From the course: Rhino and V-Ray: Rendering
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The new physical camera vs. the old default camera
From the course: Rhino and V-Ray: Rendering
The new physical camera vs. the old default camera
This next topic covers the difference between the two V-Ray camera types. The original camera type was known only as the default camera. It simply rendered whatever the perspective window was showing. If the scene was too bright or dark, you might have to adjust the lighting. The materials and backgrounds repeatedly, until the render finally looked okay. That's actually what I did for many years. The new fiscal camera offers a far better approach. It's designed to act just like a real point and shoot camera, which many people already know. It can eliminate a majority of the usual tweaking. Let's review the basic settings and how to use it. We're going to access the camera by going to the V-Ray options editor, and right here towards the top is camera. Without the physical camera selected, the default camera will be used. I recommend starting with the following defaults. Physical camera on. Shutter speed of 30, F-number at 8, and Film iso at 100. Also, it's extremely important that the…
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