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  • RedzRedz Posts: 1,459
    Valkeerie said:
    Redz said:
    Valkeerie said:

    This is the first time I have tried 4.9 - I have been using 4.8.

    I noticed the render time seemed slow so I unchecked CPU render, assuming it would use my Geforce GTX 980 as normal. It doesn't. It bails out of render and does nothing. I recheck CPU render, it is fine (but slow).

    Same here. With CPU unchecked and my two Nvidia cards checked, the iray render just finishes immediately with a blank screen. With CPU checked the render seems to be using only the CPU. 

    ETA going to check my nvidia drivers are up to date as sometimes thats the problem

    That was my problem. 4.8 was stable and I hadn't updated the Geforce driver for a year. Now that I have updated, 4.9 renders using the graphics card.

    Yup :) it was the Nvidia drivers needing updating. All working correctly now. 

  • Daywalker DesignsDaywalker Designs Posts: 3,586
    avxp said:

    I'm not upgrading until I get some clarity of what the actual IMPROVEMENTS are.

    And if that whole list of complicated nomenclature is THE INFO, then I'll wait till someone comes along and explains it in English or

    a noob has a question that I'm too scared and noobish to ask, like.....

    What's in this that demands an upgrade and WHERE do I see gains?

    GUI?

    Render Time?

    Render Quality?

    Daz has only crashed on me once so far and the scene that hung my system, had a seriously HUGE re-sized iray wall prop.

    Other than that, we've been good.

    https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/175016/daz-studio-4-9-4-pro-general-release#latest

  • ANGELREAPER1972ANGELREAPER1972 Posts: 4,555

    got the security warning in norton too as always does not have a valid security license as usual but had the option to always trust it oh and you click the link and it then opens in dim for those don't know. beta got updated few times recently auto maticly don't use it though since the public build though did try it yesterday had the missing files thing where the figures looked like something out of minecraft

  • ANGELREAPER1972ANGELREAPER1972 Posts: 4,555

    oh was kinda hoping when saw the big deal of this new version the new genisis4/8 was going to be a part of it but wasn't

  • scorpioscorpio Posts: 8,533
    Llynara said:

    Optitex clothing works, but my full plugin is gone. The one I bought three months ago. The one I've been trying to learn. No place to add it or input the serial number. It's just MIA. 

    Are there any plans to update this, or is everyone who bought this SOL? 

    Have you tried reinstalling it, make sure its the latest version.

  • ANGELREAPER1972ANGELREAPER1972 Posts: 4,555

    btw you all know Jack Tomalin is offering a render service

  • Oso3DOso3D Posts: 15,084

    Can anyone explain what dual lobe specular weight and chromatic SSS is?

     

  • Oso3DOso3D Posts: 15,084

    Llynara:

    Go to Help/?Installed Plugins and there is a serial number for Dynamic Clothing Control

    Go to https://www.daz3d.com/downloader/customer/serialnumbers to find the serial number to plugin

    Then restart.

     

  • Ghosty12Ghosty12 Posts: 2,080
    edited June 2017

    I used the DIM version with no issue but interestingly it did not overwrite version 4.9.2 I now have two versions on my system.. Must have been there a while as even version 4.9.3 did not overwrite it, though could be that I may have downloaded 4.9.2 as an installer version can't remember..

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  • AtiAti Posts: 9,182
    ANGELREAPER1972 said:

    oh was kinda hoping when saw the big deal of this new version the new genisis4/8 was going to be a part of it but wasn't

    This might be what is needed for gen4/8? Who knows? :)

  • Griffin AvidGriffin Avid Posts: 3,814

    First, I said: if that whole list of complicated nomenclature is THE INFO, then I'll wait till someone comes along and explains it in English or a noob has a question that I'm too scared and noobish to ask, like.....

    And then he said: Can anyone explain what dual lobe specular weight and chromatic SSS is?

    So I said: If a POWER USER has to ask, I'm going to wait here by the shallow end until Richard Haseltine shows up with a life preserver for me to wear.

    Linking me to a whole bunch of tech-speak (probably squarely aimed at VENDORS) isn't going to help. lol

    I see none of the key words that I use like....

    Shading

    Materials

    Rendering

    Compatibility

    Genesis X

    Memory

    RAM

    Or trigger phrases like.....

    GPU-assisted-Rendering

    Rendering-times

    Graphical interface...

    CPU load......

    --- something me brain can wrap around.

