Radeon ProRender Render Engine Plug-In for Blender | Crash Course For Beginners and Pros

[@djtutorialscgi]

UPDATE! The newer version (v. 2.4.): 1: Radeon Prorender is now a simple ZIP installer so make sure you use that method instead of the internal installer shown here. 2: They also have a new experimental rendering option that is very very fast but appears to only use your discrete GPU. It also leaves tons of artifacting. 3: The background HDRI issue appears to have been resolved. 4: When using the Materials Library, the RPR image map doesn't appear to work when viewing through the non-FULL views- switch the RPR Image Texture node with the internal BLENDER image texture node to resolve. 5: Rendering animations will sometimes cause computer hard shutdowns- currently being resolved by developers. I will be posting a video soon on my findings using a python script inside the console window within blender. This video is using the following build you can download here: www.amd.com/en/support/kb/release-notes/rn-prorender-blender-v2-3-blender-2-80-2-81-2-82

[@djtutorialscgi]

Hi! Can you describe what the issue is?

[@djtutorialscgi]

ANTONIXON! You will need to check the release notes/information on Radeon Prorender page to make sure you have compatible components

[@saenes6295]

You are such a great person! thank you for making this tutorial, you explained a lot of stuff i was struggling with, and i learned a ton!

[@djtutorialscgi]

Wow! Thank you!

[@wagnerdavi2229]

obrigado, eu não estava acreditando que era possivel ter bons resultados usando esse "addon radeon pro", agora vejo que a qualidade fica boa tambem, gratidão

[@djtutorialscgi]

Sorry. Can you please translate to English?

[@usmanmirza1648]

This was the best blender tutorial for me so far. Thank you so much! I'm really, really new to using blender but this guide was really helpful for an insight into things that I know I want to get into as I progress with my development!!!! Great video!!!

[@djtutorialscgi]

Thank you! Make sure to take my beginners courses in Blender!

[@usmanmirza1648]

@@djtutorialscgi I absolutely will do! I'm still putting together my rig and waiting for the new Zen 3 Ryzen to launch. Any recommendations on parts would be very welcome! I'm currently supporting an r9 270 GPU 😅 so need a very big upgrade. Shall I keep the old GPU in my new build regardless of which new GPU I go for (for the additional GPU power)..

[@djtutorialscgi]

I also have a series on my channel going over component specifics like cooling, GPUs, power supplies etc. I would definitely hold off on buying a GPU until after AMD’s launch next week and until Nvidia actually delivers more 3000 series cards. If you are wanting to get one of the new release GPUs, wait for reviews/benchmarks for workstation use not gaming.

[@usmanmirza1648]

@@djtutorialscgi absolutely my plan. If anything, I heard the 2060 ko was a good chip for editing, specifically as it had a 2080 chip under the hood (but was waiting to see if the new 3000 series would impact pricing). I'm waiting for the new releases for both CPU & GPU - I'll check out your component guides right away!

[@djtutorialscgi]

I understand it’s a gamble on whether or not you get a binned 2080 wafer but by all means go for it. The KO is a good GPU from what I heard. I would definitely say to stick to 8GB VRAM if you plan on rendering 2K-4K (downsample to 1080P) images or animations. Don’t expect to be able to render ray traced 4K easily though unless you bump it up to 10-16GB VRAM.

[@blendtonic]

I've been reading these comments and it seems you are very active in helping other users! I'm very grateful that someone as experienced as you actively contribute and assist others in this field :) If it isn't too bothersome, I hope you can help me with my issue too. When I use RPR, the renders are noticeably faster than cycles, but the rendered objects appear different than when rendered in cycles. For example, on cycles, the sprinkles on my donut are of 4 different colors, but on RPR it's just 2 colors. Also, when I'm rendering an image with RPR, it renders fine until the last stage, where I can see the image, but when the render's complete, the image suddenly turns completely white. I'm really impressed with RPR, but a bit dismayed that it's limited with these issues. If you don't mind, I hope you can give me some suggestions:) I posted the same questions above in community.amd.com, with the blender file attached: community.amd.com/thread/254972 community.amd.com/thread/254971 If you need a more recent blender file let me know how to send it to you, I'd be very glad to do so! Sorry for the long comment, but keep doing what you're doing, it's unbelievably helpful for blender users:)

[@blendtonic]

@@djtutorialscgi I've shared the file through google drive! Thank you so so much for the compositing feedback! Although the sprinkle colors are still off, the image can actually render after fixing the compositing nodes. Like you said, I think the nodes in shading may have something to do with the issue, as I'm using color ramps, texture coordinates and object input nodes for the randomized sprinkle colors, so that may be why it's a bit different on rpr.

