PBR PHOTOGRAPHY

[Nando Yip]

I've been photographing with the official SL viewer, and the combination of EEP and PBR are giving me very interesting results, blurs and highlights that make the environment very rich for photographing, post here your photos that explore these tools.

[ananoelle]

I have not long returned back to SL after a few years away and thought I was seeing things when I rezed a metallic chair and to my surprise there was the neighbours structure reflecting off the chair. I have some tinkering to. 

[Nalates Urriah]

I was playing with mirrors and PBR material clothes.

In the left side only the region probe is active.

On the right I have added a probe for my house. You can see the color from the walls reflecting.

[ananoelle]

Been tinkering away and 2 things,

1. My system is struggling.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Quad-Core Processor           (3493.44 MHz)
Memory: 16336 MB (Used: 4177 MB)
Concurrency: 8
OS Version: Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit (Build 19045.4651)
Graphics Card Vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB/PCIe/SSE2
Graphics Card Memory: 6043 MB
Graphics Card Memory (Detected): 6043 MB
Graphics Card Memory (Budget): Unlimited

Windows Graphics Driver Version: 31.0.15.3623
OpenGL Version: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 536.23

RestrainedLove API: (disabled)
libcurl Version: libcurl/7.54.1 OpenSSL/1.1.1q zlib/1.2.11.zlib-ng nghttp2/1.40.0
J2C Decoder Version: KDU v8.4.1
Audio Driver Version: FMOD Studio 2.02.20
Dullahan: 1.14.0.202310131404
  CEF: 118.4.1+g3dd6078+chromium-118.0.5993.54
  Chromium: 118.0.5993.54
LibVLC Version: 3.0.16
Voice Server Version: Vivox 4.10.0000.32327.5fc3fe7c.5942f08

Settings mode: Firestorm
Viewer Skin: AnsaStorm (Bright Blue)
Window size: 1920x1017 px
Font Used: Deja Vu (96 dpi)
Font Size Adjustment: 0 pt
UI Scaling: 0.975
Draw distance: 256 m
Bandwidth: 1000 kbit/s
LOD factor: 4
Render quality: Ultra (7/7)
Disk cache: Max size 2048.0 MB (86.4% used)
Built with MSVC version 1940
Packets Lost: 1,753/473,419 (0.4%)
July 25 2024 17:54:01 SLT

2. Totally awesome to take pictures with however I wouldn't be leaving the settings as they are above to operate fulltime in SL it will kill my pc and experience . 

My system is old and probably needs updating however for the games which vary from shooters to MMOs (BDO) it does ok. Any tips would be appreciated. I am on a desktop PC not a laptop. 

[Nando Yip]

14 hours ago, Nalates Urriah said:

Eu estava brincando com espelhos e roupas de material PBR.

No lado esquerdo, apenas a sonda de região está ativa.

À direita, adicionei uma sonda para minha casa. Você pode ver a cor das paredes refletindo.

Yes, the change is incredible.

[Nando Yip]

11 hours ago, ananoelle said:

Tenho mexido em duas coisas,

1. Meu sistema está com dificuldades.

CPU: Processador AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Quad-Core (3493,44 MHz)
Memória: 16336 MB (Usado: 4177 MB)
Simultaneidade: 8
Versão do SO: Microsoft Windows 10 64 bits (Build 19045.4651)
Fornecedor da placa de vídeo: NVIDIA Corporation
Placa de vídeo: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB/PCIe/SSE2
Memória da placa de vídeo: 6043 MB
Memória da placa de vídeo (detectada): 6043 MB
Memória da placa de vídeo (orçamento): Ilimitado

Versão do driver gráfico do Windows: 31.0.15.3623
Versão OpenGL: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 536.23

API RestrainedLove: (desabilitada)
Versão libcurl: libcurl/7.54.1 OpenSSL/1.1.1q zlib/1.2.11.zlib-ng nghttp2/1.40.0
Versão do decodificador J2C: KDU v8.4.1
Versão do driver de áudio: FMOD Studio 2.02.20
Dullahan: 1.14.0.202310131404
  CEF: 118.4.1+g3dd6078+chromium-118.0.5993.54
  Chromium: 118.0.5993.54
Versão LibVLC: 3.0.16
Versão do servidor de voz: Vivox 4.10.0000.32327.5fc3fe7c.5942f08

Modo de configurações: Firestorm
Viewer Skin: AnsaStorm (azul brilhante)
Tamanho da janela: 1920x1017 px
Fonte usada: Deja Vu (96 dpi)
Ajuste do tamanho da fonte: 0 pt
Escala da IU: 0,975
Distância de renderização: 256 m
Largura de banda: 1000 kbit/s
Fator LOD: 4
Qualidade de renderização: Ultra (7/7)
Cache de disco: Tamanho máximo 2048,0 MB (86,4% usado)
Construído com MSVC versão 1940
Pacotes perdidos: 1.753/473.419 (0,4%)
25 de julho de 2024 17:54:01 SLT

2. Totalmente incrível para tirar fotos, mas eu não deixaria as configurações como estão acima para operar em tempo integral no SL, isso acabaria com meu PC e minha experiência. 

Meu sistema é antigo e provavelmente precisa de atualização, mas para os jogos que variam de atiradores a MMOs (BDO) ele funciona bem. Qualquer dica seria apreciada. Estou em um PC de mesa, não em um laptop. 

The frame speed drops a lot with mirror mode activated, I'm also only able to use it to get more detailed photos.

