hey, can i use 2 different pc with one account? looks like you just sign out and sign in in one pc there 2:45 . is that ok ? because i want to upgrade the vga too and i afraid if it will trigger the license to be expired or error.
Hope someday they'll make it as other addons (for example redshift) where You can simply add addon and You have it. Here You need to install separate blender, which often is older version. It's small thing but it pushes me off even if they've free version.
@@ambocc just saw that on December 16, they wrote: "Yes, 3.0 version is coming soon. We're also pretty close to the addon version." This soon is quite long but still looks like they're working on it
That's great and everything, but do you know if Octane finally released the Blender 3.0+ version? The last time I used Octane Render for blender it was on Blender 2.91
@@vuk8550 hmm, is the octane server setup to use your nvidia gpu. Is the gpu an RTX card? and do you have some firewall blocking communication between blender and octane?
@@ambocc I think it should, and i think i followed the install instructions correctly. I have 3080 so i expected it to work properly, it's a good GPU. I do have BitDefender installed but it didn't cross my mind it could mess with Blender. Do you think that's possible? I am out of the office now but i will try restarting with BD off tomorrow.
@@vuk8550 it’s possible, but hard to tell since I don’t have the same setup. It sounds like you are following the procedure correctly and the 3080 should definitely work. I would try closing any programs you don’t need running in the background and try installing everything again. Hope it works. ***Also, make sure you have the latest studio drivers from nvidia.
please help me out can't see anything in Viewport when I render my object its totally black and even the lights are not working, please tell me how to fix that issue. Also can't see the light options in render properties
Maybe this is an obvious question, but could you answer my question please? At 0:46 you said this demo version have some output limitation and after that you said the limitations are we limited to only one GPU and no network rendering. my question is "Is there any other limitations?"
From the Website, this is what they listed. home.otoy.com/render/octane-render/demo/#prime - Use of the software is available only while online, connected via the internet to the OctaneRender licensing server - Only a limited sub-set of plugins are available (see above) - OctaneRender Standalone is not available in the Prime tier - OctaneRender Offline USB Dongle is not supported - A maximum of 1 GPU is available for rendering - Network rendering is not available
@@SantoSVD98 Hi, the realtime viewer is just the standard blender viewport. They have a external window you can launch too, but it doesn't work. Since the standard blender viewport does the same thing, it doesn't really matter. Octane Standalone is a separate program that allows you to edit octane scene similar to how you would layout a bunch objects and lights in blender. You can't create anything in it, but you can import mesh, textures, animation, setup lights and camera. Basically a layout tool. The big advantage of using standalone is lighter on system resources. So it should be snappier on bigger scenes.
I have 2070 Super with 8 GB of VRAM and a system with 32 GB of RAM. I'm barely able to pull off big scenes but it is doable. With 8 GB, I'm sure it will be tough, but it's the same with a lot of other render engines. To help reduce memory usage, you'll need to optimized by using the same textures and using instancing all over. I wish I could help more, but that is the gist of it. Hope that helps.
Mine won’t render, nothing comes up besides checkers in the render window. How do you start the process all over again? I feel like something went wrong?
@@ambocc can you explain more I still have confusion I think everytime we have to first start octane server and then blender edition and to connect octane server we need internet on in our PC.
@@rashijain8037Yes, you need internet access to login. Once you enter your otoy free account, it will log in automatically every time you launch the application. It will also log you out everytime to close the application. This is only for the Octane server, the Blender octane application does not need to a login.
I wonder if they are still improving it. The last free version was from 2021.1.. The current version has many problems. Motion blur fails sometime, cryptomatte does not seem to work etc.. But it is really fast..
@@ambocc Thanks for your reply! I wanted to ask the questions on their forum last week, but could not log in somehow.. It's great if you can take a look. I just cannot pick anything with crypttomatte (nothing showed up in picking mode). Motion blur works on simple moving object, but not on my rigify character. With motion blur options turned on I just got a pure black render result. Currently Octane still has some advantage over cycles, making me really struggling to choose..
I'm not exactly sure, I didn't do anything different or special, but I do have access to the paid sub version. Perhaps, the paid sub version wasn't completely uninstalled when I installed the free tier?
@@ambocc No i mean in General not in Blender :) Since Simeone told me that combining rtx gtx wont Work together so i recycled my old gtx after purchaising rtx
@@kasali2739 I see what you mean. I had problem getting both cards to work using studio drivers, but i switch to game drivers. I now only run RTX cards, so I don't know if the game drivers still works. Good luck.
