VFB+ : A Feature-rich Extension to the 3dsmax Frame Buffer

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Version: 
2.81
Date Updated: 
07/14/2017

VFB+ v2.81 is now completely free!

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 Introducing VFB+ v2.81, the advanced virtual frame buffer for Autodesk 3dsmax.

VFB+ works with any renderer which uses the native 3dsmax frame buffer, such as Scanline, Mental Ray, Final Render, IRay, VRay, Corona (when not using the renderer's custom VFB).

The frame buffer has been designed and heavily tested to fit smoothly into any production pipeline, and to streamline the rendering workflow for anyone who renders in 3dsmax.

Version 2.8 is the most powerful and feature packed release yet!

A partial list of features:

  • 32-bit per channel color correction.
  • Various correction controls including exposure, gamma, multi-channel curves, vignette, chromatic aberration, bloom, glare, blur/sharpen, speckle reduction, noise reduction, etc.
  • Depth of Field based on Z-Depth.
  • VFB+ is active while rendering, including tweaking of color correction and stamping.
  • Captures Render Elements, G-Buffer channels, and RTT elements as well as the main pass.
  • Composition guides help you tweak your image.
  • Pixel Aspect Ratio correction display.
  • 4 different A|B comparison modes.
  • Display modes for all channels.
  • Support for 3D color LUTs.
  • Realtime RGB Histogram.
  • Rich WYSIWYG stamping system with virtually any imaginable variable including arbitrary MAXScript expressions.
  • Fully documented.
  • Customizable interoperability options.
  • MAXScript interface provides access to almost all features.

See the link for download and complete details.

Version Requirement: 
3dsmax 2009-2018
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Royal Ghost's picture

1.51 installator

Thank for the update! After install 1.51 auto updater still shows info that new version is available, bug?

Royal Ghost | veda3d.com

rotem's picture

Small update released (v1.51)

Mostly to fix a few small bugs and interface quirks.

This will be the last update to VFB+ in the near future.

Thank you all for your support.

rotem's picture

If what you mean is that it

If what you mean is that it doesn't update the render effect interactively without re-rendering the image, that is true. Unfortunately, I don't think there is a way to implement that, there's no callback for 'post effect applied'.

Vipera's picture

VFB+ doesn't render Environment Lens Effects (Glow)

VFB+ doesn't render Environment Lens Effects (Glow)

Gspoutnik's picture

vfb+

hello
SUPER SCRIPT error comes from me.
you're right as version 1.3 did not uninstall I searched "vfb" and deleted all files not knowing that the vfb method.ms is a 3dsmax file.
No problem to get back my icons (control panel uninstall / change = repaired in 3dsmax2012 is great).

Best regard,
Spoutnik

rotem's picture

It seems that you are missing

It seems that you are missing the file "...3dsmax 2012\stdplugs\stdscripts\vfb_methods.ms" for some reason. As a result, you don't have the default VFB UI extensions (that come with max, not mine), and therefore are missing the 'toggle UI' button from the default VFB toolbar, which is what is triggering the error.
Did you delete this file from your max installation on purpose?

In any case I will add protection against this situation in the script and will try to post an update on the weekend.

Regards,
Rotem

Gspoutnik's picture

vfb+ runtime error

Heelo Rotem
Here my screenshot about the runtime error
Thank's
and now all the mental ray icons and the toolbar in frame buffer are missing.

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rotem's picture

That's odd, the place I

That's odd, the place I suspect the error is happening has not been changed from v1.31.
Could you please attach a screen grab of how your default VFB toolbar looks? It will help me to determine the problem.
Also, a screen grab of the Maxscript listener after you get the runtime error will be helpful, so I can tell exactly what line is triggering it.

Thanks.

Gspoutnik's picture

VFB+ runtime error

hello,
I was working with version 1.31 with no problem but when I wanted to go to the version 1.5 I had a message -runtime error: array index out of bounds:17-- now no versions do not work even after deleting the files and deleted vfb + and 3dsmax.ini

Help please.

3dsmax2012 64bits win7

rotem's picture

Decisions, decisions...

Decisions, decisions... :)
Anyways, currently I don't have time work on the tool but I'll try to see what I can do about this in a couple of weeks. Thanks.

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