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  • What is MIP, Alias, SAT & others in material settings ?

    Posted by Razgar Abedi on July 26, 2020 at 6:10 pm

    Hi all !
    Im using c4d for years and create different images. But still dont understand what is difference between MIP, SAT, Alias etc. . . in texture or other shaders channel. Please explain me a bit. Thanks a lot

    Razgar Abedi replied 5 years, 9 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  • Brian Jones

    July 26, 2020 at 7:06 pm

    Can’t improve on the Help

    https://help.maxon.net/r21/us/index.html#6291

    but the start of the Sampling portion is a pretty good short version.

    “Use Sampling to control how the texture’s pixels are interpolated. MIP and SAT are the best choices for animation or for objects in still pictures that extend towards the horizon, such as floors.

    Square, Alias 1, Alias 2 and Alias 3 should, in general, be used for still pictures only — they generate crisp, sharp textures, but are too sharp for animation and if animated will be likely to flicker. MIP and SAT, on the other hand, blur the texture slightly to allow flicker-free animation.”

  • Razgar Abedi

    July 26, 2020 at 7:22 pm

    Thank you Mr Jones. clarity & very helpful.

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