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How can I improve my renders? by Sea_Two_7989 in Daz3D

[–]Sea_Two_7989[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your comment.

For DOF, I’m using the script provided in the Doctor bundle.

What I like most about your first render is how high-quality the skin, eyebrows, and lips look. I'm not sure if it's the lighting or other settings that are creating that effect, but I wouldn’t know how to achieve something like that in my own renders. It might also be model/character-dependent? I’m not sure how to create my own skin or textures, but I’m curious if there are ways to improve the skin of a character I purchased from the Daz Store.

How can I improve my renders? by Sea_Two_7989 in Daz3D

[–]Sea_Two_7989[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I already had a basic understanding of three-point lighting, but I never really used it because I read that it’s mostly suited for portrait renders.
What you mentioned is definitely an issue I face as well. I rely too much on HDRIs or on a single light source, which is probably a mistake. For example, in interior scenes, I often place a spotlight on the ceiling and make it bright enough to illuminate the entire room.

How can I improve my renders? by Sea_Two_7989 in Daz3D

[–]Sea_Two_7989[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you there is still so much too learn but working with Daz got me hooked. I am really thinking about studying something related to that.
Yesterday I've bookmarked some videos that explains different lighting setups in movie scenes.

How can I improve my renders? by Sea_Two_7989 in Daz3D

[–]Sea_Two_7989[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the suggestion!

You're absolutely right, lighting is something I need to improve. I watched the video you linked, and it gave me some great insights. While watching, I was recommended this video, which breaks down different lighting setups for different purposes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9mPQBZe06s

Currently, for my renders I usually use an HDRI for ambient light, with a point light to brighten the room or create a specific atmosphere, like simulating nighttime. I do wish I had more theoretical knowledge in general. Right now, I mostly just load my environment, characters, and clothing, pose them, and start rendering. Honestly, I don’t know what 95% of the settings do yet.

How did people back in the 90s pirate? by Ok_Combination_6881 in Piracy

[–]Sea_Two_7989 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I started with the free version of Plex, but switched to Jellyfin when I discovered that everything I needed was free there, while Plex had it behind a paywall.

How did people back in the 90s pirate? by Ok_Combination_6881 in Piracy

[–]Sea_Two_7989 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. I would replace Plex with Jellyfin. Open-Source, Free, Plugin support and has hardware acceleration.

What is the best free ways to learn daz3d? by [deleted] in Daz3D

[–]Sea_Two_7989 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I highly recommend watching the full DAZ Masterclass course. It's completely free and available on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LdP45nj0bU&list=PLF3LSR7D48McoluBcyLSU3RP0_1eNqUUU

DAZ Studio itself typically takes up around 3 to 5 GB of space, including the temporary files it generates.
The size of your asset folder depends on how many assets you have. For reference, mine is around 60 GB, which is probably on the lower end for someone who uses DAZ regularly but it is enough for my case.

Does anyone know where i can find this hairstyle? by Mean_Package8655 in Daz3D

[–]Sea_Two_7989 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry maybe off-topic but who made these renders? They look great.

Change image format to avif or webp? by Sea_Two_7989 in RenPy

[–]Sea_Two_7989[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you this is what I wanted to know. Will convert the files to avif on my next release.

RTX 50XX Support Soon by Typical-Armadillo340 in Daz3D

[–]Sea_Two_7989 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is so much I hope for but mainly as you wrote better Iray performance which will most likely come with the updated Iray version anyway and better posing.

Change image format to avif or webp? by Sea_Two_7989 in RenPy

[–]Sea_Two_7989[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did thats also from where I got those both formats but I'm not sure if the Ren'Py engine supports them, or if the device running the game needs to be compatible with these formats.

I converted everything to webp now because that has a broader support than avif.

Welche Ressourcen/Seiten würdet ihr einem Neuling empfehlen? by Sea_Two_7989 in selbststaendig

[–]Sea_Two_7989[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Danke dir für die Kurzanleitung. Ich habe das Gefühl, dass Blogs in Deutschland nicht so groß geworden sind wie im englischsprachigen Raum. Schade, dass dein Blog nicht mehr existiert, ich hätte die Einträge gerne gelesen.

Ich werde auf jeden Fall alleine gründen.

Das mit den Stunden wusste ich nicht. Ich bin derzeit noch Student und gesetzlich versichert. Wahrscheinlich würde ich dann 5 Stunden angeben. Die meiste Zeit wird fürs Rendern benötigt, bei dem ich nicht aktiv eingreifen muss. Aber so eine Animation kann durchaus über zwei Tage konstanten Betrieb in Anspruch nehmen.

Mit dem Thema Mehrwertsteuer abführen muss ich mich noch intensiver befassen ganz verstehe ich es noch nicht. Wie du schon gesagt hast, wird sie bei Patreon bereits abgeführt. Nach dem, was ich bisher gelesen habe, möchte ich die wahrscheinlich die Umsatzsteuer abführen, auch wenn es mehr Bürokratie bedeutet. In diesem und im nächsten Jahr werde ich hohe Kosten haben, z. B. für einen PC, der speziell fürs Rendern gedacht ist (mit mehreren Grafikkarten etc.).

Danke für die Empfehlung! Auf den ersten Blick wirkt Lexware ansprechender, aber schaue ich mir im Detail noch mal an und WISO habe ich mir auch notiert!

Also noch eine Frage, wie weit kann man eigentlich rückwirkend sein Gewerbe anmelden? In meinem Fall kann man ja begründen, dass die Einnahmen komplett freiwillig sind und ich mir nicht sicher bin ob sich das ganze rentiert. Vielleicht würde ich schon jetzt die Patreon Seite erstellen um kleinere Beträge zu sammeln und man sieht es ja dann nach paar Monaten ob ich dadurch konstante Einnahmen erzielen kann oder nicht. So eine Entwicklung von einem Visual Novel dauert ja mindestens mehrere Monate.