The noise was minimal. The glass reflections were physically perfect—no black artifacts at the edges. The brushed metal had a realistic anisotropy that his old scenes never captured.
The animation was the real test. He set the frame range, enabled for the 10,000 trees in the background city, and turned on Progressive Rendering with Noise Threshold (new in 5.10.02—it stops rendering pixels once they’re "good enough"). Chaos Group VRay Advanced 5.10.02 for 3Ds Max 2...
He exported the EXR sequences, dropped them into After Effects, and added a gentle glow. By 9 AM, the client had a 4K preview. The noise was minimal
He started the batch render at 4:15 AM and went to sleep for the first time in two days. The animation was the real test
He pressed Render.
At that speed, the entire 900-frame animation would take exactly 3 hours.
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