[@djtutorialscgi]

@@blendtonic received- will make a quick (ish) video for you with some help.

[@linkzerotsang]

25:40 Actually both Cycles and RPR have progressive refinement / tiled rendering options. Usually in the same engine, properly set tiled rendering is faster than progressive rendering and costs less memory. The good side of the progressive rendering is that you can stop before it hits the final sample number and in some urgent case this might help, and do resumable rendering in applicable engines (unfortunately neither Cycles nor RPR supports this feature yet).

[@djtutorialscgi]

That's true but it takes a very long time in Cycles compared to Luxcore and Prorender for progressive refine and tiled rendering in RPR is not as fast as the progressive refine.

[@fritmore]

thanks.....for showing off the world your sweat RIG

[@djtutorialscgi]

I have a 3090 now :)

[@RussellMidfield]

Great tutorial thanks, your voice is like tender velvet over my ears haha

[@djtutorialscgi]

...oh dear... :)

[@Hrith_]

Thanks for doing something on radeon please do more . I have an issue while rendering in radeon and cycles works properly but it is slow

[@djtutorialscgi]

What is the problem, specifically, with the rendering? Crashing? Animation renders?

[@Hrith_]

When it's in cycles it's fine when I change into radeon pro render the image gets 'whited out' Then view port and render view are the same

[@Hrith_]

Thanks for responding

[@djtutorialscgi]

@@Hrith_ Hey there - this may sound weird but save your file in prorender engine, restart your computer, then try again. I see that happen sometimes when I start a new file or reinstall/fresh install Prorender. Let me know if that helps.

[@s7sba4a84]

I have same problem and my gpu is radeon

[@vjekoakrap]

Tnx for great and usefull tutorial. On my system (osx) and RPR 2.4.11 I dont have render guality option, for some reason.

[@djtutorialscgi]

Hi Vjeko! Does your computer have a discrete GPU? If not, I believe that would be the reason. If you do have a discrete GPU, it might not be supported. Since you are using MAC OS, you would probably be using a laptop or iMAC which (I am fairly certain) do not have dedicated GPUs. MAC Pro and iMac pros do. The "Full Spectrum" raster engine inside RPR uses the Vulkan architecture and I am quite positive that it requires a dedicated GPU to work. You can tell by going to the render device options once you have turned on the RPR engine. If you only see a CPU and no other render devices, that most likely is the reason.

[@fergadelics]

djtutorials MacBook Pro and iMac have dedicated GPU except for the lower end models - FYI. Thanks for the tut

[@raphacostaneves]

same issue here using imac 2019 with radeon pro 555x(metal) and i dont see the render quality option either, if you figured this out let me know please

[@djtutorialscgi]

raphacostaneves check the RPR release notes on the AMD website to check for supported GPUs

[@virusblitz]

Very helpful, thanks!

[@djtutorialscgi]

Glad it was helpful!

[@lightweightportugal3925]

thank you for the tutorial, very helpful. only thing is I dont have the dropdown to choos the quality on the top. I have 3.5.0 version. any help would be appreciated

[@djtutorialscgi]

Hi there! Please check my channel for new update videos. This video is a bit dated

[@lejeffe1663]

Awsome i just finished setting up my system. 4x rx580 @8x8x8x8x with 9700k i7 installed rpr last night both on unreal 4 engine and blender works great so far but will do bench marks too . im on a Asus WS pro z390 motherboard with plx chip

[@djtutorialscgi]

That’s a lot of 580s!!!! For RPR, can you test out the render speeds as follows and let me know your results: 1x580, 2x580, 3x580, 4x580 and 4x580 + CPU? All my tests show RPR works best on single GPU and then there’s a fall off when you start adding render devices. Also- if you’re doing animation renders make sure you watch my video on the issues I had.

[@djtutorialscgi]

One more thing.... are those blower style or fan style 580s? That seems like a lot of hot air in your case... how are you keeping thermals down?

