Hey guys,

Starting a resource page soon where we can get a lot of good Vue info. I recently did an animation for a client where I simply could not control the flickering of trees and it became a major distraction (to me...not so much them).

There were so many threads, suggestions, and confusion to the matter that I'm starting a render challenge about it. I hope to run a render of it every night (but that may not work since there's job related ish that needs to be done) but I want to have some issues hammered out within a week or so.

Then the findings will be available at VueRealism.Com and in PDF format, like all future renderchallenges.

Now, I'm using the Bulky Conifer so I dont think posting the Vue file itself will work (unless you own it), but am accepting all thoughts on the possible remedies. I'm also doing a slight wind/breeze test on it as well.

http://www.vuerealism.com/renderchallenge01/tree01.wmv (1 MB)

GI Lighting (+0.40, 55%, 50%)
Quality boost = -1.0
Ambience: .30 Sky Dome Gain: .85

User settings
OAA (9,9) = 69%
TAA (4,16) = 85%
Adv Efx Qual: 46%

Wind Disabled
Breeze enabled (30% intensity)
Ignore Indirect Lighting on Plants Unchecked
TGA Sequence: 10 seconds, 25fps, 640x480

225 frames = 9hrs 37mins
2 Computers Rendering

Message edited on: 03/21/2006 09:48

-Ryan Spaulding
 VueRealism.Com