WendyLuvsCatz said:

my bookmark for DAZ3D.com is set to the Carrara Forum

everything Shop included goes from there

why?

Carrara rocks

I still find it a crying shame that it was put on Daz's back burner, as it's one of the most unique programs that I have come across with this hobby!

If only they had better figure support and an updated renderer/shaders it would rival even daz studio… wait, I think that's why they left it behind.

my bookmark for DAZ3D.com is set to the Carrara Forum

everything Shop included goes from there

why?

Carrara rocks

So what forum section do you frequent and why?

I'm usually found in the commons, studio and product release threads, as I like to stay informed by both products, and what's going on with the Daz community, so how about you folk?

Hi. There is currently no support for the Octane panoramic camera directly in the plugin. What you could do is to export the scene to ORBX and open it in Octane Standalone, then change the camera.

In general, you'll probably get better support for the Octane plugin if you post on its dedicated forum: https://render.otoy.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=44

Cheers,
Toby.

@RAMWolff

have you made a feature request regarding the "turn of brush cursor" in their forum?

Maybe it helps to get that feature.

There are already a bunch of those requests but it seems they need more.

Hylas said:

marble said:

GhostofMacbeth said:

Curious why you need cutout opacity on skin? Perhaps there is another way to approach what you are doing.

 

I searched the forum for possible alternative ways of doing this but couldn't find one. As for why .... well, during that search I also noticed a few other comments basically asking the same as though it is a ridiculous thing to do.

If you enable Cutout Opacity, it will also enable Thin Walled. This will give any skin using Translucency a different and inferior look.

That's why Cutout Opacity is useless for anybody who renders IRAY human skins - both UBER and PBR.

And that's why some folks are scratching their heads as to why you would need this function.

An image like the one you posted would have to be assembled in post if you want IRAY human skin to look its best.

Ok - I'm having to explain more than I intended here so I'll try. Yes, I do a lot in post using two images - one with cutout and another without. The problem is more to do with positioning the internals so that eveything looks right in the final image so cutout opacity helps a lot with that. Simple matter with Uber skins but I struggled with PBR. I had to switch to Uber, apply the cutout and then overlay the PBR skin in post. with some masking. I'm not an expert at any of this so I'm flying by the seat of my pants with all this technology.

I know there is a toggle to hide items I own.  However, is there a way to search the shop for only items that I own?

Thanks

Hello,

Can anyone tell me if there is a way to search for a specific artist in the Daz Gallery? I had set up some links but they appear to be broken now.

Thanks in advance for any replies.

nabob21

Moved to Technical Help as it is a question about an existing product, not a product suggestion or search.

Catherine3678ab said:

stripe6499_9253833ae8 said:

Something else I've never heard of, and I need to learn about... Sigh...

 

Let's Make Projections Morphs {DA page for the download}

I think I have links lost somewhere in the forum so have re-uploaded this for you if you want it. [or for anyone else too of course]

Thank you! I have that downloaded now as well. It will make interesting watching. I really appreciate your help.

This is the Daz Studio forum, content discussions don't go here. There are several threads in the Commons.

OBS is without a doubt the best screen recording and broadcasting application available, by far. Coupled with Advanced Scene Switcher it's just amazingly powerful.

I would recommend using Blender as your video editor. This application is amazing and if you have never used it before, then go for it! Video compositing is as good a reason as any to start getting used to Blender's excellent user interface and remarkable versatility.

Davinci Resolve's interface is a bunch of nonsense for whoever used Avid or Adobe apps. Sure it does the job and there's a free version. But what a loss of time with the dumb design of many of their tools !

I'd eventually advise Avid tools. They have one for free : Media Composer | First. Never tried this free version. But Avid has been the Rolls Royce in Pro Studio for years, so it's probably very good.

In a nutshell :

1/ OBS to record. This is the must.

2/ then pick yourself a Post Production Tool. Keep in mind that a great open source video compositing tool... just doesn't exist. It all depends on your needs and what you'll do with it. You can be happy with Avidemux. And super frustrated with Davinci. Just one solution : pick something and see where it takes you. After a day or two you'll know if you wanna stick with your choice or jump on another horse.

People's advice is often not really helpful. What is important is practice. And your own personal opinion born of experience.

From my own experience I'd say :

OBS + After Effects. But that's just an opinion. And AE being paid app, I'd say for you OBS + Blender. Great Combo.

marble said:

GhostofMacbeth said:

Curious why you need cutout opacity on skin? Perhaps there is another way to approach what you are doing.

 

I searched the forum for possible alternative ways of doing this but couldn't find one. As for why .... well, during that search I also noticed a few other comments basically asking the same as though it is a ridiculous thing to do.

If you enable Cutout Opacity, it will also enable Thin Walled. This will give any skin using Translucency a different and inferior look.

That's why Cutout Opacity is useless for anybody who renders IRAY human skins - both UBER and PBR.

And that's why some folks are scratching their heads as to why you would need this function.

An image like the one you posted would have to be assembled in post if you want IRAY human skin to look its best.

stripe6499_9253833ae8 said:

Something else I've never heard of, and I need to learn about... Sigh...

I think I have links lost somewhere in the forum so have re-uploaded this for you if you want it. [or for anyone else too of course]

Let's Make Projections Morphs {DA page for the download}

In general I like APhoto and ADesinger (APublisher not so much):

I use APhoto for render pass compositing. It works for me, but the ocio implementation is borked (they don't follow the rules how the various options should be presented in the UI which makes it a bit difficult to use). But 32 bit editing in general is working.