[@lejeffe1663]

@@djtutorialscgi ill post a video on my set up and link it sometime next week but the funy thing is i had to deshroud the 2nd and 4th card because of fitment issues it is a 2 slot dualfan xfx rx580 black ed, the dual fans got moved aside in vertical position position pushing air on all 4 cards. ill have to do some testing to check if the lanes are worth the price of this board, most do 16x8 then 4x4x4 or 8x8 but i can do all 4 cards at 8x8x8x8 because of the included plx chip.

[@djtutorialscgi]

Sounds good. I have an ASRock TRX40 Creator (AMD Threadripper 3960x build) in an Azza Ragnarok 801 open air case to deal with thermals/spacing. Currently housing two Radeon VIIs but room to put in 2 more dual width GPUs.

[@lejeffe1663]

As far as temps? Id have to set fan curve in radeon software

[@aparajitninawe453]

excellent

[@djtutorialscgi]

Many many thanks

[@Zeix02]

For me is Everything Gray in viewport. Ubuntu 20.04, Blender 2.91, Prorender 3.0.1

[@djtutorialscgi]

Join the discord server- I’m sure someone can help you there since you are on Linux.

[@alpinelemon]

I don't have a selection for graphics cards and it says ocl not found and when I try to render it nothing happens and when I click preview then blender crashes. But an amazing tutorial from you.

[@vexnity460]

you need amd devices

[@TdclatinsportsBlogspot]

*Is this compatible with Blender 2.9? Is the plugin gonna make my animations renders more quickly bro?*

[@djtutorialscgi]

Yes and maybe :) It depends on a lot of factors and what you find to be important. I have a grouping of other videos on this engine on my channel.

[@TdclatinsportsBlogspot]

@@djtutorialscgi *Thank you bro, well i'd installed that, but in my Blender now appear another new option called "Persistance of vision" and NOT "Render for Radeon" why?? is this correct??*

[@djtutorialscgi]

@@TdclatinsportsBlogspot I honestly have no idea what you're talking about....

[@TdclatinsportsBlogspot]

@@djtutorialscgi *Haha ok ok man, i finally fixed it, after a lot of tries i finally got it bro, thank you*

[@merlinsbeard6043]

subscribed

[@benjamindu9446]

教學的很詳細，謝謝。

[@djtutorialscgi]

Sorry- can't read this so hopefully this is a good message?? :)

[@mariograterol6489]

Hey dude thanks for the video is very helpfull but i have a problem with my RX 580 8gb. Firts the new version of blender 3.0 don´t support the OpenCL Render and now i can´t use my GPU so i dicide to downgrade the version of Blender 3.0 to 2.93.9 and now i have a lot of problem with Radeon ProRender version 3.3.15 bc in some projects don´t show me the correct function of litgths with a lot of grain or sometimes doesn´t show me nothing. So i don´t know if AMD decide don´t support anymore the Polaris GPU with the last version of Radeon ProRender or i have something wrong in the config of my blender. Once again, thank you!

[@djtutorialscgi]

Hi there! My best suggestion is to check out the most recent weekly dev builds from their GitHub. github.com/GPUOpen-LibrariesAndSDKs/RadeonProRenderBlenderAddon/releases/tag/v3.3.33

[@femiadaleye]

cant install ProRender for Blenderthere is no install package...

[@djtutorialscgi]

Yes- in the pinned comment I mentioned that the new version just released has be changed to a basic zip installer to be installed inside blender. Please check this video for new updates: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6CWpoaXm7d5hs0

[@johnbica]

Any updates to the Cinema 4D R21 version on Mac OS?

[@djtutorialscgi]

I don't use C4D so unfortunately I can't help.

[@delcojone]

THX for the tutorial! :). I have a silly question... Does the Radeon prorender work with eGPU in a macbook pro 2019? I'm trying to use it with a Radeon pro WX8200 but I experiment crashes. Maybe I have to select only the eGPU. and not the rest of the things... THX in advance.

[@djtutorialscgi]

Are you using 1.0 or 2.0 renderer? If anything, I have experienced that GPU only is the best bet for the time being.

[@delcojone]

​@@djtutorialscgi I,m using the 2.4.version. But I need to test the plugin more... At the moment too many issues. I'll continue using only the eGPU. it's the fastest. :)

[@djtutorialscgi]

@@delcojone indeed

[@npc.artist]

Best render plugin but every transparent image still have a withe border and there's no way to remove it Y _ Y

[@djtutorialscgi]

You might need to run it through a color ramp to clamp the black and white alpha channels. If you want, you can send me the blender file and one of your images you are trying to use and I can check it out for you. Email it to [e-mail]

[@npc.artist]

@@djtutorialscgi Youre so nice, Thankyou

[@BmxAddict08]

does it work with nvidia graphics card?

