Spenser Dickerson
@SpenserFX

Product Marketing Manager | Advocate for 3D Innovation and Creative Storytelling

 columbus ohio
instagram.com/sd.imaging
Joined September 2012
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Breaking down some of the biggest workflow and rendering updates in @OTOY OctaneRender 2027.1 Alpha 3.
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What’s New in OctaneRender 2027.1 Alpha 3

@OTOY OctaneRender 2027.1 Alpha 3 is out and there are some really great updates in this one. A few that immediately jumped out at me: • HQ displacement gets a big workflow upgrade, with support for

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Your camera isn’t just where you put the viewer. It’s part of the look. Day 6 of Octane Foundations explores what’s happening behind the lens.
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CAMERA OVERVIEW

Octane Foundations 06: Your Camera Is More Than a Viewpoint It’s easy to think about the camera as something you position once the scene is finished. But the camera plays a much larger role in the way
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A texture isn’t a material. Understanding what happens between the two makes the whole system easier to navigate. Day 5 of Octane Foundations.
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MATERIALS AND TEXTURES

Octane Foundations 05: A Texture Isn’t a Material Materials and textures are closely related, but they aren’t the same thing. Understanding how those pieces connect can make @OTOY Octane’s material
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HDRIs, environments, physical lights, emission. Different tools, one fundamental job: getting light into the scene. Day 4 of Octane Foundations
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ENVIRONMENT AND LIGHTS

Octane Foundations 04: Start With Light Lighting sits at the center of rendering. Whether you’re working with an HDRI, daylight system, area light or emissive material, you’re ultimately making
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Cinema 4D. Blender. Houdini. Standalone. Different interfaces, same underlying Octane. Day 3 of Octane Foundations looks beyond the DCC to the engine underneath.
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INTERACTING WITH OCTANERENDER

Octane Foundations 03: Different DCC. Same Octane. Open @OTOY Octane in Cinema 4D, Blender, Houdini or Standalone and the experience can look very different. Every DCC has its own interface,
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Better rendering isn’t always about knowing more settings. Sometimes it’s about knowing how to approach them. Day 2 of our new Octane Foundations series.
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THREE TENETS

Octane Foundations 02: Three Ideas Worth Learning Early Learning what every setting does is useful. Learning how to approach a render when something isn’t working can be even more valuable. In the
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New to Octane, or just want a better understanding of what’s actually happening under the hood? Start here. Day 1 of our new Octane Foundations series.
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WHAT IS OCTANERENDER?

Octane Foundations 01: What Does OctaneRender Actually Do? If you’re new to @OTOY Octane, one of the first things worth understanding is where the render engine actually fits into the larger 3D

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New Octane Guides Available

New Octane color management guides are now live. For technical artists, motion designers, and anyone who has ever asked “why don’t my colors match?” - these guides walk through practical color
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