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\n\u00a0PowerPreview V0.70b Beta 8<\/strong>
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\nPower Preview :\u00a0 High Quality Nitrous Preview\u00a0 – !!! BETA RELEASE !!!
\nCreated:\u00a0 June\u00a0 6, 2011
\nModified: May 5, 2013
\n——————————————————————————————————————————————-<\/p>\nLIMITS EXISTING UP TO THIS VERSION:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- 3ds Max Limitation: 3ds Max has to be the foreground application, otherwise Nitrous will stop refining the viewport progressively. Because of this issue IT’S IMPORTANT TO DISABLE THE SCREENSAVER<\/strong>.
\nEnergy saving mode is okay, even if it is set to put the display to sleep…<\/li>\n- 3ds Max Bug:\u00a0 AVI files bigger than 1GB get corrupted, please file a bug report at Autodesk (fixed in Max 2013)<\/li>\n
- Pressing “Cancel” on 32 bit Max might crash 3ds Max, this is currently under investigation<\/li>\n
- Locked target file (eg. playing in an AVI Player) cause PowerPreview to report an “Internal Error”<\/li>\n
- Advanced Nitrous options ( eg. dynamic reflections) tend to fail from time to time on lower-end GPUs<\/li>\n
- Workarround: set timebudget high enough, press create preview\/snapshot, look at output: if something’s wrong, toggle any Nitrous option on&off. This will eventually bring Nitrous’s output back to glitch free again,
\nIf everything looks okay, turn down the timebudget again and wait for the preview to be created<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n——————————————————————————————————————————————-<\/p>\n
HISTORY:<\/strong><\/p>\nHISTORY<\/strong><\/p>\nVersion:\u00a0 V0.70b – Beta 8, ( 3ds Max 2014 related Update + Bugfixes )<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- fixed NitrousTweaker’s Procedural Texturesize error<\/li>\n
- fixed Viewportmenu disappearing after using 3ds Max’s internal “Make Preview” functionality<\/li>\n
- fixed various Maxscript compiler related errors in 3ds Max 2014 and above<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Version:\u00a0 V0.70 – Beta 8 – Internal PRERELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Increased resolution limit again ti 6.4Kx6.4K. Beyond that, severe graphics driver crashes might occure<\/li>\n
- unintended bitmap scaling fixed, this caused subtle graphics artefacts, especially visible on wireframe previews<\/li>\n
- complete code restructuring and modularization (some of it still in progress)<\/li>\n
- implementation of various (still internal only) data structures for future project managment usage<\/li>\n
- Nitrous Settings Copy&Paste functionality ( between viewports )<\/li>\n
- Some UI reorganization<\/li>\n
- fixed viewport switching\/resolution issues
\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nVersion:\u00a0 V0.60 – Beta 6, ( 3ds Max 2013 related Update)
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Increased resolution limit again ti 6.4Kx6.4K. Beyond that, severe graphics driver crashes might occure<\/li>\n
- unintended bitmap scaling fixed, this caused subtle graphics artefacts, especially visible on wireframe previews<\/li>\n
- implemented basic preview creation mode switching feature, choose between various methods,
\ncurrently you can switch to the default 3ds Max’s “Make Preview” mode and back only<\/li>\n - Filename postfixing based on token expansion added. Added checkboxes for convenient use
\nKnown tokens are currently: “%scene”, “%view”, “%date”, “%time”,”%begin”,”%end”,<\/li>\n - DOF\/Boken shape\/image handling added:\u00a0 per viewport bokeh shape mechanism implemented<\/li>\n
- UI rearranged, introduced “Minimal UI” button<\/li>\n
- Checkbox to disable\u00a0 “Progressive Refinement” added for fastest previews<\/li>\n
- Various additional fixes…<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Version:\u00a0 V0.51a – Beta 5, DC20120216, HOTFIX
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Fixed “visibility in undefined” error for people having the viewcube-plugin completly removed<\/li>\n
- Please note regarding the gamma fixes:
\ndue to a Max bug\/Limitation, maxscript always uses an output gamma value of 1.0 when it saves a bitmap
\nThus when doing a “Preview”, the current display gamma settings are applied to the written files,
\nthat means it’ provides complete WYSIWYG (“What you see is what you get”)
\nContrary to the “Preview” creation, when doing a “Viewport Snapshot” and using the framebuffer save button to save the bitmap, the current “output gamma” setting is applied to the written image<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nVersion:\u00a0 V0.51 – Beta 5, DC20120215
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Fixed filename-frame numbering when writing to\u00a0 image sequence<\/li>\n
- Fixed double gamma issues with snapshot mode when display gamma is enabled<\/li>\n
- Implemented ViewCube hiding \ud83d\ude09<\/li>\n
- Implemented basic UI and options for upcoming nitrous features (3ds Max 2013 DOF,Bokeh)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Version:\u00a0 V0.50c – Beta 4, DC20120104, HOTFIX
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Fixed time jumping bug during simple snapshot creation<\/li>\n
- Implemented simple Nitrous glitch recovery mechanism (still experimental)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Version:\u00a0 V0.50b – Beta 4, DC20111221, HOTFIX
