Thanks for your help and patience.
I wasn't able to specify just the CPU in the Preferences setting. But I did try a "Hybrid" setting (GPU + CPU) - unfortunately with the same result.
I do have a work-around solution - which is to render out my animated layer/distorted Standard Material mapped onto a plane as an image sequence. Then use the image sequence in a Redshift Material. It should give me the result I want and allow me to use the Redshift Renderer.
Thanks again. - Greg
Hi Dr Sassi,
Thank you agin for your assistance.
It looks like the issue isn't with the Material itself or the resolution or quality of the Texture image.
I loaded the baseline texture image you provided in your project file and am still getting the same results.
They both look clear and sharp when rendered through the Standard Renderer - looking exactly as shown in your "Result 2024.3 on Mac" image.
But when rendered in either the Redshift RenderView or the Redshift Picture Viewer, the resulting render of the material is incredibly low res.
I've attached two images below.
Thanks Again - Greg
Hello Dr Sassi,
Thank you for your response. I apologize for any inconvenience.
This is my first time on the forum, and I'm learning proper protocol. I tried attaching the screenshot file but kept receiving an error message. So, I uploaded it to my company website (designalliance.com) and created a link. It didn’t even occur to me that it might look like a security risk. I completely understand and apologize again.
I have uploaded the screenshot again - but this time to a Google-Drive link.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xodrfTvMj3qQVPvkYxGzmCTlt_Tw-jWS/view?usp=sharing
I also understand that the screenshot may not help. Either way, I appreciate you taking the time to respond.
Just to reiterate, when I use the Layer effect in a Standard Material (to layer multiple distortion effects), the material renders as low-res in both the RS Render View and in the final Picture Viewer.
However, the material renders correctly with a high level of detail if I render it using the ‘Standard’ renderer.
I would rather use the Redshift renderer if there is a way to make this work.
I am probably doing something wrong - but don’t know what.
Thank you again for your support.
(By the way, I can’t figure out how I ended up with the user name ‘Ideal-Wear,’ but I think I’ve corrected it now)
Hello -
I am having a similar issue. I'm using the latest version of Cinema 4D on a Mac Studio M2. It seems to be an issue between the Standard Layer Effect and the Redshift renderer.
When I use the Layer Effect to apply multiple distortion effects in a Standard Material, the resulting rendered image is extremely low-resolution in both the RS Render View and the final RS render. If I switch to the Standard Renderer, the texture renders at the correct resolution.
There is probably a workaround using an RS node-based material, but I don't understand nodes well enough to build one myself.
Screenshot Attached showing the resulting image and material settings
Thank you for any advice you can give.
https://designalliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-03-02-at-7.16.40-AM.png