  • LlynaraLlynara Posts: 4,772
    edited June 2017
    timmins.william said:

    Llynara:

    Go to Help/?Installed Plugins and there is a serial number for Dynamic Clothing Control

    Go to https://www.daz3d.com/downloader/customer/serialnumbers to find the serial number to plugin

    Then restart.

    I don't have an option to enter a serial number but I did shut down DAZ, install the latest verion of the full plugin, then relaunched DAZ. It appears to be working. The panel appears to be the full version now. A lot of serial number entry areas are gone, but the plugins look like they are there. I'll have to go through and check. They probably need to be reinstalled too.

    Post edited by Llynara on
  • LlynaraLlynara Posts: 4,772
    Ati said:
    ANGELREAPER1972 said:

    oh was kinda hoping when saw the big deal of this new version the new genisis4/8 was going to be a part of it but wasn't

    This might be what is needed for gen4/8? Who knows? :)

    I think that's a reasonable assumption :)

  • wolf359wolf359 Posts: 3,929
    edited June 2017

    I got an Email that linked to the promos on the latest Daz studio
    Looks like alot of improved content mangement options
     and decent upgrades to the IRay engine.

    So like the version of 4.9x before it I shall pass on this as well
    and remain on 4.8 for the foreseeable future.cool

    I Make my own content and put it all where I want it
    and I dont use IRay I render animations in C4D and PBR stills
    in Blender via the teleblender script.

    Post edited by wolf359 on
  • IceDragonArtIceDragonArt Posts: 12,727

    I'm not touching this until I know what it does to custom categories...

  • Serene NightSerene Night Posts: 17,704

    I'm wary of updates. My time with DAZ studio is limited, and sometimes new stuff can break other things. I just don't have time to troubleshoot this software. I'm also wary of losing dim. I love dim. And I just bought content package assistant to make installing of content easier. 

  • GreymomGreymom Posts: 1,138

    So,,,,,,the big question I have is does this new IRAY allow use of more than one computer for rendering without purchasing a separate IRAY license?  The mention of "Cloud" is interesting....

  • TooncesToonces Posts: 919
    Ice Dragon Art said:

    I'm not touching this until I know what it does to custom categories...

    Oh boy, I certainly hope custom categories are preserved.

  • Oso3DOso3D Posts: 15,084

    DIM works fine in 4.9.4 and they've repeatedly said that they have no plans to discontinue DIM unless very few people are using it MAYBE.

    I don't use Connect, 4.9.4 is looking fine so far.

     

    Experimenting with Dual Lobe Specular, as near as I can make out it's essentially adding an additional glossy/specular element that has two components, so you can have a tight/bright highlight, a softer more diffuse highlight, and then if you really want yet another highlight from Glossiness.

    I have no idea why one would want or need three specular elements (plus there's always top coat), but hey, you got it.

     

  • nonesuch00nonesuch00 Posts: 18,714

    I'm using DIM still with this new version. And it didn't mess up my Optitex Plugin as it may of Lynara's. Also my Smart Content & Content Library Tabs are unchanged but then I have never even categorized 1 item.

    The biggest thing I noticed that I didn't notice before is the nVidia iRay Renderer is listed as a plugin. That was probably the case before but I didn't notice that being the case. 

  • PorsimoPorsimo Posts: 359
    Llynara said:
    timmins.william said:

    Llynara:

    Go to Help/?Installed Plugins and there is a serial number for Dynamic Clothing Control

    Go to https://www.daz3d.com/downloader/customer/serialnumbers to find the serial number to plugin

    Then restart.

    I don't have an option to enter a serial number but I did shut down DAZ, install the latest verion of the full plugin, then relaunched DAZ. It appears to be working. The panel appears to be the full version now. A lot of serial number entry areas are gone, but the plugins look like they are there. I'll have to go through and check. They probably need to be reinstalled too.

    The full plugin needs to be re-installed every time Daz Studio has been updated/installed.The basic plugin installs with DS and since there can be only one Optitex plugins at once, the full one is replaced.

  • BobvanBobvan Posts: 2,653

    Interestignly enough I didn't get the security warning on my ROG laptop

  • AtiAti Posts: 9,182
    Bobvan said:

    Interestignly enough I didn't get the security warning on my ROG laptop

    By now it probably got the okay from most virus protection companies.

