(InstantLight) real time pbr renderer WITH GLOBAL ILLUMINATION

[Michaelgdrs 742]

Artists that want their art to be featured in the RELEASE VIDEO of IL kindly send models and textures to support@instantlightrt.com

[Michaelgdrs 742]

Did some test today for Instant Light for the upcoming official release......

https://www.artstation.com/p/lnmAJ

 

 

[Michaelgdrs 742]

WOOOO HOOOOO

 

THIS IS IT!!!

 

Huge THANKS to YOU all who , helped , contributed , supported , to the early BETA users , the beta testers , our families for their support and love through out the extremely hard road of development.

 

My personal goal is to get as much compatibility as possible with 3D Coat  (3D COAT MANIAC) , working , researching , experimenting new possible ways of achieving this.

SPECIAL THANKS TO ANDREW SHPAGIN , DON NASH , CARLOS ANDREONI , JAVIS JONES , ARTUR J ZAREK , DAVID BLACKWELL ,  (lets hope i haven't forgotten anyone ) and every single person from this community that supported , helped etc etc.

 

We will continue with MORE PASSION to get INSTANT LIGHT to its BEST.

 

June - 19 - 2017

Instant Light OFFICIAL RELEASE Version 1.0.44

MAJOR UPDATE and FIRST OFFICIAL RELEASE

 

----Core optimisations----

 

FIXED SAVE LOAD not happening on mesh IF USER MESH had topology problems (1.0.44)

Import textures got a massive update x50 speed up

Save load API updated (1.0.44)

Save Load x 10 speed up (1.0.44)

New Animation System with Splines Animation Path for helpers , cameras and objects

NEW Decimation ENGINE to decimate and export your models!!!!

FPS system updated

 

 

Mathematic System got a huge update + performance boost + timescale fixes

Twean system got updated

PhysX Engine got updated

 

----Render Engine Updates----

 

Rendering logo and look dev now is OFF by default (1.0.44)

Render engine got a massive update

F9 video realtime renderer updated + leak fixed and even faster rendering REALTIME 0 render time

HD effects updated + bloom layer fix and faster render

AO got re written from scratch + presset updates + leak fix

Color camera engine updated + fixed a leak and speed improvments

Lut system updated

Standard shader got updated

NEW antializing engine + quality boost and mask antializing

When rendering on secondary cameras NOW AFTER the render , camera go back to quick camera

in order to CULL OFF GPU. (1.0.27)

Advance materials (only advance materials) now on the first selection system asks

if materials will be USER driven regarding WATER , SNOW etc or WEATHER driven. (1.0.27)

Setting can also be altered via the interactive weathering panel and when a new material

will be createn it will obay the second user command USER OR WEATHER (1.0.27)

IMPORTAND now GPU and CPU can be manually cull off by just pressing the middle mouse button MMB (1.0.29)

 

----Additions----

 

BENCHMARK for testing your CPU and GPU (1.0.44)

On new scene now it deletes all users materials (1.0.44)

Added mesh export to cloth panel to export the collider mesh as well (1.0.44)

FLIP MATERIAL ON CLOTH ADDED (1.0.44)

NEW REALTIME FUR / GRASS SHADER with height option / MASK to add the shader on paint height at will!!!!! (1.0.44)

This new shader can have both fur / grass on a model with a painted height mask. SUPERIOR quality (1.0.44)

ADDED Pin HOLDERS for cloth (1.0.44)

HIDE UNHIDE PIN HOLDERS while they still work and hold the cloth (1.0.44)

Added object recognition and lettering on imported objects (1.0.33)

Version Updater on welcome screen notifies for new version and gives link for download

Hidden option (auto reveals) for a limited number of discounts for DEMO / TRIAL USERS

Multiple camera settings (DOF DISTANCE) for all 10 secondary cameras

Splines Animation Path for helpers , cameras and objects

Image Reference !!!

Water shader properties and water shader

Floor and Floor materials for your hero characters / monsters etc

Turntable now can get saved / load (1.0.27)

Decimator export now informs user that it needs LMB and RMB on the selected item to export it (1.0.27)

Poly hair now has add expo and rem expo so it can be applied on the helper to hide it (1.0.27)

Independent DOF (1.0.27)

Animation and Animation Render tabs on 3D Pie (1.0.29)

All weathring attributes are not fully contolable from weather as well.(1.0.29)

Snow (and all other effects) can melt and regenerate based on weather (1.0.29)

Enabled procedural cloth creation for the public.

