Marina_R Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 What would be an ideal Ray Trace time to get a good hd quality image? I am ray tracing a room right now, its at pass 245, 8:24 hours. The image looks good already, however when I zoom in it gets pixelated. Will that be no matter how long the ray trace goes? I put in a high res on ray trace dbx. How long do you guys leave your ray trace going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electromen Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 I use ten passes. Look at my web site under the "Photos" tab. Each one is ten passes. My old Mac Pro took about 1 hour 15 minutes My new Mac Pro takes about 20 minutes. www.barringerelectric.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidJPotter Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 I have never done an overnighter since the old days before we had our own ray-trace engine (back in the olden days we used POV Ray). For the last several versions I commonly use about ten or so passes AFTER I have spent time adjusting light sources and material definitions which takes its own time to get right. Patience and a standard of quality is the more important factor than mere time. DJP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marina_R Posted May 30, 2017 Author Share Posted May 30, 2017 @DavidJPotter Can i see one of your ray tracing, that took 10 passes. Im really interested to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidJPotter Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 http://djpdesigns.com/ray-traced-images.html these were mainly done in X1 and X2 back a few years. If I needed complete photo realism I would also pop for Lumion and also use that, I do not need it so I keep that money for other purposes. DJP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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