Howard Day's video: Niimiipuu and Arges Introduction 2 of 4 WIP 2 4K

Trekstronaughts! The next shot is in - I over-rendered the # of frames needed here, so I will be trimming them down to better match the narration. I also added back in the shadows from the rings on the ships. I think I'll go ahead and modify them a bit. I will lighten the "rocks" and get some parallax movement going on them, just so it's not a static mask (as well as blur them a bit more). I also need to increase the subdivs on the sphere the HDRI is mapped to, as it's a bit lumpy right now. :/ 4K Download! https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/894120750221496340/1141071286618042498/Introflyby_05.mp4 The original USS Arges model was by Mike Hanson! https://www.artstation.com/artwork/mDOkVd The original Shangri-la class design is by Bill Krause! https://www.instagram.com/admiralbuck/ More shots of the Niimiipuu in 8k here! https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1E9Mhz4KvSdYqChC5NoJAplrAoeOpOqnZ?usp=sharing As always this is rendered in 3DSMax 2022.3, using VRay 6 GPU Optix. I'm using two 4090 RTXs. Render time averages were between 2m and 3m15s, with about .5s-1.5s for post effects application per frame. It's 600 frames long at 24fps. I used settings of 256 max samples, .02 noise target, 32 samples per pixel and 384 ray bundle size. I maxed texture res out at 16K. Post in After Effects, using Sapphire by BorisFX for the lens flares, and Red Giant Looks for the color correction.