Splines animation system added start stop animation (1.0.33)

 

----Corrections----

 

FIXED HAIR BLACK RENDERING ISSUE IN RT ROOM (1.0.44)

Fixed the seams off button description

FIXED on timeline close it leaves the background on (1.0.44)

FIXED Cloth opacity not working as it should after load (1.0.44)

FIXED On load advance materials looses opaque , cutout etc (1.0.44)

Fixed helpers transform on load , helpers now dont get saved load as they are only size helpers (1.0.33)

FIXED secondary cameras RT ROOM from 5 and up now all cameras work as expected in both rooms (1.0.33)

FIXED issues with secondary camera rotation

Now all secondary cameras work as expected under any situation Editor or RT Room or Look Dev (1.0.27)

Saves as overwrite pop up window and blocker fixed

Fixed F11 new render engine to behave correct under any user mistake / wrong usage

Fixed standard material , auto snow and wetness will be on as default (user must take it off)

Fixed logo render

Fixed Look Dev helpers , spheres and color card to be on and off per render session (settings)

Fixed position of update button

Dof distance slider to not open all at the same time / give info at the same time (save load leak)

DOF focal size fixed (1.0.27)

Interactive weather now auto closes and open on any render command (1.0.27)

Test on POLY hair came out positive no issues (user request for checking) (1.0.27)

Soft shadow on omni lights came out positive (user request for checking) (1.0.27)

Hero Stands now save and load correctly (1.0.27)

Fixed save as not coming up on the second save as attempt (1.0.27)

Fixed AO on standard material (1.0.29)

Fixed issue with G.I very rare room crash (1.0.33)

fixed issue with G.I parented objects (1.0.33)

Fixed issue with shadow culling (1.0.33)

fixed important leak in UI (1.0.33)

fixed text issues in UI (1.0.33)

 

----Known Bugs-----

 

NONE

 

----Near feature Release will contain-----

 

Poly modelling cloth simulation (from external apps)

Cloth Pins

Decimator keep original mesh and revert to it

Asset Bundle for materials , models etc

User HDRI

WACOM FULL support

 

http://www.instantlightrt.com/

 

[Karsten 14]

Congratz on the Release

 

Now... we need Tutorial-vids, hehehehe - can you please make one on:

 

NEW REALTIME FUR / GRASS SHADER with height option / MASK to add the shader on paint height at will!!!!! (1.0.44)

This new shader can have both fur / grass on a model with a painted height mask. SUPERIOR quality (1.0.44)

and the water shaders?

 

Like I posted before, there are essential for me to work for environmental renders!

 

Thanks a lot!

[Michaelgdrs 742]

Greetings Karsten , 

this one was created at the same time with the water paint mask based on your feedback / request.

BUT we can only create it as a shader water type , almost ready to be precise. 

 

In order to make the same thing with the real 3d water existing in IL is a totally different story.

[Malo 293]

Congratulation for the final release.

 

[Michaelgdrs 742]

Many thanks my friend.

[Michaelgdrs 742]

Uploading 1.0.64

June - 25 - 2017

Instant Light OFFICIAL RELEASE Version 1.0.64
Normal Update 

instantlightrt.com

[Michaelgdrs 742]

Advance Skin for scans model from Ten 24 Rendered with Instant Light https://www.artstation.com/p/QVaxZ

 

[zelfit 4]

Congrats. Please add Tiff support for textures.

Also spec/gloss shader support would be nice too

[digman 1,206]

Been under the weather... 

A Big Big Contrats on the release of Instant Light!

[Karsten 14]

22 hours ago, Michaelgdrs said:

Uploading 1.0.64

June - 25 - 2017

Instant Light OFFICIAL RELEASE Version 1.0.64
Normal Update 

instantlightrt.com

hey, I wonder, if this is a free update?

 

I bought to Pro version  (pre release version) already - do I need to buy the "1 year of updates" license, too?

Or will I get updates like for 1 year, after I bought Instant light pro initialy?

 

 

[Michaelgdrs 742]

All PRO and INDIE bought while Instant Light was in BETA are FULL PERPETUAL LICENSES AND  FULL UP-GRADABLE UP TO V 1.99/

Tiff is already supported , Advance Core is Metal / Roughness (use the export plugins for 3D Coat , Quixel and Substance Painter ) , rest of the shaders are in the spec / gloss.

 

Basically what ever you through to it , it will make it work and thats thanks to its smart texture conversion system while importing.

