3DS Max - Vray Settings (Common Tab)

Common Tab

• Under "Time Output", you can select single to render one frame
• "Range" allows you to do animation

• Under "Output Size" We select HDTV (video) 1920X1080 for final renders and 480x270 for test renders because it's smaller dimension

Vray Tab

• IPR allows you to render things interactively

• Image projected on the screen
• Bucket will render certain sections of the image
• Progressive will render the image blurry but will get blurry as the image progresses

• Checkbox "GI environment"
• allows environment to caast light into the scene

GI Tab

• allows light to bounce around the scene
• Under primary engine, leave Brute Force off and select light cache for test renders
• Under "cachece" make sure Subdivs - 1,000
• lowers subdivs makes the image grainier; higher subdivs do not
• when you do a final render, switch Brute force on

Render Settings

Exposure control

• brighten or reduce exposure in images
• Under exposure control, select Vray Exposure Control
• Shutter Speed
• F-number - how wide or narrow your lens opening is
• ISO - Sensitivity
• White Balancfe -
• Mode is going to bec changed to "EV Parameter" (the default is photographic) this parameter allows you to adjust exposure in image.