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Maxwell tests @ Artlantis Studio version 4.1.6

START 3D FILE: Cubes 1 metre each, 10 x 10 x 10 matrix. 1000 cubes in total made in SketchUp Pro vers. 8.12000 edges and 6000 faces. Direct import in Artlantis Studio version 4.1.6fc2 of SKP file.

Artlantis version 4.1.6fc2 release, 64-32-bit.Computer: iMac, 10.6.8, iMac 8,1, 3,06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM, busspeed 1,07 GHz, GPU NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS, 5121 MB 1920 x 1200 px.32-bit color

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MACINTOSH

TEST 1000 cubes with Artlantis cameraRendering picture jpg.

Rendering time 01:15

TEST 1000 cubes inMaxwell EngineRendering picture jpg with ONLY 6 Levels

Rendering time stopped at 18:36still noisy, a good MX rendering needs alot more time to complete.

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Maxwell rendering Preview - Mac

Conversion proces: after 17 sec. ‘writing file’ SL = 0 time count 0 s SL = 1 22 s SL = 2 75 s

SL = 3 149 s SL = 4 256 s SL = 5 414 s SL = 6 645 s - stopped

SL 1

SL 2

SL 3

SL 4

SL 5

SL 6 -->

time in seconds

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Maxwell rendering SL count with Photoshop histogram - Mac

SL = 4 256 s SL = 5 414 s SL = 6 645 s

SL = 0 time count 1 s SL = 1 22 s SL = 2 75 s SL= 3 149 s

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Photoshop RGB Levels of different SL countsduring the MX renderingsproces (left).1 till 3 is the tonal range of the renderingpicture at SL moment.

1. 100 % darkest area of picture2. 50% tone3. 0 % whitest area

higher = more pixels in the rendering be-tween the 0 - 100 % tonal range.

MX at SL = 6 Artl after 01:15 s

Artlantis render

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Photoshop histograms - Mac

MX on the left with SL = 6 after 18:36 (rendering stopped) on the right Artlantis rendering time 01:15

The smoother the pixel level count area is, the less sharp the MX rende-ring is (noisy) , because of the limited (stopped) SL count. A noisy pic-ture at SL = 6.

The MX rendering needs to proceed till the Photoshop Levels showsthe ‘same’ sharp edges as with this Artlantis model.

With Artl. render the Levels are sharp because of the borders of thecubes that forms distinctive levels in the black-white RGB tonal range.

MX ARTL.

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Maxwell tests @ Artlantis Studio version 4.1.6 9000 cubes - Mac

Cubes 1 metre each, 9 x 10 x 10 x 10 matrix. 9000 cubes in total made in SketchUp Pro vers. 8.Direct import in Artlantis Studio version 4.1.6fc2 of SKP file.

Artlantis version 4.1.6fc2 release, 64-32-bit.Computer: iMac, 10.6.8, iMac 8,1, 3,06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM, busspeed 1,07 GHz, GPU NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS, 5121 MB 1920 x 1200 px.32-bit color

MX Engine rendering after Sampling Level = 9 Artlantis Rendering time 02:29

Note the big shift in grey with Maxwell Engine to blue (blue shift of Maxwel is in Mac & Windows).

Note that Artlantis or MX does not hesitate in importing or working with 9000 cubes alltogether, it does not matter. In SketchUp Pro 8 itdoes, the interface is slowing down considerably. If the 3D model is too heavy MX does not render anymore (‘writing file’ is the last thingMX does, processor(s) activity approximate to zero), Artl. render will most of the time continue, also with large 3D models.

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Maxwell rendering Preview - Mac

MX Conversion proces ‘writing file’ SL = 0 time count 0 s SL = 1 31 s9000 cubes in Artlantis Studio

SL = 6 817 s SL = 7 1263 s SL = 8 1982 s SL = 9 2890 s

SL = 2 33 s SL = 3 189 s SL = 4 325 s SL = 5 526 sin both views shift to blue.

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SL 1

SL 2

SL 3SL 4

SL 5

time in seconds

SL 6

SL 7

SL 8

SL 9

Maxwell tests @ Artlantis Studio version 4.1.6 9000 cubes - MacSAMPLING LEVELS TIME 9000 CUBES

Note MACINTOSH & WINDOWS

On both occassions the counting of the SAMPLING LEVELS in theMX Preview was not correct.

In the first test : 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 6

In the second test : 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 6, 6, 8, 9 etc.

