Mental Ray Render times: Too bad I don't know what too fix.!?

[SuperDrifter]

I do Retail Interior/Exterior rendering/animations.

Something I'm always thinking about is value... How to get the most bang for the buck.

Realism; within a reasonable time/frames. We typically have 1K's of frames to render for an animation. I can spend x amount of time, if it adds to the perceived realism, and doesn't 'cost' much.

Is there a program, or something within Max that let's us see where the processing is slowing down?

On a second note: who is familiar with (drumroll....) autovolume....OMG )revolutionary animation rendering 'trick', I recently discovered in the render setup dialog! Check it out, or ask me, why it is so exciting.

[StephenMF]

why?

[PROH]

Why??

[SuperDrifter]

so that I can fix the problems that are slowing it down.

[PROH]

That not what I meant. You wrote: "Check it out, or ask me, why it is so exciting." So I ask you: Why is it so exciting?

[SuperDrifter]

If you are familiar with the function. nevermind. If not, locate it in render setup and try a sample scene. Auto-volume-It will (along w/ reflect F&G/highlights only materials on) eliminates flickers, and greatly improves antialiasisng)

[ethanjanssens]

Daf*Q ... can i laugh? or should i cry?

[SuperDrifter]

If you need to be told , then it's prob cry?