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Fixed stupid installer bug: install only executed when existing PowerPreview install was detected – D’oh!!!!!<\/li>\n
- Removed dummy D3D button in Direct 3D mode – D3D options still wait to be implemented….<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Version:\u00a0 V0.50a – Beta 4, DC20111220<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Complete GUI rework, now features flexible rollout support, minimizing etc…<\/li>\n
- Introduced Nitrous config rollout<\/li>\n
- Experimental Nitrous options ( eg dynamic reflection ), buggy but work most of the time<\/li>\n
- Introduced Viewport SnapShot feature, supporting the same resolutions and features like the preview creation tool<\/li>\n
- Implemented update check tool, simply press a button to know if you have the latest version installed<\/li>\n
- Implemented timerange configurability, fixed bugs in previous versions related to timeline changes in the scene<\/li>\n
- Implemented Object Category Filtering and rudimentary overlay options (WIP)<\/li>\n
- Cranked up limits ( timelimit to 90 secs, max. resolution to 5000 x 5000 )<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Version:\u00a0 V0.46a – Beta 3, DC20111212<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Implemented compatbility wiht German and French Max Versions<\/li>\n
- Further improved UI logic and behavior<\/li>\n
- Improved future and internal 3d Max version stability<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Version:\u00a0 V0.45c – Beta 2, DC20111210, HOTFIX<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Fixed crash-to-tdesktop bug after preview creation on 32bit 3ds Max Versions<\/li>\n
- Fixed bug which could cause 3ds Max dialogs and menus to close immediatly after preview generation<\/li>\n
- Improved parts of the UI and the viewport selection change dedection code ( still work in progress)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Version:\u00a0 V0.45b – Beta 1, DC20111205<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Fixed various UI related issues, which messed with the parameters on viewport selection<\/li>\n
- Reimplemented iteration-based limiting ( enabled by default, set to 2048 Nitrous refinement iterations)<\/li>\n
- Note: all parameters in Timebudget Group are tweakable on the fly while a preview is in progress..<\/li>\n
- Statustext reflects wether the last frame did hit the time based limit, or the iteration limit<\/li>\n
- Fixed framerange detections ( WIP ), parameters are updated when “Create Preview” is pressed<\/li>\n
- Script works now in Direct3D mode\u00a0 too, but of course without progressive options<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Version:\u00a0 V0.40c – Initial Alpha Release, DC20110728<\/strong><\/p>\n——————————————————————————————————————————————-
\nAUTHOR:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Josef Wienerroither aka “spacefrog”\u00a0 www.frogsinspace.at\u00a0 | spacefrog@chello.at<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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FUTURE PLANS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Too many to list<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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INSTALLATION:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- 3ds Max Version 2012 and up and viewport set to Nitrous recommended<\/li>\n
- Use automatic installer or copy the zip contents to your Max folders manually….<\/li>\n
- “Spacefrog Tools-PowerPreview.mcr” should go to your “usermacros\/macroscripts” folder<\/li>\n
- “SF_PowerPreview.mse”\u00a0 should go to your userscripts folder ( usually “[MaxRoot]\\Scripts\\” )<\/li>\n
- Assign keyboard-shortcut\/button or menu to “PowerPreview: Enhanced Preview” in the “Spacefrog Tools” category<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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USAGE:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Start the script using your prefered method and select the viewport you want to have a preview generated from…<\/li>\n
- The script detects when you select another viewport and adjusts its output resolution automatically,<\/li>\n
- To create “bigger than screen” previews use “Preview Scale Factor” – slider and\/or resolution spinners<\/li>\n
- Set the output file and format. Due to a bug\/limit in 3sd Max, number of codecs available on 64 bit is limited<\/li>\n
- Adjust the timebudget( ms) you want Nitrous to give per frame ( first slider ),<\/li>\n
- You can re-adjust the budgets during preview creation if you are not satisfied with the output quality<\/li>\n
- Nitrous options are currently “Live” too, meaning\u00a0 changes in the options are directly applied to the output,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\nNOTES:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Please do not share the script directly, simply guide people to this page or share the download link<\/li>\n
- There are bugs, quirks and shortcomings in the script of course<\/li>\n
- Thus feedback is welcome,\u00a0 please post here or on the original threads i created on various boards<\/li>\n
- Of course i do not take responsibility if the script burns your GPU, toasts your hamster or turns you into a bunny<\/li>\n
- You have been warned!<\/li>\n
- Happy Previewing!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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