ICE Plug-in - emRPC version 3.0 released

Mootzoid · **Posted:** 07 Jan 2010, 19:29

Hi everybody,

Welcome to the emRPC thread of this lovely community!

After many weeks of hard labour, annoying bugs, ups and downs, as well as hectolitres of coffee it's finally done:
emRPC version 3.0 is released! :ymparty:

So what's new in this version?
Here a list of the most interesting features:

new compounds
self-shadowing
OGL preview
strands

The entire list of new stuff is contained in the chapter "Version History" of the emRPC online documentation, here's the direct link: Complete Version History

Have a look at the first sneak preview video on Vimeo:

Okay, I admit, it's just one of my old emFluid2 scenes I recycled here, but the 1.500.000 self-shadowed particles as well as the shadows on the floor are entirely rendered by emRPC version 3.0. Here some specs:
render resolution: 800x450 + anti-alias + self-shadowing + shadows on masks
render time (per frame with an Intel i7): about 19 seconds

To see more stuff concerning this new release please check out the following links:

Hope you like this new release

Take care!
Eric

Rork · **Posted:** 08 Jan 2010, 10:27

Hi Eric,

Kudos on another wicked release :ymparty:

I've quickly checked out the videos on vimeo (don't have the proper time right now) but it looks really awesome!

Again, big kudos and thanks for all the other (upcoming) stuff as well,

rob

Mootzoid · **Posted:** 08 Jan 2010, 11:06

@Rob/Rork: Thanks, glad you like it!

I added another tutorial in which I go through the (only) four emRPC demo scenes and also show some strands rendering:

Cheers!
Eric

Werner · **Joined:** 09 Jun 2009, 13:30 **Posts:** 53

Brilliant Eric...the guys here at Luma was waiting in anticipation for the self shadowing part.

Thank you!

Letterbox · **Joined:** 17 Jun 2009, 14:49 **Posts:** 142

I'll look forward to using this... once Steven lets go

JP

Mootzoid · **Posted:** 11 Jan 2010, 20:08

@ Werner & Letterbox :

Thanks, guys, feels great to read those comments after all the labour :ymhug:

Take care!
Eric

ace63 · **Joined:** 07 Jun 2009, 12:30 **Posts:** 23

Damn I feel like I need to buy a copy myself even though I don't do commercial work - this is just too GREAT to miss.

Mootzoid · **Posted:** 13 Jan 2010, 11:03

@ ace63 :

I personally think that is a great idea ! $-)

Cheers

Eric

ximage · **Joined:** 10 Jun 2009, 10:49 **Posts:** 12

this is looking really really good.

loving the self shadowing. genius stuff.

so whats the plans next? i know some people have already done there own comps. but id like to see motionvector outputs and depth outputs built in. so different passes can be rendered, that would be nice.

hopefully il buy a copy soon to have a proper play.

cheers

Sweeney

Mootzoid · **Posted:** 13 Jan 2010, 22:03

Hi ximage,

Yes, concerning emRPC I got request for motion vectors, depth and motion blur from several people.
I plan to implement those things, but not in the near future, as I have too many other things that need to be done first:
emFluid3, an update of emPolygonizer and last but not least my next new plug-in.

Cheers,
Eric

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