Dev Log 12-Nov-2023
Added 2023-11-12 15:26:04 +0000 UTCHello!
I'll any% speedrun the updates this time as there's not a lot to say. Managed to write another scene (though I feel it needs some editing) and started rendering images for the first scene. More importantly, I spent about two days setting up my new system (yay). I used the money saved up from Patreon (thank you again to everyone who contributed <3) to get some better components. While rendering was decent with the 3060 I bought 2 years ago, setting up renders and animations was hell due to every other component sucking. I've been playing around, making some special renders, and it's going so much better now. While this doesn't affect rendering speed much, it'll do wonders for my workflow. Unfortunately, I couldn't afford a new graphics card, so that'll be postponed for next year. The 3060 isn't doing too bad, but a 4090 would definitely be much better.
Next, I'll do a bunch more writing so I have a sufficient headstart and use this new machine to get a lot of renders set up. Hope you enjoy the special renders that came out of the testing!
--SR
Comments
Yea, know that pain quite well.:)
Dana Haywood
2023-11-15 14:15:50 +0000 UTCThe 3060 is in an especially weird place, since it has more VRAM than the Ti version. The climax scene with all the cultists was absolute hell to manage. I had to hide the models underneath the robes, otherwise it couldn't handle the scene and just rendered black. I'm seriously considering a 3090 as a second option.
Wrathfulies
2023-11-13 12:14:56 +0000 UTCI so wish I could use Blender instead...
Wrathfulies
2023-11-13 12:09:07 +0000 UTCThe Pagan character is always nice to see rendered.:) But yea, 3060 is nice. If you save up some more, you could go for Ti versions of the card. For example, a 4070ti has more CUDA than the 4070 (although as you might remember...can be a little much to install...it is like aiming a big suitcase to connect to a tiny slot.:)
Dana Haywood
2023-11-12 17:26:57 +0000 UTCDaz Studio works well...when you find the information that Daz3D does not tell you about.:)
Dana Haywood
2023-11-12 17:25:00 +0000 UTCOver the last few weeks I've read, and in some cases also seen, quite a bit about how painful working with DAZ can be. 'Glad it's becoming a little less of a hell for you now. I especially love the lighting in these shots, very atmospheric and captivating, thanks for the treat.
Callisto
2023-11-12 17:13:19 +0000 UTC