[Nalates Urriah]

16 hours ago, ananoelle said:

Been tinkering away and 2 things,

1. My system is struggling.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Quad-Core Processor           (3493.44 MHz)
Memory: 16336 MB (Used: 4177 MB)
Concurrency: 8
OS Version: Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit (Build 19045.4651)
Graphics Card Vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB/PCIe/SSE2
Graphics Card Memory: 6043 MB
Graphics Card Memory (Detected): 6043 MB
Graphics Card Memory (Budget): Unlimited

Windows Graphics Driver Version: 31.0.15.3623
OpenGL Version: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 536.23

RestrainedLove API: (disabled)
libcurl Version: libcurl/7.54.1 OpenSSL/1.1.1q zlib/1.2.11.zlib-ng nghttp2/1.40.0
J2C Decoder Version: KDU v8.4.1
Audio Driver Version: FMOD Studio 2.02.20
Dullahan: 1.14.0.202310131404
  CEF: 118.4.1+g3dd6078+chromium-118.0.5993.54
  Chromium: 118.0.5993.54
LibVLC Version: 3.0.16
Voice Server Version: Vivox 4.10.0000.32327.5fc3fe7c.5942f08

Settings mode: Firestorm
Viewer Skin: AnsaStorm (Bright Blue)
Window size: 1920x1017 px
Font Used: Deja Vu (96 dpi)
Font Size Adjustment: 0 pt
UI Scaling: 0.975
Draw distance: 256 m
Bandwidth: 1000 kbit/s
LOD factor: 4
Render quality: Ultra (7/7)
Disk cache: Max size 2048.0 MB (86.4% used)
Built with MSVC version 1940
Packets Lost: 1,753/473,419 (0.4%)
July 25 2024 17:54:01 SLT

2. Totally awesome to take pictures with however I wouldn't be leaving the settings as they are above to operate fulltime in SL it will kill my pc and experience . 

My system is old and probably needs updating however for the games which vary from shooters to MMOs (BDO) it does ok. Any tips would be appreciated. I am on a desktop PC not a laptop. 

If you haven't been through NVIDIA's recommended settings for SL, take a look here.

In the 2016-18 years there are numerous articles on tweaking SL for better performance. While they are old, SL and the viewers haven't changed much. So the info is still pertinent.

Also, the viewer's rendering process is HIGHLY optimized. But not necessarily for your hardware. This means you will need to experiment with your graphics setting in both the viewer and Windows/Mac. To do that well you have to dig into what all the setting do.

[Nando Yip]

Reflections in the water prim that comes in the Skye Zen Deck [PBR] Building Set package - you can find it at:

Second Life Marketplace - Skye Zen Deck [PBR] Building Set

[Nando Yip]

Redoing the mainland house, the pool now has PBR water, I'm enjoying using the resource in different ways. 

[ananoelle]

Has anyone tried multiple angled reflections with mirrors? I wanted a pic in a mirror room, the first I rezzed acted as it should but when I rezzed a 2nd mirror and cammed to see if I could be seen in both I got yeeted by Firestorm. 

[Fluffy Sharkfin]

On 8/24/2024 at 11:25 PM, ananoelle said:

Has anyone tried multiple angled reflections with mirrors? I wanted a pic in a mirror room, the first I rezzed acted as it should but when I rezzed a 2nd mirror and cammed to see if I could be seen in both I got yeeted by Firestorm. 

I did try with 3 mirrors at slightly different angles and a single mirror probe but that was on the LL viewer.  I didn't experience any crashes but the effect wasn't perfect (although close enough depending on your needs) on either of the mirrors that weren't perfectly aligned with the probe.

[Nando Yip]

I exchanged the pool water for the water that comes in this pack, (here: Second Life Marketplace - Skye PBR Sistema de Água V1.0 ) I was lucky and bought it at the promotional price at the launch, it is a little expensive, but I think it is worth the investment.

[Lyric Demina]

What I notice with PBR now more than I did before is how important "scale" is, especially in nature.  I feel like I have to redo some landscaping now that I can actually see it more clearly.  The hyper-realism is staggering though in some cases; it's a lot of power.  I am still learning to finesse it and use gentler touches.  Softer lighting will be a good start.

[Christina Riederer]

How anyone can say Non PBR is better than PBR, the richness of colour, reflections, tones and depth is leaps and bounds on the old viewers. 

[Rowan Amore]

11 minutes ago, Christina Riederer said:

How anyone can say Non PBR is better than PBR, the richness of colour, reflections, tones and depth is leaps and bounds on the old viewers. 

Which items in the photo are using PBR textures? 

[Christina Riederer]

11 minutes ago, Rowan Amore said:

Which items in the photo are using PBR textures? 

The Bottle of Dr Propper I made, The Key, PBR EEP also

[Nando Yip]

5 hours ago, Lyric Demina said:

What I notice with PBR now more than I did before is how important "scale" is, especially in nature.  I feel like I have to redo some landscaping now that I can actually see it more clearly.  The hyper-realism is staggering though in some cases; it's a lot of power.  I am still learning to finesse it and use gentler touches.  Softer lighting will be a good start.

Yes, I have noticed that, the textures for plants and terrain can be explored much more in detail.

[Frederika Rayna]

 

[Nando Yip]

On 8/30/2024 at 9:39 AM, Frederika Rayna said:

 

The whole place has incredible lighting, and the mirror is perfect. It's a beautiful environment.