in this video we're going over five important reasons why you should use a runner engine when
creating visual effects the right way to improve your workflow maximize your productivity and most
importantly to avoid wasting valuable time this video is going to be part of my free six part
video series and if you don't want to miss out make sure that you click the link in the
description below where you can sign up for the wait list you will also be the first to
know when my epic vfx master class will go live where i teach a handful of students
how to become a visual effects expert so they can create epic and realistic visual effects without
feeling overwhelmed a chance you don't want to miss out on getting started with the secret steps
to create epic vfx is easy most people think that creating visual effects is slow and takes a lot
of time but it doesn't have to be in this video i will show you exactly why you should use a render
engine when creating visual effects so you can work faster and way more efficiently i will be
sharing tips and tricks like this throughout my masterclass to improve your skill set to help
you create epic and realistic visual effects in the last video we've talked about the best
software for creating visual effects and why you don't need to go to an expensive school to become
a visual effects artist i also introduced you to the secret steps to create epic visual effects and
explain why this is just the way to go in case you haven't watched the previous video yet make sure
to check it out because i have covered a lot of important things to get you started on the first
steps to create epic and realistic looking visual effects without feeling overwhelmed and without
breaking the bank on super expensive software with that being said let's talk about the five most
important reasons why you should use a render engine when you're working on visual effects
so what do you want to look for when it comes down to a great render engine well there are a
few things but before we start i will be comparing each point to my render engine of choice octane
these are the five most important points for me let's start with the speed this is basically based
on what's under the hood of my render engine itself is it powered by cpu or gpu well octane
for example is a gpu based render engine these tend to perform way way faster than cpu rendering
and that's why i prefer this render engine in the first place it's the fastest render engine for my
needs especially because we're working with visual effects here we don't have to make super complex
scenes we basically want to integrate 3d elements in our scene and i find that octane is the best
for that purpose so the next point is if it is a biased or unbiased render engine a biased render
engine uses a false way to achieve certain result so it's basically cheating its way to photorealism
an unbiased render engine is a physically correct engine so the light bounces off correctly of your
objects recreating a realistic lighting environment you might think so then i want
the physical engine correct well yes and that's partially correct the thing is whatever engine you
end up choosing creating super realistic results is something you can literally do in all of them
even if it doesn't seem so when you're giving it a shot it is possible using that render engine it's
all about the knowledge that someone might have about a visual effects subject that will help him
to get the desired results that he needs using whatever software and render engine he has
or she the software that we're using are just tools that we have available for us these are here
to help us not to guide us so that's why i said everyone could potentially follow my course even
if they are using a different software and render engine they would have to figure out on their own
how their render engine of choice works obviously but there is plenty of information for that online
it all comes down to the other elements that we're going to be talking about that just are going to
get us to those great looking visual effects it is a technical part combined with the theoretical
part that we're merging into this video so we're going to get a bunch of value out of that the
complexity of a render engine is also extremely important and this is correlated with the previous
point as well when a render engine is unbiased like octanus it already starts off with physical
accuracy and therefore there are much less options to dial down to get your desired results so you're
going to get instant or rather quick photo real results with octane some might prefer all these
options so they have infinite control but when you don't really need them you want to create epic
results faster so i will stick with simplicity just so i can concentrate 100 on creativity and
how i create my scene instead of spending an entire day dialing down all my render settings
in a different render engine i just don't have to do all that many steps in octane and when i look
back at the history of auto render engines i've used i really needed to have a great understanding
of that render engine in order to make it work think of a render engine as a tool to make your
work easier and faster and just in general more efficient you don't want to be wasting your time
waiting hours and hours upon to see whatever the thing is that you are actually creating when
you're working on an animation and you can just render one frame and it takes like four minutes
until you see that frame it's really hard it's like working with a blindfold on it's just not
very efficient is it the next point is being able to preview my scene and this is correlated to the
blindfold again because when you're doing visual effects you want to imagine each time what you're
going to change and you don't want to wait another five minutes to see that frame that you changed
and you don't even see the animation or how it will feel in your entire environment and that's
something so powerful that i really enjoy and octane to instantly see how it is going to look
like i mean it's not really for me to wait very long but it all comes down to personal preference
i like to see my changes instantly and i like to see my preview of how things might look once i do
the final render that's also where octane comes in i have real time previews of my scene and have
a great idea of how things might work and then lastly we have the community around the render
engine or a software for that matter when you choose a render engine with a small community
you can also expect less tutorials less information if you're getting stuck so you
want to pick a kind of industry standard at that point or something with a good community around it
there could also be less interest in the industry there's also less potential for collaborations and
for finding jobs so i just like to have my options and octane has an amazing community that you can
always fall back upon so we have established that render engine is a tool that we really
need to have to create epic vfx realistic visual effects well in a short amount of time let's say
and in the end you will have to pick a render engine that works best for you because it is
all about understanding how you can use that render engine to create epic visual effects
you can even do it in the standard render engine of your software of choice but that doesn't change
the fact that creating visual effects can really feel overwhelming without knowing where to start
in my upcoming epic vfx master class i will be sharing a lot more strategies and tips for you
including tracking modeling texturing lighting and much more valuable skills to create epic
and realistic looking visual effects you will be able to learn these key skills step by step
watching over my shoulder as i will be teaching my exact secrets on how to create epic visual effects
that's right this is just the very beginning of a massive amount of tips tricks and strategies and
workflows that i have ready for you so make sure you stay on the lukon because in just a few days
i will be releasing more information about this and show you exactly what's included
in the next video i'll show you a simple but very effective trick that you will be able to implement
directly into your visual effects to make him look more realistic this is literally the number
one secret that i have been using for many years that i have barely talked about in my videos so
stay tuned because what i am about to share with you in the next video is going to blow your mind
okay with that being said i hope you enjoyed this video and i want to thank you so much for watching
you're taking the right steps towards creating epic visual effects and i can't wait to show you
what i have gotten ready for you in the next video i'll see you there until then create epic videos