Arnold Denoiser

[Anonymous]

Hello, does anyone know if there is any step by step instructions out there on how to use The Arnold build in denoiser in C4DtoA ? Or even a test project file that one can study? I didn't quite get on how to use it in the manual. Thank you.

[Stephen.Blair · Accepted solution]

1. Open the Arnold Renderer Settings
2. Click the Denoiser tab
3. Expand the Input
4. Click Create EXR Driver
5. Render
6. In the Render Settings, go to the Arnold > Denoise tab and load (Input) the exr files output by the Arnold denoiser driver
7. Click Denoise

[Anonymous]

Thank you Stephen. Before seeing your reply, after trial and error, it's exactly what I did and it worked fine. Instead of clicking 'create EXR driver', before rendering, I selected 'EXR driver for Arnold denoiser' under the C4DtoA plugin sub-menu. That automatically created all the AOVs needed to denoise. Thanks again!

[Anonymous]

I have followed this and it still isn't working

[Stephen.Blair]

Are you denoising the files output by the EXR driver, of the files output by CINEMA 4D?

You have to use the files output by the EXR driver .

[nelsonEZ2JJ]

Is it just me or does this not do anything? I do all the steps exactly only to get the denoised outputted exrs looking exactly the same as the originals

[harleyXYDR5]

Does anyone have any insights into why my denoised exrs look exactly the same as the originals. As per previous comments...

[harleyXYDR5]

Hey Stephen, I've followed your instructions but can't get the denoiser to affect my sequence of images. The denoised exrs look exactly the same as the originals. Any ideas what I might be doing wrong?

[thiago.ize]

Maybe you need to tweak the denoiser settings? Try increasing the variance.