jsunandmax Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 hey guys, i'm new to pyro but starting to get some results. The image below I used Smokeless fire and I have two questions: 1. why is there so much smoke (since i used Smokeless off the shelf)? How can i remove it (I understand it's necessary for the sim, but how can I avoid RENDERING it?....or ideally even computing it if possible) ? 2. why is it so.....pixelated / noise looking in the render? It's not smooth and silky it's all points. I've messed w/ some of the Mantra settings but no luck.. Any help on either topic greatly appreciated, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mawi Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 hey guys, i'm new to pyro but starting to get some results. The image below I used Smokeless fire and I have two questions: 1. why is there so much smoke (since i used Smokeless off the shelf)? How can i remove it (I understand it's necessary for the sim, but how can I avoid RENDERING it?....or ideally even computing it if possible) ? 2. why is it so.....pixelated / noise looking in the render? It's not smooth and silky it's all points. I've messed w/ some of the Mantra settings but no luck.. Any help on either topic greatly appreciated, thanks! flame_n_smoke.jpg Can you please post your scene? Its really hard to tell without. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tar Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 also search the SideFX forums - lots of posts on Pyro stuff; if you want to get serious smart on Pyro check out the awesome PytroFX2 Shader videos from SideFX. Pyro FX 2 Shader Videos http://www.sidefx.com/index.php?option=com_forum&Itemid=172&page=viewtopic&t=25248 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsunandmax Posted February 5, 2014 Author Share Posted February 5, 2014 (edited) Thanks, I didn't actually have all those videos/links....I figured out how to remove the smoke, thanks! i've read quite a bit on pyro, and done a ton of tutorials on youtube/vimeo....but have not found this exact problem re: noise in the render. Here is my scene....much thanks; great community! pyro_test_2_04.hipnc Edited February 5, 2014 by jsunandmax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tar Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 the noise in the render; try these settings in Mantra; Properties/Sampling/ Pixel Samples 4 Transparent Samples 12. Noise in volumes should be easy to find forum posts on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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