VERY Basic no raytrace all with dynamic hair took 40 min. Patch worked for my system closed all programs when loading P5 and patch.OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 1 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name COMPUTER
System Manufacturer System Manufacturer
System Model System Name
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 4 GenuineIntel ~2523 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date Award Software, Inc. ASUS P4T533-C ACPI BIOS Revision 1007 Beta 002, 8/23/2002
SMBIOS Version 2.3
Windows Directory C:WINDOWS
System Directory C:WINDOWSSystem32
Boot Device DeviceHarddiskVolume1
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920)"
User Name COMPUTERuser
Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time
Total Physical Memory 256.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 316.27 MB
Total Virtual Memory 2.47 GB
Available Virtual Memory 2.12 GB
Page File Space 1.97 GB
Page File C:pagefile.sys
128 MB Ti 4200 Geforce video card 512 MB 1066mhz rambus kingston 80 gig 133 ata ide
The dynamic hair definitely slows the render down. I'm definitely realizing that it needs to be the last thing I add right before I'm ready to do the final renders.
Man, That is one ugly family. ;-P CG