[@djtutorialscgi]

I don’t have one anymore so I can’t check on my computer, but it should work just fine. Only issue I ran into was on a multi GPU setup, mixing nvidia and AMD caused crashes for some reason. I now only use AMD so I don’t if that was ever resolved.

[@skylinex4719]

Hi! I had a space world settings (basically stars and a non-visible light source) and it renders in cycles, the stars (no light) renders in eevee, but none of it renders in RPR. its almost as if RPR doesnt support world nodes. is there a way around this?

[@djtutorialscgi]

Correct- it doesn’t use nodes. You need to set it according to the world properties. There’s an IBL lighting setup you have to do. Check through my ProRender tutorials and you should find it.

[@skylinex4719]

Hi, sorry I can’t find it. Do you mind putting a link? Thx!

[@djtutorialscgi]

Honestly I am not %100 sure which tutorial it’s in. Check these: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppLXh2R7bLaoapo ; kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKetp559jbpmhsU

[@sheepism470]

Is this better or worse than cycles? I haven't downloaded this but I hope it works because cycles doesn't work for my 5600 xt

[@djtutorialscgi]

It's not better nor worse- it's just another option for people to use. Especially since RDNA cards have had issues with Cycles and Mac users have had issues with Cycles, it's a nice alternative.

[@beyondrealm38]

i opened the download in my files but not seeing the installation?

[@djtutorialscgi]

The new installation for this addon is the same as everything else now. It’s doesn’t have an install app.

[@GameArtsCafe]

Do the plugins contain all the files needed or do you have to install the standalone SDK for plugins to connect to as well?

[@djtutorialscgi]

Make sure to check out my 2.4 release video. The newer versions of the plug in are installed via .zip files and not an installer.

[@GameArtsCafe]

@@djtutorialscgi I'm trying to get an idea of what the plugin(s) might require to work. I'm using Houdini 18.5 and I've installed the Houdini plugin. It did show briefly as a render option but once I click it the menu option is gone and it never does switch to pro render. This is why I was asking if the plugins require a full installation of pro render. Also I've only RTX to work with so I don't know if it's a very biased renderer ;)

[@djtutorialscgi]

The best thing to do is just download it, install it and try it out. You can easily remove it via blender interface if it doesn’t work out for you or remove it using the app data removal process I show in my video. ProRender, along with LuxCore and Cycles, I give a lot of leeway as they are %100 free whereas most other engine plug ins have extremely high price tags. It is worth a shot for some of the things it does well. I tend to use Eevee, LuxCore, ProRender and Cycles interchangeably depending on the project as each has its own unique benefits. ProRender is a non-bias engine and you should be able to if not now, eventually use both Nvidia and AMD GPUs in tandem as their previous versions did. They are in the middle of shifting to a newer 2.0 renderer that has a lot of potential but it’s a work in progress and there is a lot still to do.

[@ByecraftStudios]

I'm using the beta build 2.5.1 but after I unzipped there no installer

[@djtutorialscgi]

The new version of ProRender is a simple .zip file that you install from within Blender. They no longer use the installer. Check the pinned comment on this video for more info.

[@mikoajneronowicz582]

Has anyone had success running this addon on a Fedora 39 system? Unfortunately I guess it actually only works on Ubuntu as far as Linux family systems are concerned.

[@blenderbreath7119]

I'm considering a AMD GPU by the end of this month. But I'm comfortable using EEVEE or cycles, are they good enough for Blender?

[@djtutorialscgi]

I would recommend doing specific searches for the card you want to buy. I have heard conflicting information on certain AMD cards simply not working. The AMD Radeon VIIs I use work great but I have heard that others don’t. I have been reading forums as well that say that AMD’s GCN cards work fine but newer RDNA cards are full of issues and people have switched to Linux from Windows to skirt around the problems. Really do your research here. If you want to go with a sure thing, get an Nvidia GPU. If you are willing to deal with some issues for potential savings and possible faster results, go with AMD.

[@Keeper_Arts]

how do you activate that thing where you change the render quality to medium low high ?

[@djtutorialscgi]

Medium,Low and High will only work using your GPU (as far as I am aware). Make sure that your GPU is supported on the release notes/download page. If the GPU is not supported, you may not be able to use the Low/Medium or High settings.

