Feature Requests for renderer improvements

[Castius]

I'd like to build simple examples to help illustrate the major weakness in the render for Newtek to look at for post LW 8 features. I’d like any input from users that do more rendering than I do to help me make them.

Example
http://www.3dluvr.com/intercepto/maya/tutorials/mray_thegathering/indoor01.htm

43 seconds at 800X600 low aa
http://www.steelronin.com/temp/MRvsLW_43s.jpg
It doesn’t look that good but it’s close to his results.

I know for one enhanced AA with GI is a big no no. So I’d like to refine these issues. Sort of mini challenges. What you think of these categories. And what simple situation would illustrate the problems with them. Let me know if these categories need to refined or more added.

Texturing ( resizing, AA )
Surface ( transparency )
Raytrace ( artifacts )
Lights ( shadows )
Volume ( artifacts, speed )
Camera ( AA, motion blur, DOF, post )
GI ( Hdri, speed, animation, quaility )

Thanks

[takkun]

I don't understand what would be the point of this exercise except to improve your own rendering skills. I don't think that the users need to inform Newtek of the weaknesses of it's render, they should know the renderer inside and out more than any of us know it, I hope ;).

[Castius]

users define the software otherwise there wouldn't be a request page.

[Wade]

nah.

[pauland]

I think the example has exposed a spelling weakness...

[Lamont]

I don't see the point in your posting. I am pretty sure NT has eyes... :rolleyes:

[kevman3d]

Well, I really don't see the point of this post either - And I don't understand the comment "I know for one enhanced AA with GI is a big no no"?

I often use Enhanced AA with GI so that I can use lower Radiosity settings and get a nice result in less render time - Usually its a case of don't use Adaptive Sampling AA with GI that causes the issues for me.

What was the issue you had? You got me curious now... :)