What affects photoview render performance?

Adan Isais

23 Jan, 2012 07:11 AM

Some consideratioins you should make when creating a render with photoview.

1. Step 1:

   First you should now what photoview quality options means,
   In this chart you can see the values for:
   Anti- aliasing: how sharp edges are seen.
   Number of reflections: how many reflections on each surface are calculated.
   Number of refractions: how many layers of transparent materials can be seen through it
   Indirect illumination: how many light rays are rebound on surfaces to light the render
   

   

2. Step 2:

   First, we are seen examples of quality on different renders, For this picture setting used wer:
   Render quality: Good
   Render time: 18.9 sec
   

   

3. Step 3:

   In this:
   Render quality: Better
   Render time: 38.5 sec
   

   

4. Step 4:

   In this:
   Render quality: Best
   Render time: 1:39.5 min
   

   

5. Step 5:

   In this:
   Render quality: Maximum
   Render time: 3:36.65 min
   

   

6. Step 6:

   Another factor is focal lenght.
   In this:
   Focal lenght: On
   Render quality: Maximum
   Render time: 5:06.8 min
   

   

7. Step 7:

   In this:
   Focal lenght: On
   Render quality: Good
   Render time: 26.1 sec
   

   

8. Step 8:

   Now reflections.
   For this picture:
   Render quality: Good
   Reflections: 1
   Render time: 11.1 sec
   

   

9. Step 9:

   For this picture:
   Render quality: Better
   Reflections: 4
   Render time: 29.6 sec
   

   

10. Step 10:

    For this picture:
    Render quality: Best
    Reflections: 8
    Render time: 1:31.5 min
    

    

11. Step 11:

    For this picture:
    Render quality: Maximum
    Reflections: 10
    Render time: 4:34.6 min
    

    

12. Step 12:

    Now refractions.
    For this picture:
    Render quality: Good
    Refractions: 4
    Render time: 27.1 sec
    

    

13. Step 13:

    For this picture:
    Render quality: Better
    Refractions: 8
    Render time: 1:17.9 min
    

    

14. Step 14:

    For this picture:
    Render quality: Best
    Refractions: 8
    Render time: 2:32.5 sec
    

    

15. Step 15:

    For this picture:
    Render quality: Maximum
    Refractions: 10
    Render time: 5:08.1 min
    

    

16. Step 16:

    Now photon quantity and quality when you add caustics effects for glasses or metals:
    For this picture:
    Render quality: Good
    Caustics quality: 256
    Caustics quantiity: 10,000,000
    Render time: 1:36.5 min
    

    

17. Step 17:

    For this picture:
    Render quality: Good
    Caustics quality: 256
    Caustics quantiity: 1,000,000
    Render time: 1:34.1 min
    

    

18. Step 18:

    For this picture:
    Render quality: Good
    Caustics quality: 256
    Caustics quantiity: 100,000
    Render time: 41.9 sec
    

    

19. Step 19:

    For this picture:
    Render quality: Good
    Caustics quality: 128
    Caustics quantiity: 10,000,000
    Render time: 46.9 sec
    

    

20. Step 20:

    For this picture:
    Render quality: Good
    Caustics quality: 64
    Caustics quantiity: 10,000,000
    Render time: 33.1 sec
    

    

21. Step 21:

    For this picture:
    Render quality: Good
    Caustics quality: 32
    Caustics quantiity: 10,000,000
    Render time: 28.0 sec