[@Dazzer1234567]

@@djtutorialscgi yes, on my laptop L/M/H don't do anything..... But what could I have hoped for on my laptop on holiday in the Austrian Alps!.... Excuse me if this is a silly question, but: are there other render engines that i should check out in Blender?... Until I saw this video is wasn't even aware that we had more choice than the three built in engines!!

[@djtutorialscgi]

@@Dazzer1234567 There are many different plugins you could use for Blender. Radeon ProRender and Luxcore Renderer are two I use on my channel and you can check out some render engine comparisons here. If you do a quick Google search for "Blender Render Engine plugins" you will find a lot of them but many require subscriptions. I know Octane Render just came out with a freeware version I believe but it isn't the full paid for version. It's definitely worth it to look around.

[@zooc8202]

Would you be able to help me out with a issue I'm having with prorender? Everytime I check the rendered view blender would be running fine but it just crashes out of no where after a couple seconds.

[@djtutorialscgi]

jump on the discord- me or someone else will be able to help you on there.

[@philhacker1137]

What does the classroom scene render at?

[@djtutorialscgi]

Hey there- I haven't benchmarked that but there may be some benchmarks out there somewhere.

[@shortshaker9236]

I downloaded prorender for blender but I have one problem. Every time I go in to render properties and I click render engines prorender is nowhere to be seen. What am I doing wrong?

[@djtutorialscgi]

Did you install the zip file within blender?

[@shortshaker9236]

Yes

[@djtutorialscgi]

You also checked it on inside of the addons menu? Do a search for Prorender in the addons menu and make sure it’s checked on. I would also check your app data roaming folder to make sure that it installed correctly. Are you using Mac or Windows/Linux?

[@TheBrutalshock]

Hey, i got a problem i hope some one can help me, once i installed from the add-on Tab inside blender i started working on a previous work, here is the problem, the color texture nod are working fine but the two noise textures nodes are not working at all

[@TheBrutalshock]

All of this after activating the prorender engine

[@djtutorialscgi]

Some nodes like the procedural textures, etc don’t work yet in RPR. Your best bet is to bake the unsupported textures either with the function in ProRender engine or bake out in Cycles before converting to RPR. Here is a link that might help. I know there is a listing somewhere on the nodes that don’t work yet in RPR but I can’t seem to find it right now. radeon-pro.github.io/RadeonProRenderDocs/en/plugins/blender/baking_shader_nodes.html

[@TheBrutalshock]

@@djtutorialscgi ty i'll keep ussing cycles for now

[@djtutorialscgi]

Video is up for you to check out.

[@clay9137]

when i go into the viewdev with an object, it becomes transparent, regarless if I put a material on it. what should I do? Is this a GPU problem?

[@djtutorialscgi]

View dev doesn’t really work well with ProRender. Best to use the Low, Medium or High setting for basic viewing of materials. Only problem is that a lot of shading and materials options don’t show up in those views and UV scaling doesn’t quite work.

[@MikazukiKai]

will this work on a low-end cpu? this are my settings: AMD athlom IIx2 250 processor 3.00hz - 4gb RAM - win7 64 - Blender 2.83

[@djtutorialscgi]

I don't think it supports that GPU.

[@MikazukiKai]

@@djtutorialscgiapart from cycles and eevee, is there other good renderer dat support my setting for fast render processes?

[@alexpadillayt]

Can I install this with my RX 590 and also do you think it will work with blender handle the load? Is it out of beta already? I really want to start using blender hopefully it works with my GPU rx 590 8gb. Would you recommend me to download this version AMD pro or just download the regular blender application?

[@djtutorialscgi]

It should work fine just remember that this engine is constantly in development. Go to the GitHub site and download the newest Beta weekly build as they tend to be far more stable. Also, make sure to watch my newer series on this engine since this video is a little outdated.

[@alexpadillayt]

@@djtutorialscgi thank you I really want to start using blender and how it works thanks 👍😊

[@gauravsood378]

Please help me. When i change to render all i see is black screen. I have prorender installed and selected. I cant find whats wrong with it. Someone please help

[@djtutorialscgi]

Can you send me your .blend file please? One problem may be that you have preset materials from Blender's Cycles or Eevee engine. Start a fresh default blender session then try adding new materials using the RPR nodes system.

