Optimizing G2 textures for Iray, is there a recommended way?

SnowSultan

Could someone tell me what the currently recommended way to optimize Genesis 2 skin textures for Iray might be? A lot of them use the Ubershader 2, and I no longer seem to have the Legacy Iray skin shaders that were included with Studio when Iray was first released.

I kindly ask that you do not recommend that I search the forums for skin settings and manually adjust them for every one of my older textures. That isn't happening.  ;)  Thank you very much.

nemesis10

I swear by this: http://www.daz3d.com/iray-smart-converter-and-advanced-skin-managers-for-genesis-2 which has excellent tutorials on Youtube and loads of customization.  Once you convert one figure to you liking with ethe level of SS, gloss and bump, you can save that as a shader to convert others.

DustRider

The free Iray Optimized Genesis 2 Female Mat should be in "Genesis 2 Female>Materials>Iray" (see below). I find it a great starting point, but the other (pay for) products may be easier if you don't like to make your own.

SnowSultan

I finally found the Legacy shader (it was far from where I expected), but the results weren't that good. I will keep an eye on that set Nemesis, thank you for that.

outrider42

nemesis10 said:

I swear by this: http://www.daz3d.com/iray-smart-converter-and-advanced-skin-managers-for-genesis-2 which has excellent tutorials on Youtube and loads of customization.  Once you convert one figure to you liking with ethe level of SS, gloss and bump, you can save that as a shader to convert others.

YES! This item is great, plus it can detect between Daz 4.8 and 4.9, and tries to compensate for the difference between those versions. I still use 4.8 myself, so I cannot vow exactly for how it handles 4.9, but it really does work fantastic 99% of the time without me doing hardly any adjustments. I can also tell you it also works for any textures you have converted to Genesis 2. I have a number of V4 items converted to G2, and this brings those V4s into iray so beautifully. It even works on skins that have no shader maps! (Using the 3rd option.)

The only times I had any skins not turn out well, it was for extremely pale skin. That particular skin came out kind of gray. Otherwise, it has worked like a charm for all the other I have tried. If I was with my Daz machine, I'd link a couple of examples for you. But let me tell you, I absolutely love this product. I bought it one sale, but knowing how well it works, I'd totally buy it full price (and I never buy full price, lol.)

Ralf1958

nemesis10 said:

I swear by this: http://www.daz3d.com/iray-smart-converter-and-advanced-skin-managers-for-genesis-2 which has excellent tutorials on Youtube and loads of customization.  Once you convert one figure to you liking with ethe level of SS, gloss and bump, you can save that as a shader to convert others.

I'm with you! Great product and so easy to use. :-)