render time

[tbenefi33]

I'm trying to render my Alcatraz Prison but the render time is like 13 hr the 24 hrs is there any way to make it render faster or any third party software that will help it render quicker ?

[John Bigboote]

Need more details... is this for an animation or a single still image? What resolution? Multipass or standard? Shadows, Reflections, AO, SSS, Radiosity...???

[robcat2075]

I recall you've got a lot of raytraced bulb lights in your project. Those will take longer than z-buffered Kleiglights.

[tbenefi33]

I'm using regular default settings, I'll look at the other setting see what there set at.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I recall you've got a lot of raytraced bulb lights in your project. Those will take longer than z-buffered Kleiglights.

 

 

 

 

Yes I had raytraced bulb light I'll try and lower them see if that helps

[John Bigboote]

Okay... firstly... do all those bulbs have shadows on? Turn them off... specularity? Off. Are you using any 'Choreography Ambiance'...? You should, at least a little bit... say 10-20% and set the color to a whitish hue of the overall mood. Leave the Ambience Occlusion off/zero, cause you want speed... and Jenpy will do that. ( Choreography properties box, choreography ambiance type change from NONE to GLOBAL COLOR)... set the amount and the color shade...if in doubt, an almost white. Now adjust your Keylight down a little from the default 80%... and see the 'FILL' that comes from the bottom up? Adjust that to taste and maybe add another from the other side. LASTLY... are you using Jenpy's FASTAO? You really-really should. Consider it the icing on the cake. Download the freebie version or pop for the real-deal... it takes renders likes this over the edge...where you want it to be. There is some experimentation involved... but stick to the default settings and you will see a vast improvement with very little added render time.

 

I'll check back later. Hope this helps... SAVE AS first.

[tbenefi33]

I turned off the shadow light, choreography ambiance type changed to Global Color, I turned off the Ambiance Occlusion to zero, the key-light I went to like 5% also I took out

A and D block cell just left the area that I working on Nah I'm not using Jenpy's FASTAO where you download that at ? By doing what yall said and deleting those other cell block it took it way down to like 2 half to 3 Hrs's I had 99 frames when I the 3 hr time pop up that made me a very very happy camper Thank you.

 

Here two version what I been playing with sorry for the large file.

 

alcatraz_clown__1a.mov

 

 

alcatraz_prison_chor_1b.mov

 

I'm still working it though.