[@gauravsood378]

djtutorials how can I send you my blender project file?? yes I had an earlier blender project made over cycles... sorry it it sounds insane but I’m a complete beginner to blender. My AMD graphic card is RADEON R5 M355. I have the amd driver installed AMD ADRENALINE SOFTWARE. I also have an option for driver install RADEON PRO SOFTWARE. let me know if you want me to change something in my driver softwares.

[@gauravsood378]

UPDATE: I started a new blender project and gave command to render the default box that appears. The following was observed with different RADEON PRORENDER settings. 1) if I select only cpu in prorender the box image appears fine 2) if I select only my gpu amd r5 m3335 whole black image appears 3) if I select both cpu and gpu in prorender half black and half box scene image appears.

[@djtutorialscgi]

Sorry I haven’t been able to respond- these messages for some reason did not register. If you are getting black, it’s possible your GPU is not supported. Check the AMD Prorender page you see which GPUs are supported. www.amd.com/en/technologies/radeon-prorender-blender Supported GPUs from their page: AMD Radeon™ Pro Duo (“Fiji”) graphics, Radeon™ RX series graphics cards, Radeon™ R9 Fury series graphics cards, Radeon™ R9 Nano graphics, Radeon™ R9 300 series graphics cards, Radeon™ R9 290X graphics, Radeon™ R9 290 graphics, Radeon™ R9 285 graphics, Radeon™ R9 280X graphics, Radeon™ R9 280 graphics

[@kissconsider]

Haha i have no idea how you got RPR to run. Ive been trying all week after building my AMD rig. RPR wont enable on blender 2.8 and crashes on blender 2.9. Maybe its because the linux build is outdated compared to the windows/macOS build

[@djtutorialscgi]

Hey there- I don’t use Linux but please participate and report bugs using Github here. There also might be bug fixes etc they may be working on. github.com/GPUOpen-LibrariesAndSDKs/RadeonProRenderUSD

[@sentfromheaven00]

linux build is broken kinda

[@djtutorialscgi]

Soltoianu Victor RPR 2.4 should work in Blender 2.9 (Windows). You can find newer builds on ProRender’s github.

[@useless9840]

How i install the new one

[@djtutorialscgi]

Check out my newer videos in this playlist

[@gtsonev1988]

Would that render works on Radeon RX 550 Series? I can`t enable this render to show up as an option :(

[@djtutorialscgi]

Go to the link provided and scroll to the bottom for GPU compatibility. www.amd.com/en/technologies/radeon-prorender-blender

[@MaxBanKai1]

Having a problem with black screen and and stuck at 0 progress. It can render the default box but not the apartment that i am making. Can someone help. Cycles give my render really. Stretches and messed look so i wanna try with pro render

[@MaxBanKai1]

@@djtutorialscgi Hey man i just checked and I can't send u the file because both of the blend files are over 200mb

[@djtutorialscgi]

Create a gmail account and send through cloud drive. You can make a link.

[@MaxBanKai1]

@@djtutorialscgi hey man i sent the files to you. THank you

[@djtutorialscgi]

I made you a video response- check your email.

[@wocco9036]

can i create character like daz3d ?

[@djtutorialscgi]

You mean from scratch or like a premade model?

[@wocco9036]

@@djtutorialscgi pre prepared

[@djtutorialscgi]

Look for Manuel Bastioni Lab for Blender 2.8 and/or 2.9. It’s out there somewhere but you’ll have to do a little digging perhaps to find it. It’s an auto-generator for character meshes.

[@MarkTrujilloDesignsandMedia]

Not the best title for this subject. Thanks.. my crashes are lessening!. New imac.

[@djtutorialscgi]

I have a new crash course series on my channel if you're interested. An FYI- on the development boards, the support for Mac is... spotty at best so expect some delays in repairing and dealing with Mac related issues.

[@alzearafat]

Can I use this on Mac OS + Blender?

[@djtutorialscgi]

Yes. They have a plug in for MacOS but keep in mind it is less stable and there have been reports of some issues with METAL.

[@alzearafat]

@@djtutorialscgi Umm... Is that a Macbook issue, or more like an MacOS issue?

[@djtutorialscgi]

Metal is their GPU api (like OpenGL for Nvidia and OpenCL for AMD). If your computer uses a discrete GPU (likely not on a MacBook unless you are using an eGPU setup) then the api it will use is Metal. Some FYI of what I understand- Apple tends to be harder to code for and lower on the list for developers since most VFX work is done using Linux and Windows operating systems along with the fact that Apple tends to keep a lot of things proprietary. In general, from what I have gathered, using development builds on Apple is usually less stable but I could be wrong. Either way, go to the Radeon Prorender for blender site, download and install the addon and check it out for yourself! Please let me know how it goes.

