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How Do You Increase Your Maximum Render Time?

franktuttlefranktuttle Posts: 67
in Technical Help (nuts n bolts)

Hi everyone!

I'm new. But I searched the forums and poked at Studio 4.9, and still couldn't figure this out, so here I am.

My machine doesn't have an Nvidea GPU. I plan to correct that, but in the meantime, is there a way I can increase the 2 hour render time maximum so I can get better renders? 

I swear once I saw a setting in Render for the maximum number of seconds, but try as I might I can't find it again.

Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

 

 

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  • barbultbarbult Posts: 24,836

    In the Render Settings pane, look at the Progressive Rendering tab. Max Time (secs) is what you are looking for. Max Samples and Rendering Converged Ratio are also criteria for ending a render, so be sure all are large enough.

     

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  • franktuttlefranktuttle Posts: 67

    Thank you! 

  • barbultbarbult Posts: 24,836

    Did you know that if a render stops and you want it to go longer, you can change the Progressive Rendering parameters and resume? There is a subtle little right facing triangle on the left side of the rendered image window. Click it to open a pane of parameters you can adjust. You don't have to start over to add extra time.

  • franktuttlefranktuttle Posts: 67

    Awesome! My render is about to stop, so you saved me two hours. 

    I really appreciate it.

     

  • barbultbarbult Posts: 24,836
    edited July 2016

    Great! Changing some of the parameters in that pane will make it restart, but not the time, samples, or convergence.

    Edit: And after changing the max time, click Resume (not Save) on the bottom of the rendered image window. Click Save next time it finishes, or add more time and resume again.

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  • franktuttlefranktuttle Posts: 67

    Good to know! 

    I am having a blast with this. My images aren't perfect, by any means, but I can see the potential. It's a truly incredible tool.

  • barbultbarbult Posts: 24,836
    edited July 2016

    Why don't you join us over in the New User's Contest? It is a chance to learn and get feedback. (I'm not new, I'm just administering the contest this month.)

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  • barbultbarbult Posts: 24,836

    Also, do you know that you can cancel an Iray render at any time and save the result? So, if you've set a time of 6 hours, and it looks good enough after 3, you don't have to wait 3 more hours. Also, you can cancel and then resume. So, if you are rendering and need to stop to do something else, you can resume later as long as you don't close the rendered image window.

  • franktuttlefranktuttle Posts: 67

    Thanks! I didn't realize that. Heading over to New User's Contest now!

     

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