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Can't find Iray shaders in my library

Alex@DBGAlex@DBG Posts: 54
edited December 1969 in New Users

Hello, everyone. A bit of help please. I've just installed daz4.8 pro 4.8.0.55 64 bit . I've tried the new Iray, and it works, but I can't find the shaders. Their not in my library, shader presets, ( where the age of armor shader is ) , I've searched for it, can't find anything called Iray.... I've reinstalled daz twice, no joy. I've looked in DIM, there is no content package ready to download. I can't find the shaders as a separate install package anywere either.... Could anyone help me out, please.
Sorry for my english.

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  • BeeMKayBeeMKay Posts: 7,019
    edited May 2015

    Check here:
    http://www.daz3d.com/forums/viewreply/826691/

    It will be released later today.

    Post edited by BeeMKay on
  • Alex@DBGAlex@DBG Posts: 54
    edited December 1969

    Oh, good. And , does anyone know how to check if Iray is using my video card? I have a gtx 750 ti , but when I render, I can see that my cpu is maxed , 100 % , and I've selected only the GPU in Iray render setings. I've read somewere that , if it can't use the GPU, Iray will use the CPU... anyway I can check if that is what is happenening??
    Thanks in advance.

  • evilded777evilded777 Posts: 2,466
    edited December 1969

    If you can see the memory usage on your video card, you can tell... if its reaches 98-99% usage, it generally falls off to CPU in my experience.

  • BeeMKayBeeMKay Posts: 7,019
    edited December 1969

    You can check the log file; it shows the usage at the end of the rendering.
    However, it's possible that the scene is too large for the RAM of your card.
    https://helpdaz.zendesk.com/entries/67520170-System-Recommendations-for-DAZ-Studio-4-
    --> has an explanation about GPU RAM usage, which you might find usefull.

    Also, it's recommended that you udate to the latest version of the card's driver.

  • Alex@DBGAlex@DBG Posts: 54
    edited December 1969

    OK, I've used CUPID HWMonitor , and , when rendering I get max cpu and GPU usage.... My system is : amd fx 8350, 4000 h clock speed, 12 gb ddr3 1333mh, ssd hard drive. Gtx 750 TI . I can render , 5000 iterations in about 8-10 minutes ( it's a model in a house scene, there are some objects around.The quality ( I don't know how to tweak things, so I only have a standard light , and just pres the render button :)) ) is just amazing.... but way too slow, I think. I am actually trying to learn animating, so this time for a single frame is just too much. Do you guys know if there is a special driver for Nvidia that is better for Iray? or just the latest update...

    Regards, Alex.

  • BeeMKayBeeMKay Posts: 7,019
    edited May 2015

    You can always reduce the number of iterations in render settings. I've had decent results with 150-250 iterations in a small image of 1024x728, taking about 1 minute to render. A sequence of 13 seconds needed 6-6 hours to complete.

    There's a discussion about cards here:
    http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/56583/
    and render speeds
    http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/54288/

    EDIT: I'd also recommend this thread:
    http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/56788/

    Post edited by BeeMKay on
  • Alex@DBGAlex@DBG Posts: 54
    edited December 1969

    Thanks Lee. really apreciate the time you took to answer me :). I've checked the log after a render, and it uses mostly the GPU and some CPU at the same time. But , I'm still trying to install that Iray Uber shader... still can't find it as a separate pack in DIM , just reinstalled daz studio ( but only from DIM, and I see that my library is left behind... Do i need to delete manually the daz folders or some files? And reinstall all the content, loose all the poses and morphs??? I've looked at the above link with daz4.8 being relleased , I can't find any mention that the shaders will be relleased separatly so I can't figure out what is going on....
    Thanks again for your help.

  • BeeMKayBeeMKay Posts: 7,019
    edited December 1969

    The shaders&lights; pack for 4.8 has not been released yet. :-(
    I'm also waiting for them, though I am currently using the ones from the Beta release. The 4.8 lights themselves work fine, but there's some extra stuff like Sun-dials in the pack.

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