LuxRender v0.7.1

[jeanphi]

Hi,

I've just ported a bunch of fixes/improvements from v0.8 to v0.7.x could you test that the resulting code is ok?
Transplanted items:
- ability to save the flm before transmitting it over the network (new --serverwriteflm option to luxconsole)
- more decimals for S/px in the Qt GUI
- point light fixes
- spot light fix
- photon mapping improvement
- removal of OpenGL in Qt GUI (and removal of the --noopengl option from the Qt GUI)
- new velvet material
- new glossy multibounce option and shading artifacts reduction
- new energyconserving option to mattetranslucent

Jeanphi

[jeanphi]

Hi,

I'd like to release v0.7.1 before the end of the month if possible otherwise it will never be done. Do you think you'll have time to fix the remaining 4 issues assigned in the roadmap or should we release as is?

Jeanphi

[pciccone]

Do we have any weekly build for the 0.7.1 branch?

[Carbonflux]

I have been rendering with it for about a week, everything seems fine. I will post the render in a couple of days, I was able to find a way to use surface asperity.

[jeanphi]

Hi,

I think the remaining issues are not critical. We should build the current v0.7.1 tree as RC1 and release a week later if no regression is found.

Jeanphi

[pciccone]

Jeanphi, the addition of the velvet material is great. Does 0.7.1 include also your multibounce addition to Glossy?

[jeanphi]

Hi,

Yes, it does.

Jeanphi

[pciccone]

Great, I can't find more details about the syntax, do you have a link handy?

[jeanphi]

Hi,

It's all in the General exporter forum in the making lux 0.8 better thread. Here is an example:

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MakeNamedMaterial "test" "string type" ["glossy"] "color Kd" [1 0 0] "color Ks" [0.1 0.1 0.1] "float uroughness" [0.7] "float vroughness" [0.7] "bool multibounce" ["true"]

Jeanphi

[pciccone]

Thanks, I wasn't sure if there was some other specific parameter in addition to the multibounce.