[@alzearafat]

@@djtutorialscgi Thank you very much for such a detailed answer! :) I saw their Macbook 16 have a dedicated GPU (Radeon Pro 5300 M, equivalent to GTX 1650). It's very tempting, but not sure it will work with Blender or not :( Thank you anyway!

[@djtutorialscgi]

@@alzearafat ... Don't buy MAC is my suggestion.... You will get more for your $ buying a PC product and longer lifespan (usually) but that's just my preference. I go over it in more detail here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqi5nJ95r818b5I

[@s7sba4a84]

i have blake screen and fraze problem when use pro render after that crash

[@djtutorialscgi]

check the release notes on the prorender download page and make sure that you have a supported GPU. If you have a supported GPU, restart your computer and try again. It should clear it up.

[@s7sba4a84]

@@djtutorialscgi i have file named rdb blender put idont know him place

[@djtutorialscgi]

Sorry man- can’t understand what you last wrote...

[@s7sba4a84]

@@djtutorialscgi ok I will explain

[@s7sba4a84]

I don't know where did I will install bro blender file 2.4

[@Grimeaper]

Wow, this thing is as bad as Luxcore. Though with more bugs. The scene is grey, change engines then come back it is no longer grey but crashes. Render does not render but sometimes does. When it is slower than cycles something is off. Looks like it would be a great renderer but it needs a lot of polish this is alpha at best.

[@djtutorialscgi]

I agree that ProRender needs work, but can you clarify “as bad as Luxcore”? Luxcore, in my experience, is a fantastic engine. Also, what is your hardware and what are your settings etc.? It sounds like there is some kind of hardware issue.

[@Grimeaper]

​@@djtutorialscgi I should have said as slow. Luxcore is at least mostly stable. My hardware. AMD Ryzen 9 3950x 16 core 64gbs of ram, GTX 1660 Ti 6gbs, Windows 10. This one ( mundi_umdali.artstation.com/projects/ELYxEK ) is nearly impossible to render in Luxcore properly (takes a couple hours), noisy, some things are too blurry. Cycles (an hour or so) takes almost as long and almost the same results. Pro Render doesn't want to bother to render it as in it things stop time etc acts as if it is done for like 30 minutes and it has rendered nothing. I can exit it as if it is done as in no struggles. In viewport render it shows nothing but grey, until I switched it to another engine and back, then when I switch to viewport render it crashed. All the above are at default and 1080x1080. Eevee takes about 5 minutes and renders at 2080x2080 most of the time with no slow down sometimes it freezes my entire computer. Its limit is around 3080x3080 any higher and it will slow my computer down no matter what. Cycles, etc also has the potential to freeze my entire computer as well. Not sure what is going on with that. Again reaching my computer's limit or some other limit.

[@djtutorialscgi]

@@Grimeaper Part of the problem is the Volumetric rays (I am assuming you are rendering that out in the final). If using Cycles, CPU tends to render faster than GPU for Volumetrics. Your GPU (since it has 6GB VRAM) will run into a wall when rendering above 1920x1080 so keep that in mind. Luxcore is extrtemely slow and noisy at Volumetrics. Check out my comparison video concerning Volumetrics here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ml6tZYRnqpino9k For ProRender, there could be any number of things going wrong but remember that the engine does not use the same nodes as Cycles/Eevee so you will need to translate/convert your file over to ProRender using a series of steps. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKetp559jbpmhsU I don't know your particular workflow so here is a suggestion and something I often do for the same effect: I would recommend NOT rendering Volumetric rays in a raytracing engine. Instead, try using the Sunrays comp node after you render to create a ray like effect OR render out the Volumetric rays as a separate asset using Eevee and compositing the two together.

[@Grimeaper]

@@djtutorialscgi Thank you. I will test these out. Also thanks for providing links. I am not entirely used to Blender. I came from Modo a few months back.

[@Grimeaper]

Ah seems I have been down this road before... lol. Jesus I cannot even remember 8 months ago smh.

[@Create_o_raptor]

Does this work on blender 3.0

[@djtutorialscgi]

They just released a weekly build that does work with Blender 3.0. You’ll need to go to the GitHub site.

[@Create_o_raptor]

@@djtutorialscgi that was quick.. thanks