I think the latest build is on Blender 3.0, but the next build should move it to Blender 3.1, just not sure when they will update it yet. Usually they update this stuff once a month.
Here are more Getting Started Blender Octane Tutorials - th-cam.com/play/PLGYAGXjkUD7dRn6BlNcfkgVVroIHKUFLY.html
thanks, they couldnt have made it any more complicated to install octane to blender lol. tutorial helps a lot!
Glad to hear it helped.
Thank you Thomas for the super easy guide!
You’re welcome.
Thanks, this helps. I was confused where to get the program.
Hello, I installed this version with my 1660 Super and the reder looks all black, any suggestions?
hey, can i use 2 different pc with one account? looks like you just sign out and sign in in one pc there 2:45 . is that ok ?
because i want to upgrade the vga too and i afraid if it will trigger the license to be expired or error.
yes, you can. it's not tied to a computer, just set octane server to log out when you quit and to auto log in when you activate it.
Hope someday they'll make it as other addons (for example redshift) where You can simply add addon and You have it. Here You need to install separate blender, which often is older version. It's small thing but it pushes me off even if they've free version.
Yeah, I can understand, but I don’t think they have a choice if they want to keep their code private. Similar to other closed render engines.
@@ambocc just saw that on December 16, they wrote: "Yes, 3.0 version is coming soon.
We're also pretty close to the addon version." This soon is quite long but still looks like they're working on it
@@taoaizu Oh wow, maybe they are working on an Addon version than.
it's now on 3.6.1 @@taoaizu
That's great and everything, but do you know if Octane finally released the Blender 3.0+ version? The last time I used Octane Render for blender it was on Blender 2.91
Yes, it’s on 3.3.1 as of this writing.
Thank you!
You’re Welcome!
Hello. i have a problem octane didn't show up in the preferences list.
Did you install the Blender Octane version of the app? And make sure you launch that specific version. It should have the octane plugin pre installed.
I get 'No Net Gpu's' error when I try to initialize octane. And the screen is completely black. Any ideas what to do? Cheers
It needs Octane Server running first to pass the scene to Octane to render. Do you have that running?
@@ambocc Yes i run the server first. Then i open the BlenderOctane
@@vuk8550 hmm, is the octane server setup to use your nvidia gpu. Is the gpu an RTX card? and do you have some firewall blocking communication between blender and octane?
@@ambocc I think it should, and i think i followed the install instructions correctly. I have 3080 so i expected it to work properly, it's a good GPU. I do have BitDefender installed but it didn't cross my mind it could mess with Blender. Do you think that's possible? I am out of the office now but i will try restarting with BD off tomorrow.
@@vuk8550 it’s possible, but hard to tell since I don’t have the same setup. It sounds like you are following the procedure correctly and the 3080 should definitely work. I would try closing any programs you don’t need running in the background and try installing everything again. Hope it works.
***Also, make sure you have the latest studio drivers from nvidia.
please help me out can't see anything in Viewport when I render my object its totally black and even the lights are not working, please tell me how to fix that issue. Also can't see the light options in render properties
It's hard to help without more details. Did you add a light or environmental light to the scene?
If you are not sure how to add lights, you can check out my lighting tutorial in Octane. That might help you get going.
I installed like you but in my BD still did not show Octancerender. help me. My BD is version 3.3
you have to use install the Octane version of blender. Did you install that? After that, make sure the plugin is active.
Maybe this is an obvious question, but could you answer my question please? At 0:46 you said this demo version have some output limitation and after that you said the limitations are we limited to only one GPU and no network rendering. my question is "Is there any other limitations?"
From the Website, this is what they listed. home.otoy.com/render/octane-render/demo/#prime
- Use of the software is available only while online, connected via the internet to the OctaneRender licensing server
- Only a limited sub-set of plugins are available (see above)
- OctaneRender Standalone is not available in the Prime tier
- OctaneRender Offline USB Dongle is not supported
- A maximum of 1 GPU is available for rendering
- Network rendering is not available
@@ambocc Hi, what Is Octane standalone? And do u know what (generally) useful plugins we can not use? Can we use the Octane real time render viewer?
@@SantoSVD98 Hi, the realtime viewer is just the standard blender viewport. They have a external window you can launch too, but it doesn't work. Since the standard blender viewport does the same thing, it doesn't really matter. Octane Standalone is a separate program that allows you to edit octane scene similar to how you would layout a bunch objects and lights in blender. You can't create anything in it, but you can import mesh, textures, animation, setup lights and camera. Basically a layout tool. The big advantage of using standalone is lighter on system resources. So it should be snappier on bigger scenes.
