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Hero FX and pwGhost shaders with iray?

Griffin AvidGriffin Avid Posts: 3,837
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These are on discount..

https://www.daz3d.com/hero-fx-xtreme

https://www.daz3d.com/hero-fx-exp-sci-fi

I bet they are 3Delight engine....shaders?

Right? If I have that right, not every shader works with every rendering engine.

https://www.daz3d.com/pweffect

https://www.daz3d.com/pwghost

What happens if I try and use these in an iray render?

 

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  • Sphinx MagooSphinx Magoo Posts: 586

    Pretty sure the Hero FX packages will work in Iray. If you combine them with some of the emmisive shaders, you should get some nice effects,

    Not sure if pwGhost or pwEffect will work in Iray as they were written for 3Delight.

  • agent unawaresagent unawares Posts: 3,513

    pw series shaders are 3Delight only, they're actual shaders. Hero FX shaders use maps so they can be converted.

  • BeeMKayBeeMKay Posts: 7,019
    edited September 2017

    Hero FX works fine. You'll have to convert then to Iray and put the image into the emission colour slot, and then add the colors from the Diffuse color to Base color, and the colour from Ambient Color to Emission colour. I found that lumiance of 700 k/cm gives a good light.

    Left is converted to Iray, right is out of the box.

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  • Griffin AvidGriffin Avid Posts: 3,837

    Thanks all.

  • kaotkblisskaotkbliss Posts: 2,918

    Yeah, I can confirm Hero FX and it's add-ons work in Iray as I have them and have used them.

  • Griffin AvidGriffin Avid Posts: 3,837

    What do you think of the quality and usefulness?

    I have these already....

    https://www.daz3d.com/idg-iray-fx-props-and-shaders

    https://www.daz3d.com/idg-iray-fx-ribbons-and-sprites

    For some stuff I just snag bits and pieces from other sets..

    Lots of sets have holographic elements....

    And if I don't need the effect to throw simulated light, I'll do it in post.

    But you can never have too many effects to mix and match....

    Like, I've wanted this since it came out, but I can do that myself.....

    https://www.daz3d.com/sci-fi-head-gear-for-genesis-3

    Even if I had this other much-wanted product....

    https://www.daz3d.com/easy-snap-virtual-reality-interface

  • kaotkblisskaotkbliss Posts: 2,918

    For my purpose, I find the Hero FX stuff very useful. I use them for pretty much all of my holographic computer displays from consols to pads to wrist units.

  • BeeMKayBeeMKay Posts: 7,019

    The fx-stuff is quite useful if you have the fx light shining on a character etc. I also got almost all of Jepe's fx, and I like the variety.

  • tkdroberttkdrobert Posts: 3,617
    BeeMKay said:

    Hero FX works fine. You'll have to convert then to Iray and put the image into the emission colour slot, and then add the colors from the Diffuse color to Base color, and the colour from Ambient Color to Emission colour. I found that lumiance of 700 k/cm gives a good light.

    Left is converted to Iray, right is out of the box.

    You just me something very usefull thank you.

  • tkdroberttkdrobert Posts: 3,617

    I tried this last night, using the method mentioned by @BeeMKay.  Worked like a charm.

  • RiverSoft ArtRiverSoft Art Posts: 6,841

    How do you use these?  I have tried dropping a plane in the scene, selecting the surface, double-clicking these, and nothing is showing up.  Can someone walk me through how to use them (the Hero FX Sci-Fi)?

    Thanks

  • tkdroberttkdrobert Posts: 3,617
    RiverSoft Art said:

    How do you use these?  I have tried dropping a plane in the scene, selecting the surface, double-clicking these, and nothing is showing up.  Can someone walk me through how to use them (the Hero FX Sci-Fi)?

    Thanks

    Hero FX Sci-Fi has it's own plane.  You double click on that, highlight it in the surfaces tab, then double click, the effect you want.  I had to search for them and then catogorize them, so I could find them easy.

  • RiverSoft ArtRiverSoft Art Posts: 6,841
    tkdrobert said:
    RiverSoft Art said:

    How do you use these?  I have tried dropping a plane in the scene, selecting the surface, double-clicking these, and nothing is showing up.  Can someone walk me through how to use them (the Hero FX Sci-Fi)?

    Thanks

    Hero FX Sci-Fi has it's own plane.  You double click on that, highlight it in the surfaces tab, then double click, the effect you want.  I had to search for them and then catogorize them, so I could find them easy.

    Ah!  That helped.  Thanks.

  • tkdroberttkdrobert Posts: 3,617
    RiverSoft Art said:
    tkdrobert said:
    RiverSoft Art said:

    How do you use these?  I have tried dropping a plane in the scene, selecting the surface, double-clicking these, and nothing is showing up.  Can someone walk me through how to use them (the Hero FX Sci-Fi)?

    Thanks

    Hero FX Sci-Fi has it's own plane.  You double click on that, highlight it in the surfaces tab, then double click, the effect you want.  I had to search for them and then catogorize them, so I could find them easy.

    Ah!  That helped.  Thanks.

    You're very welcome.

  • OdaaOdaa Posts: 1,548
    Sphinx Magoo said:

    Pretty sure the Hero FX packages will work in Iray. If you combine them with some of the emmisive shaders, you should get some nice effects,

    Not sure if pwGhost or pwEffect will work in Iray as they were written for 3Delight.

    PWGhost stopped working in 3Delight a couple of DS versions ago, at least on my computer.

  • tkdroberttkdrobert Posts: 3,617
    Odaa said:
    Sphinx Magoo said:

    Pretty sure the Hero FX packages will work in Iray. If you combine them with some of the emmisive shaders, you should get some nice effects,

    Not sure if pwGhost or pwEffect will work in Iray as they were written for 3Delight.

    PWGhost stopped working in 3Delight a couple of DS versions ago, at least on my computer.

    Not a problem with me.  I used it in 3Delight on a recent render and I have the latest version of Daz.

  • scorpioscorpio Posts: 8,533
    Odaa said:
    Sphinx Magoo said:

    Pretty sure the Hero FX packages will work in Iray. If you combine them with some of the emmisive shaders, you should get some nice effects,

    Not sure if pwGhost or pwEffect will work in Iray as they were written for 3Delight.

    PWGhost stopped working in 3Delight a couple of DS versions ago, at least on my computer.

    PWGhost seems to be working ok for me (DS4.10.0.107), it applies and you get the different effects which look as they should from what I can remember

  • LeanaLeana Posts: 12,949
    Odaa said:
    Sphinx Magoo said:

    Pretty sure the Hero FX packages will work in Iray. If you combine them with some of the emmisive shaders, you should get some nice effects,

    Not sure if pwGhost or pwEffect will work in Iray as they were written for 3Delight.

    PWGhost stopped working in 3Delight a couple of DS versions ago, at least on my computer.

    I would try reinstalling it as it still works on my computer.

  • tkdroberttkdrobert Posts: 3,617
    Leana said:
    Odaa said:
    Sphinx Magoo said:

    Pretty sure the Hero FX packages will work in Iray. If you combine them with some of the emmisive shaders, you should get some nice effects,

    Not sure if pwGhost or pwEffect will work in Iray as they were written for 3Delight.

    PWGhost stopped working in 3Delight a couple of DS versions ago, at least on my computer.

    I would try reinstalling it as it still works on my computer.

    If that doesn't work, file a help ticket.

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