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Parameter | Function |
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Stop Time | This value controls the amount of time, in minutes, that Maxwell Render will continue calculating the output image. Generally, for single frames, this should be left at a very high value, with Maxwell being stopped manually only when the image has reached the desired level of quality. |
Sampling Level | This value controls the Sampling Level at which Maxwell Render will stop the calculation. Generally, this should be left at a high value to prevent Maxwell stopping before the image is finished. For unattended batch rendering, however, it is useful to set this to the lowest acceptable value for the scene in question. This will provide a time-independent method for rendering multiple frames to a common quality level. |
Threads | This value controls the number of Threads that Maxwell Render will use. While named Threads, this usually means how many CPU cores will be used by Maxwell Render. When Threads is set to 0, Maxwell will auto-detect and leverage all available resources. |
Priority | Lets you choose the priority of the render process. Change it to “Normal” if some other process impedes Maxwell from rendering at full speed. It is set by default to “Low”. |
Engine | It lets you choose between Production (default CPU engine for Maxwell), Draft (default CPU engine for Fire) or GPU. If you choose GPU, a new gear button will show letting you select which GPUs you want to use for rendering (if there are more than one). For more information about the GPU engine, please, check this page: GPU engine. |
Multilight | This drop-down controls whether Maxwell's Multilight feature will be enabled during rendering. There are two Multilight modes available: Intensity and Color + Intensity. Note that the use of Multilight will greatly increase the memory required to render the scene, since separate output buffers must be maintained for each emitter contained in the scene. The Color + Intensity option multiplies this requirement even further. |
Command Line | Anything entered here will be added to the command-line used to start Maxwell Render. By default, it contains the -d flag, which causes Maxwell Render to start in GUI mode, and the -p:low flag, which causes it to run in low-priority mode. There are many other command-line flags available, and you can get the current list by opening a command prompt, navigating to the Maxwell directory, and typing maxwell /?. |
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