Paolo...

(Fixed link)

I think the render link is wonky.

Quote - A Question for Paolo...

No, of course :)

Quote - Anybody got this?

http://www.renderosity.com/mod/bcs/sav-alpha-scalp/99012/

It doesn't seem to play nice in Reality.

I was curious about that myself.  For 3.50 I bet its OK.    Likely however, it is using some sort of magic shader and those never play well with Reality.

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Yaaaayy They are going to put 7 back on for me

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It has been awhile since I rendered something. This took just over 200 hours, due to the infinite mirror reflections.

Treasure

No kidding thats nuts (In a good way:)

It does. One needs to adjust the Geometry settings on the Modifiers section, as it uses Displacement maps. Set Subdivision to e.g. 2 and check Use Micro Facets.

Quote - > Quote - Anybody got this?

http://www.renderosity.com/mod/bcs/sav-alpha-scalp/99012/

It doesn't seem to play nice in Reality.

I was curious about that myself.  For 3.50 I bet its OK.    Likely however, it is using some sort of magic shader and those never play well with Reality.

Anton I am curious did you ever try to troubleshoot install Reality in 8 ? I got office starter to work using that method when it would not install previously.

I had the same problem where it would take a couple of goes before it would load. Sometimes I had to shut DS down, restart and reload the scene before Reality would load. Way too much hassle, especially after x number of times.

I'll try it again once the Windows 8 update has been released, and Reality3 for DS is available.