Topic: [Resolved] Ghosting and horizontal lines

[Big Rick]

hello everyone

My name is big rick, i'm a graphic designer based out of orlando
love using lumion to create client works

so i am creating some poster sized renderings and i am having
the same issue with my output on these renderings

I'm also getting really weird horizontal lines on my renderings too.

just so i can help you out, here are the effects i'm using:
Sun
shadow
sun study
foliage wind
horizontal clouds
depth of field
2 point perspective
Styrofoam
hide layer (x3)

my focal length is 16.4737

ADMIN: posts split from this topic: Urgent Help needed - Ghosted /Blurred edges

[Morten]

Hi Big Rick, that's easily resolved but before we proceed, please click here and follow the instructions to register your Lumion license.

Thanks in advance.

[Big Rick]

well, i'm at work and this is a work license

everyone is chill here and they probably wouldn't
mind but i don't wanna get in trouble for posting here
if they aren't allowing for us to do this.

will this show in my profile or show here at work?

i know this is a mundane question......
trust me when i say im' a lil more savvy than i'm showing
just dodo status about the license and where to look for it

thanks again

[peterm]

Hi Big Rick

All that you need to do is to ask the person who purchased the software, or manages the software/license at your work to go to your Account settings and enter the license key.  I'm sure they will have no problem arranging that for you, it's part of the support they get having purchased Lumion  .

You will then have full access to the forum and support.

They have that information on the email Act-3d sent them when the license was purchased, it's in an email titled "Getting Started With Lumion".

Alternatively, that person could sign on to this Support Center, and I'm sure you could use that forum's profile.  It's all work related, right.

Once you have that under way, usually only takes about 2 minutes to sort out and register, we can help resolve your problem.   Let us also know what version of Lumion you are using. 

[Morten]

Hi Rick, thanks for the email.

1) Regarding the issues above, can you let us know which version of Lumion you're using? (This is displayed on the Settings screen)

2) Please click here and follow the instructions to upload the scene in LS6 format, so we can take a look.

3) Please also let us know which Photos/Clips we should render and which render settings to use, so we can try to replicate the issues at our end.

Thanks in advance!

[peterm]

Hi Rick

One more thing, please attach to a post the Lumion DXDiag Report for the PC where this is occurring. Refer our Knowledge Base Article: How do you attach a DXDiag report to a post?

[peterm]

Hi Rick

We've not heard back from you or received the files and details as requested, so should we presume this issue is now resolved?

In regard the

...horizontal lines on my renderings...

:
If you were using version 6.0 then there was a fix in Release v6.0.1 for

Rasterisation on Print/Poster resolution renderings has been dramatically reduced.

So, you should be using at least version 6.3, or the go forward version 6.5.1 with support for DirectX 11.

Regarding blurred poster images:
As we are not able to review the files, all I can say is to ensure you are using the most recent Lumion version  (as above) and the PC has the most recent graphics drivers and Windows updates installed.  Drivers will sometimes require a manual download and install to update to the most recent.

[Big Rick]

rad and thanks for all of the feedback

i'm going to take care of everything
and get back to everyone when i can
i'll post updates and details as soon
as possible....

thank you again

[Morten]

Sounds great, Rick - we're looking forward to receiving the info + files if updating doesn't resolve the issues you're experiencing.

[Big Rick]

ok
i'm going to upload the DXDIAG report to the post first
and i'm gong to make my zip files right now so i can
get everything sent your way and see what you ladies
and gents have to say...

also, attached is the most recent upload of my project.
so what i am uploading is my desktop version of the
image of said project.
I have the same image but in poster format on my
computer at work and i feel like i'm getting the same
result with the ghosting.

i know....
clearly can't 100% tell since it's such a lower resolution

like i said, give me a bit of time so i can get the other
files uploaded.

[Morten]

Hi Rick, which version of Lumion are you using now? (This is displayed on the Settings screen in Lumion)

The reason I ask is that Lumion 6.5 and newer require that the latest graphics card driver and all Windows updates (including optional updates) have been installed.

The diagnostics report shows that your graphics card driver is 1 year old. Old drivers restrict memory usage and cause a variety of errors and glitches in Lumion 6.5+, so you'll need to follow each of the steps in this post as a matter of priority, especially if you're using version 6.5 or newer.

After completing step 1 to 3 please restart the PC before running Lumion again.

Please let us know if this resolves the ghosting issue for you.

[Big Rick]

i'm using 6.5 right now

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that's my personal server....

please let me know when you download this so i can remove it quickly

[peterm]

Hi Rick

Thanks for the files.

Issue 1:- Horizontal lines:
I have rendered your Scene and get no horizontal lines (pic 1).  This is as should be with the fix provided in 6.0.1.  So if you are using 6.3/6.5 then so long as your drivers and Windows updates are all done, you should be fine to go.  Lets us know if not.

Issue 2:- Ghosting(bluriness):
It's easier to see once there are no horizontal lines .  This is the Depth of field effect being used.  You may wish to adjust the settings to tweak things a bit, but as you can see the difference in bluriness of the trees (at distance) is the Depth of field effect. (pic 2 and 3).


(optional) For bit of fine tuning of the renders I note that there are some Shadow Effect settings that could be revisited. 
a) Shadow Range could be lowered to about 175m, this will give best quality shadows for closer objects and the furthest object(background trees) are still within that range.
b) Omnishadow is at max, which means extra shadowing will occur across all objects, especially the trees in the background resulting in a little bit more darkness than may be desired.
c) Shadow Correction was at max.  This slider works the otherway around, less is more.  Has been commented to the developers. So a value of 0 gives greatest correction (closeness between object and shadow).  Normally the default value works well in most situations.
d) Indoor/Outdoor was set to Indoor.

[peterm]

Hi Rick

We have not heard back from you, so we'll go ahead and mark this topic as Resolved.

Let us know if there is anything else we can assist with. 

[RQAW_17]

I seem to be having the same issue of horizontal lines in my renderings.
I have the latest version of Lumion 7 (just purchased a few weeks ago).