@@ambocc Oh, ok thanks! So with this Octane for a "normal" user there are no problematic limitation in It, right?
@@SantoSVD98 no real limitation unless you want to use network rendering or more than 1 gpu. It’s also free for commercial work.
Only got 8 gb ram Does having octane running Would be harder for my memory to render huge project or its very lite?
I have 2070 Super with 8 GB of VRAM and a system with 32 GB of RAM. I'm barely able to pull off big scenes but it is doable. With 8 GB, I'm sure it will be tough, but it's the same with a lot of other render engines. To help reduce memory usage, you'll need to optimized by using the same textures and using instancing all over. I wish I could help more, but that is the gist of it. Hope that helps.
Does this work on windows 11?
Yes, it does.
Mine won’t render, nothing comes up besides checkers in the render window. How do you start the process all over again? I feel like something went wrong?
Uninstall everything and start over again
Is Octane Render (Otoy) better than Cycles X?
@@mtb-go Aside from speed, does it produce a better render in any aspect?
Does it have RTX/Optix Denoising built in? Else we'd sacrifice a ton of speed for quality or known as the "Octane" feel.
Not the nvidia version. They have their own implementation of denoiser.
Thanks for this! Super easy to follow
Glad it helped.
How I can install it on my blender version?
That version is in beta and only for subscribers at this time while they work out the bugs.
cool~
Is this free trier is also limited for some time duration?
No time limit, but it does need to do an internet account login.
@@ambocc can you explain more I still have confusion I think everytime we have to first start octane server and then blender edition and to connect octane server we need internet on in our PC.
@@rashijain8037Yes, you need internet access to login. Once you enter your otoy free account, it will log in automatically every time you launch the application. It will also log you out everytime to close the application. This is only for the Octane server, the Blender octane application does not need to a login.
@@ambocc please don't mind is there any way to contact you with call?
Actually now I am confusing now with line you written The blender octane application does not need to login? Please help.
I wonder if they are still improving it. The last free version was from 2021.1..
The current version has many problems. Motion blur fails sometime, cryptomatte does not seem to work etc..
But it is really fast..
Good questions. I’ll try to reach out and see what is going on. Have you tried sending them bug reports?
@@ambocc Thanks for your reply!
I wanted to ask the questions on their forum last week, but could not log in somehow..
It's great if you can take a look. I just cannot pick anything with crypttomatte (nothing showed up in picking mode). Motion blur works on simple moving object, but not on my rigify character. With motion blur options turned on I just got a pure black render result.
Currently Octane still has some advantage over cycles, making me really struggling to choose..
hello, i get vcomp140_dll error do u know how to fix it,i reinstall that file 10 times..
Do you have the latest Nvidia drivers?
how you managed to install both RTX and GTX graphic?
I'm not exactly sure, I didn't do anything different or special, but I do have access to the paid sub version. Perhaps, the paid sub version wasn't completely uninstalled when I installed the free tier?
@@ambocc No i mean in General not in Blender :)
Since Simeone told me that combining rtx gtx wont Work together so i recycled my old gtx after purchaising rtx
@@kasali2739 I see what you mean. I had problem getting both cards to work using studio drivers, but i switch to game drivers. I now only run RTX cards, so I don't know if the game drivers still works. Good luck.
OMG THANK U
And how does octane behave who has 4 GB memory in the video card ? I heard he sees himself well in 8 GB or more. I have nvidia
@@mtb-go Understood means with 4 GB maximum full hd, and already 4k will probably not pull (
@@mtb-go OK thanks. So not fate octane) for me
Can it work without gpu?
unforunately, it works only on Nvidia GPUs.
is it also for blender 3.1?
I think the latest build is on Blender 3.0, but the next build should move it to Blender 3.1, just not sure when they will update it yet. Usually they update this stuff once a month.
@@ambocc the latest version is on 2.93.5 for me
same for me. I wanted to update because i cant fully use geometry nodes.
needed this lthough my octane sever keeps giving error message
I would check the drivers or do a clean install of the drivers.
Dosnt work with AMD
Unfortunately, it is Nvidia only for now.
So it still has an expire date?
yeah, it a business so staying free is not guaranteed.
is it safe
I think so, but if you run into problems. Let me know and I’ll see if I can help.
damm.... it is a build in version, and it is a 2.93.6 which out of date !
I think they are working on an add on version.
I hope so. Btw, I just noticed the 3.1 build-in ver. they are still using Emission material for light source