You may have read speed tips in books
or seen some posted in newsgroups. People are always asking why is
my render so slow? Here at the garage I will show you some things
that will speed up your render times. What makes my tips
different? If I give you a tip I will prove to you
that it makes your renders faster. The others don't.
I am working on adding more speed
tips. If you would like to be notified when I update this page
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Steps to Speedy Bryce
Make sure you computer is in top
form. Download B-Mark from the B-Mark page
and run the benchmark. Compare your results with other similar
machines on the results page.
If your results are much slower than comparable machines then
something is wrong with your computer. Here
is what one tester had to say.
As you go down the
materials editor your render times will increase. What this
means is in terms of rendering speed. The reflection portion
of a material's texture is more expensive to render than the diffusion
portion. Show me the data!
Using more than one of
the bump, transparency, or reflective properties at the same time dramatically
increases render time.Show
me the data!
New Feb 19, 2000
Use 2D
picture objects instead of hi-res 3D models when appropriate.
This will reduce file size as well as render times. Show
me the data!
Render
time can be reduced by replacing Boolean mapped objects with bump
mapped objects.Show me the data!