 

 

[Michaelgdrs 742]

Official Tutorial - 1 - Covering The BASICS 

 

Edited June 26, 2017 by Michaelgdrs

[zelfit 4]

Please check my screenshot.

On the left is my folder in total commander. As you see it has tga, tiff and jpeg files.

 But file viewer in IL shows only jpeg

[Michaelgdrs 742]

I  see , thanks for reporting , will check it asap and fix it on the next release. It can accept , jpg , png , tga , and tiff , we must have left the tga and tiff off on this update from the browser . Jpg and png was tested by me personally . When you get bugs , kindly send them to support@instantlightrt.com so we can track them and put them on the bug to fix list.

[zelfit 4]

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When you get bugs , kindly send them to support@instantlightrt.com so we can track them and put them on the bug to fix list.

Deal. Will do.

I just looked again and still cant find where can i put spec/gloss. Advanced/core shader has only metalness. I simply want to render props/vehicles which were textured in spec/gloss pipeline. Exporting them to metalness doesnt seem possible from Painter.

[Michaelgdrs 742]

From Painter , you need to download our exporter from here 

http://www.instantlightrt.com/try-buy.html

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/hcn61uc2rm2sf59/AABq1WjGBeZnOZKhhthXyQkia?dl=0

Advance Core is only Metal Rough , will add the Spec / Gloss in the next releases.

[Michaelgdrs 742]

Uploading Official Tutorial - 2 - Advance Core Shader , Light setup

 

 

Edited June 27, 2017 by Michaelgdrs

[Karsten 14]

great tutorial, keep ém comming

[Michaelgdrs 742]

Uploading Official Tutorial - 3 - Covering the Render Settings and a fast look at most of the Sub Engines / Sub Systems

Edited June 29, 2017 by Michaelgdrs

[Michaelgdrs 742]

Uploading Instant Light V.1.0.71

www.instantlightrt.com

 

Instant Light OFFICIAL RELEASE Version 1.0.71

MAJOR UPDATE and FIRST OFFICIAL RELEASE

 

----Core optimisations----

 

RENDER ENGINE UPDATES v1.0.71

Added tga and tiff back again import from the browser , inside core is disabled as it

cause issues with the NEW MATERIAL CORE , kindly use PNG AND JPG as they give the maximum

results. v1.0.71

 

 

----Render Engine Updates----

 

NEW RENDER CORE v1.0.71

NEW MATERIAL AUTO CONVERTER with AUTO TRANSLATION TO THE RENDER CORE v1.0.71

 

----Additions----

 

SPEC / GLOSS ADVANCE CORE shader (last in the dropdown menus) v1.0.71

SHADER DEFINITIONS (if shader is Metal / Rough or Spec / Gloss v1.0.71

 

----Corrections----

 

On camera floating menu now we can click on the color preview and it will close / open the color

selector v1.0.71

 

LOOK DEV button now opens when we go from REALTIME RENDER ROOM to EDITOR ROOM v1.0.71

 

From split screen when we click on EDITOR BUTTON it goes straight to the editor now. v1.0.71

 

Shadow catcher hierarchy stuck fixed v1.0.71

Fixed camera losing DOF after pressing F11 to render with the latest RENDER ENGINE v1.0.71

Shadow catcher load fixed v1.0.71

FIXED go to editor from the double screen setup v1.0.71

 

----Known Bugs-----

 

NONE

 

----Near feature Release will contain-----

 

Poly modelling cloth simulation (from external apps)

Cloth Pins

Decimator keep original mesh and revert to it

Asset Bundle for materials , models etc

User HDRI

WACOM FULL support

 

[digman 1,206]

IL version 1.0.71.

ATM I am unable to use IL as it crashes when exiting the application forcing me to use the Task Manager to kill the IL process.

The sliders bars still keep moving whenever I move the slider bars to a new location.  

I had no problems like the above in the beta versions.

Maybe Windows 7 is getting too old in the tooth...

I did post bug reports for the prior version and is still happening in the current version. 

Edited July 1, 2017 by digman

[Michaelgdrs 742]

Greetings David , 

we saw your bug list , and we send a reply , sliders cant reproduce , for closing through the inside X icon , it now clears the system RAM and GPU RAM so it may crash there  in its effort to clear them (user / system specific , we are investigating ) , you can for sure close it by the generic (windows )  window X.

Edited July 1, 2017 by Michaelgdrs

[Michaelgdrs 742]

Issue on exit , reproduced and fixed on next release.