Rendering Questions

AgitatedRiot

Rendering Questions.

1. shutter speed on the Camera settings, is that in seconds?

2. Rendering time is that, also in seconds.?

Richard Haseltine

Shutter speed is fractions of a secont - 1/shutter speed seconds.

Yes, render time is in seconds - the default is two hours.

AgitatedRiot

Thanks, for the mind, boggle. So a shutter speed of 180=0.00555555556 of a second. Got it. 

FirstBastion

The DAZ Studio camera generally follows photography rules.  So if you read on book on photography regarding f-stops and shutter speed,  and ISO film stock speed,  you'll get a better handle on what those camera setting represent and how they can influence your renders.

AgitatedRiot

This is why I asked. I was reading this article Best camera settings for night photography (sympathink.com) and got to thinking an f stop 5.6 and shutter speed of 3-4 minutes an ISO 100 to 400 for A moonlit or starlit landscape, just the moon iso 100 to 400 f stop 8 and a shutter speed of setting 1/250. Just thinking how that translated into Daz. Also, have to take into account the amount of light from HDRIs. I just end up with too dark or way too bright for the night renders I make. 

richardandtracy

You also need to take into account that it's not an exact 1:1 DS to reality relationship, but it roughly works that way. The f-stops/dof relationship seems least accurate,  but larger f-stop number = greater dof is the same general relationship that occurs with cameras even though the exact numbers are different.

Regards,

Richard

AgitatedRiot

I figured that quick when I moved to experiment with the f stop, Shutter speed, and exposure. I have been playing around with just the ISO for a while now.