  • IceDragonArtIceDragonArt Posts: 12,727
    nonesuch00 said:

    I'm using DIM still with this new version. And it didn't mess up my Optitex Plugin as it may of Lynara's. Also my Smart Content & Content Library Tabs are unchanged but then I have never even categorized 1 item.

    The biggest thing I noticed that I didn't notice before is the nVidia iRay Renderer is listed as a plugin. That was probably the case before but I didn't notice that being the case. 

    My entire content library has been categorized. I lost those categories on one of the upgrades and it took me almost a month spending every spare minute I had (3 or 4 hours in the evening and up to 6 hours a day on weekends) to put it back together. 

  • MattymanxMattymanx Posts: 6,995
    Llynara said:

    I don't have an option to enter a serial number but I did shut down DAZ, install the latest verion of the full plugin, then relaunched DAZ. It appears to be working. The panel appears to be the full version now. A lot of serial number entry areas are gone, but the plugins look like they are there. I'll have to go through and check. They probably need to be reinstalled too.

    If you do not see somewhere to put in a serial number then you are fine.  The program stores such info for us so that we dont have to keep inputting the SN everytime we upgrade.

  • BobvanBobvan Posts: 2,653
    Ice Dragon Art said:
    nonesuch00 said:

    I'm using DIM still with this new version. And it didn't mess up my Optitex Plugin as it may of Lynara's. Also my Smart Content & Content Library Tabs are unchanged but then I have never even categorized 1 item.

    The biggest thing I noticed that I didn't notice before is the nVidia iRay Renderer is listed as a plugin. That was probably the case before but I didn't notice that being the case. 

    My entire content library has been categorized. I lost those categories on one of the upgrades and it took me almost a month spending every spare minute I had (3 or 4 hours in the evening and up to 6 hours a day on weekends) to put it back together. 

    Are you talking about custom categories? Mine are the same sides would one just need to re upload their saved catergories under re import? I find running DS on 2 machines can be a pain and often content under my custom categories are awol until I re import them..

  • tkdroberttkdrobert Posts: 3,606
    Bobvan said:
    Ice Dragon Art said:
    nonesuch00 said:

    I'm using DIM still with this new version. And it didn't mess up my Optitex Plugin as it may of Lynara's. Also my Smart Content & Content Library Tabs are unchanged but then I have never even categorized 1 item.

    The biggest thing I noticed that I didn't notice before is the nVidia iRay Renderer is listed as a plugin. That was probably the case before but I didn't notice that being the case. 

    My entire content library has been categorized. I lost those categories on one of the upgrades and it took me almost a month spending every spare minute I had (3 or 4 hours in the evening and up to 6 hours a day on weekends) to put it back together. 

    Are you talking about custom categories? Mine are the same sides would one just need to re upload their saved catergories under re import? I find running DS on 2 machines can be a pain and often content under my custom categories are awol until I re import them..

    I spent hours catagorizing my poser stuff.  I would be pissed if I lost all that.  I'm going to back them up before I upgrade.

  • IceDragonArtIceDragonArt Posts: 12,727
    Bobvan said:
    Ice Dragon Art said:
    nonesuch00 said:

    I'm using DIM still with this new version. And it didn't mess up my Optitex Plugin as it may of Lynara's. Also my Smart Content & Content Library Tabs are unchanged but then I have never even categorized 1 item.

    The biggest thing I noticed that I didn't notice before is the nVidia iRay Renderer is listed as a plugin. That was probably the case before but I didn't notice that being the case. 

    My entire content library has been categorized. I lost those categories on one of the upgrades and it took me almost a month spending every spare minute I had (3 or 4 hours in the evening and up to 6 hours a day on weekends) to put it back together. 

    Are you talking about custom categories? Mine are the same sides would one just need to re upload their saved catergories under re import? I find running DS on 2 machines can be a pain and often content under my custom categories are awol until I re import them..

    If they aren't backed up they will be gone.   I do have mine all on an external drive (I actually have them on two different external drives, but it was actually a bit traumatizing to lose all of that work, so I am very cautious anymore.

  • FauvistFauvist Posts: 2,218

    I don't want my computer CONNECTED to DAZ over the Internet.  With this new update - can the DAZ Studio I have on my computer be fully functional without being connected to DAZ or the Internet?

  • Daywalker DesignsDaywalker Designs Posts: 3,586
    Fauvist said:

    I don't want my computer CONNECTED to DAZ over the Internet.  With this new update - can the DAZ Studio I have on my computer be fully functional without being connected to DAZ or the Internet?

    Yes.

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