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Maxwell tests @ Artlantis Studio version 4.1.6 9000 cubes - MacMX SL = 9 and tonal levels versus Artl. render tonal levels

Differences in RGB histogram of both renderings methods. Could becaused also due to the strange blue shift in MX. No explanation for that.

green = MX Engine rendering

grey = Artlantis rendering

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Maxwell rendering Preview - Windows 7 2560 x 1920 px qual. High r high

SL = 0 0 s SL = 2 22 sRendering 9000 cubes in Artlan-tis Studio Win time 00:39

SL = 6 198 s SL = 7 306 s SL = 8 461 s SL = 9 701 s

SL = 3 45 s SL = 4 78 s SL = 5 128sin both views shift to blue.

MX Options

Windows computer: Intel dual core Intel i7 proc., 3,4 GHz, Asus motherb.DDR 8 GB RAM, 1920x1080 res. Quadro 600 g-card. 64-bit.

NB. SL count in Preview = 0 1 2 3 4 4 6 6 8 9 10 11 12 etc.It should be 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, etc.

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SL = 10 817 s SL = 11 1577 s SL = 12 2380 s SL = 13 3600 s end rend.

Maxwell rendering Preview - Windows 7

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SL 1

SL 2

SL 3

SL 4

SL 5

time in seconds for one hour MX rendering

SL 6

SL 7

SL 8

SL 9

Maxwell tests @ Artlantis Studio version 4.1.6 9000 cubes - Windows 7SAMPLING LEVELS TIME

SL 10

SL 11

SL 12

SL 13 -->

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Maxwell tests @ Artlantis Studio version 4.1.6 large 3D interior model - Windows 7SAMPLING LEVELS

SL = 0 SL = 2 SL = 4

SL = 5

File ofhttp://www.artlantismembers.com/membership for objects, shaders etc.

This 3D file did not MX renderin iMac and in MacPro !

(Artl. render time was 24:49)

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Maxwell tests @ Artlantis Studio version 4.1.6 Large 3D interior modelBig difference between Mac or Windows !!

MACINTOSH

After start of MX rendering:

• Sky conversion• Materials conversion• Geomety conversion• Writing file . . . after 1 hour no sign of renderingwith iMac of Mac Pro.

The MXS file is 416 MB but rendering does notwork.

WINDOWS

After start of MX rendering:

• Sky conversion• Materials conversion• Geomety conversion• Writing file . . . after 2 minutes dark preview

After 05:37 the first interior is in sight with SL = 4Because of the slow start it will take several hoursto render, but it IS WORKING in Windows compu-ter.

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Maxwell tests @ Artlantis Studio version 4.1.6 BACKGROUNDSBig difference between Mac or Windows !!

WINDOWS 7

All backgrounds including this sky in ArtlantisDOES NOT render in Maxwell Engine picture.Tested by several persons on different Windowscomputers.

MACINTOSH

All backgrounds are rendered by Maxwell Eng-ine.

color, fading colors, picture, HDRI and clouds

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Maxwell tests @ Artlantis Studio version 4.1.6

Sort of conclusion?• Because of the big difference between Macintosh and Windows Art-lantis Studio & Render, there is no use for this text in Artl. Forum:

“ In my computer it worked all right“the Forum client did not mention his or her computer type, theForum editor did not mention that she is using an iMac.

Always tell people what computer / version / hardware YOU AREUSING if you want some result.

• A big difference in performance between Mac (slow) and Windows(faster), even if you consider the hardware differences of the two testcomputers.

• “ License is expired “Maxwell Engine could be tested only by newcomers. A month is not-hing to get the hang of it. Then it is over, the demo license of MXstopped.

Will it be possible to enlarge the demo time of Maxwell Engine?Then everyone can test MX with it in his (spare) time.

• Grey color in SketchUp Pro, in Artlantis colors blue in Maxwell Macand Windows.

• Large 3D models did not render in Maxwell with iMac & MacPro.“Writing file” and nothing more . . .It did render in Windows 7 Intel computer.Artlantis rendering is oke in both Mac & Win.

• Strange behavior of all backgrounds in certain Windows computerswith MX Engine. No backgrounds are showing. Mac is oke.

• Sampling Levels in Maxwell, numbering (Mac & Win) is not good.

• If the Preview is showing dark pictures during the early faces ofSampling Levels then the renderingstime is considerably.

• Sampling Level time becomes increasingly longer with higer SL.

• 9000 cubes is no problem for Artlantis or Maxwell, rendertimes arelow. This is an ‘easy’ 3D model for Artlantis and MX.

• With Photoshop Levels it is possible to see the progressing MX SLcount in action.

All tests and remarks refer to the mentioned computers. Other compu-ters could behave differently.