Texture painting is ok but:

In my opinion the brushing is still one of the worst compared to: Corel Painter, Krita, Photoshop, ClipStudio. If you paint with a soft brush in 8 bit mode you always get severe banding once you paint multiple strokes on top of each other. A fix was requested for years but they did not fix it in V2.

https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/169617-brush-banding-issue-in-8-bit-rgb-please-cross-check/#comment-972135

Installation desaster with V2:

Before you buy V2 better try to install the trial. Serif has created a desaster with their new install method (it is now an APP not a normal installation anymore). Read posts from crying users here:

https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/170529-extremely-disappointed-that-this-installs-as-an-app-and-not-regular-software-program/

Softproof

For professional work you might find out that the Softproof function is not working correctly (to a degree that it is unusable). A fix was requested by a lot of users but it did not get fixed in V2.

https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/161252-aphoto-wrong-result-with-softproof-absolute-colorimetric/#comment-916552

Brush cursor

If I am painting on a graphics display (with pen on screen) I can't disable the brush cursor. So there is always this damn cursor and the tip of the physical pen fighting for my attention - very distracting. A lot of users requested to get a "disable cursor" feature for years but it got ignored.

Mask visibility

When you create a mask, you can't see it together with the underliying image while painting on it (you know this red mask overlay you see in Photoshop). You can either see the mask in solo mode or the image but never the mask and the image. Again, fix rwas requested again and again, year after year but not delivered.

https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/39891-how-to-show-red-overlay-when-masking/

Texture packing and alpha editing

If you are a 3D artist and need to edit the alpha channel and do texture packing you maybe not want to use APhoto.

https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/76911-how-to-edit-the-alpha-channel/#comment-401891

GPU acceleration

GPU acceleration in V1 never worked for me and a lot of other users ("it feels like half of the posts in their forum get answered with "disable hardware acceleration"). Now in V2 trial it is ok for me, but alot of others posting in the forum still have issues. But nevertheless the software is working fast enough with a core i7 for me, even without GPU support. But with GPU now working in V2 it is really fast.

Blend ranges

Those blend ranges are a big helper in image editing. They are like luma masks but directly integrated into the adjustments. Really a nice feature.

Conclusion

In general I like the software but with Affinity ignoring issues and requests made by a lot of users I am now trying Krita and others more to see if they could be a better alternative. Not decided yet and it is not about the price. I think 119 € intro price (same price for new and existing users - no discount for those who already own V1) is ok (included in that price are all three apps for Win and MAC and the ipad versions).

Catherine3678ab said:

If one has collected a sufficient number of morphs, using the search term 'bulge' on the Parameters dial can show what's available.

I do have what seems to be a rather popular set of projection morphs for G8M over at Renderosity [free]. 9 Invisible Morphs for G8M - Projection Morphs

Thank you Catherine. That's most kind of you. Downloaded and installed. I'll be interested to try them out. So far I've been saving my mesh grabber alterations as morphs for the items  I've been amending, I sometimes need it for female clothing items that are sheer, to avoid hair poke through. It's all good experience, and I'm sure that one day I'll become capable and get into Blender to do things properly.

GhostofMacbeth said:

Curious why you need cutout opacity on skin? Perhaps there is another way to approach what you are doing.

I searched the forum for possible alternative ways of doing this but couldn't find one. As for why .... well, during that search I also noticed a few other comments basically asking the same as though it is a ridiculous thing to do. I can think of a few reasons and I have rendered such images quite often. For example, I have the V4/M4 internal anatomy and also the skeletons and I have experimented with semi-transparent skin with those internals positioned inside a G8 character. As I rarely post anything I render (this hobby is for personal enjoyment, not for public display) I let my imagination run free. 

If one has collected a sufficient number of morphs, using the search term 'bulge' on the Parameters dial can show what's available.

I do have what seems to be a rather popular set of projection morphs for G8M over at Renderosity [free]. 9 Invisible Morphs for G8M - Projection Morphs

Llola Lane said:

Martinjfrost said:

Llola Lane said:

Daventaki said:

Martinjfrost said:

 

Ive attached some slides made as part of a tutorial i did which should help explain it. 

Is the tutorial still available?

 

I second that question :)

It was part of a webinar i did for Digital Art Live a few months ago i know its not available through daz but you could contact them and ask if there is a recording of it you could purchase 

https://digitalartlive.com/event/50-shades-of-iray-an-evening-with-martin-frost/

The post work bit was part of a larger discussion about texturing etc. We did talk about fleshing it out in to a proper step by step but nothing came of it. 

However with a quick search this came up on youtube and its pretty clear and much the same workflow.  Well worth watching.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIQYqcj1yBI

Also This overview of photorealism and lighting is very good, not DS specific but good theory and practices to remember.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8AAX-ENWvQ

Thanks Martin.. I'll check them out later this week... ;)

 Quick check... Looks like i can't use canvases... I don't have a program to open up .EXR files (sighs)  Oh well!

Martinjfrost said:

Llola Lane said:

Daventaki said:

Martinjfrost said:

 

Ive attached some slides made as part of a tutorial i did which should help explain it. 

Is the tutorial still available?

 

I second that question :)

It was part of a webinar i did for Digital Art Live a few months ago i know its not available through daz but you could contact them and ask if there is a recording of it you could purchase 

https://digitalartlive.com/event/50-shades-of-iray-an-evening-with-martin-frost/

The post work bit was part of a larger discussion about texturing etc. We did talk about fleshing it out in to a proper step by step but nothing came of it. 

However with a quick search this came up on youtube and its pretty clear and much the same workflow.  Well worth watching.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIQYqcj1yBI

Also This overview of photorealism and lighting is very good, not DS specific but good theory and practices to remember.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8AAX-ENWvQ

Thanks Martin.. I'll check them out later this week... ;)