As promised, since I hit $1,000 a while back, I just got a new GTX 970 video card! That plus Octane Render (which I hope to buy the next month or so) means I can do better, faster renders. I've done a few test shots with the trial version of OctaneRender, and the speed is amazing! Most of these test renders took less than 30 seconds to render, and yet the quality is comparable to renders that would take 15-45 minutes for a high-quality render with the same resolution. That means that, once I get a bit more comfortable, I can make more images in HD without having to spend a lot of time waiting for the images to render. The high render speed will be especially great for animations!
Topcat
2015-03-16 01:58:47 +0000 UTC