This is samo test that a was doing to se maximum of my workstation

First - 1mil particle - deepshadow 1024*1024 - 720*576 (still and animation)

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/9963/1millo4.jpg

Second - 5mil particle - deepshadow 1024*1024 - 720*576 (still and animation)

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/4065/5milqk6.jpg

Final - 10mil particle - deepshadow 4096*4096 - Full 2K (still frame)

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/151/hig...ticle122xd9.jpg

interesting renderings

this much particles always does the trick !
nice

very nice GeeGee

can you give us some more information?
workstation specs
render times

looking forward for some animation
with motionblur it can be really cool

wow those looks cool! How did u create the effect where the geo turns into particles?

This is animatin of 5mil particles, deepshadow is small and shadow have samo errors. but this si only test

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OS - Windows XP64bit

CPU - Intel Q9550
MBD - GA x48-DQ6
MEM - Geil - 8GB
Houdini 9.5 x64