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Unity 5 beta lightmapping issues

Discussion in 'Unity 5 Pre-order Beta' started by thehosse, Oct 31, 2014.

  1. thehosse

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    Hey all,
    Have a couple of issues with Unity 5 beta and lightmapping. First I can't figure out how blend lightmaps and dynamic light together. So in the distance you have lightmaps with shadows and GI together and up close you have realtime light and baked GI. Anyone know where I'm going wrong? I've watched the Unite 2014 videos over and over again and simply can't figure out how this is done.

    Also, When ever I do bake a lightmap Unity gives me the error "Lightmaps are in wrong colour space" I'm working in Linear colour space and Unity 5 seems to only bake out in Gamma. It gives me the option to change mipmap generation in Linear space but it seems to have no effect.

    Please help.!
     
    thehosse, Oct 31, 2014
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  2. Dweep

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    "Lightmaps are in wrong colour space"
    I also have this problem, cant seem to solve it :/
     
    Dweep, Oct 31, 2014
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  3. KEngelstoft

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    Hi! We are aware of the "Lightmaps are in wrong colour space" issue and it is not something you can fix yourself in beta9. We will provide a fix for it asap of course, as it is an important issue to get fixed.
     
    KEngelstoft, Oct 31, 2014
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  4. thehosse

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    Ok thanks.!

    Are combined lightmaps and realtime light with baked GI achievable on Unity 5.0.0b9 ?
     
    thehosse, Oct 31, 2014
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  5. Kuba

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    What you're referring to is Dual Lightmaps. We are not planning on supporting this mode in Unity 5 anymore. If you describe what is it that you want to achieve we can guide you on how to set it up in Unity 5.
     
    Kuba, Oct 31, 2014
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  6. thehosse

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    Sent you a PM Kuba.!
     
    thehosse, Oct 31, 2014
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  7. topofsteel

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    Can you give a breakdown of what Non-Directional, Combined Directional and Separate Directional are and if there are any similarities to previous lightmap options. My previous workflow was linear color space and directional lightmaps. I would like to reproduce that then work into the new features. Thanks.
     
    topofsteel, Nov 2, 2014
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  8. dougdodd

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    I cannot get lightmap resolution to show in Editor in 5; is that still supported?
     
    dougdodd, Nov 2, 2014
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  9. AcidArrow

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    It shows only in the relevant GI modes (click on the dropdown list on the top left of the viewport)
     
    AcidArrow, Nov 2, 2014
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  10. AcidArrow

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    I don't think directional lightmaps work properly in 5 yet.
     
    AcidArrow, Nov 2, 2014
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  11. topofsteel

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    This is a mess!
     
    topofsteel, Nov 2, 2014
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  12. AcidArrow

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    It's not a mess. It's a beta :)
     
    AcidArrow, Nov 2, 2014
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  13. thehosse

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    I too am totally confused to what these modes are supposed to do.
    Light GI mode - Realtime / Baked / Mixed
    Baked GI settings - Non-Directional / Combined Directional / Separate Directional.
     
    Last edited: Nov 3, 2014
    thehosse, Nov 3, 2014
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  14. Alex-Lian

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    I'm impressed you have 5.0.0b12 when we haven't even built it here yet!
     
    Alex-Lian, Nov 3, 2014
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  15. thehosse

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    Sorry typo.!
     
    thehosse, Nov 3, 2014
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  16. Alex-Lian

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    Mainly teasing, and half making sure people don't think there's another beta version they don't have access to.
     
    Alex-Lian, Nov 3, 2014
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  17. Roni92

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    Hahaha, good one Alex ;)
     
    Roni92, Nov 3, 2014
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  18. thehosse

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    So does anyone know or is there any documentation on the different lighting modes?

    Light GI mode - Realtime / Baked / Mixed
    Baked GI settings - Non-Directional / Combined Directional / Separate Directional.
     
    thehosse, Nov 3, 2014
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  19. thehosse

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    Is it possible to just bake in the whole scene GI and have the direct lighting set to realtime only?
     
    thehosse, Nov 3, 2014
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  20. pojoih

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    Also, an explanation the the Lightmap Parameters Settings would be most welcome, just like the very good Tooltips in the Lightmap Tab!
     
    pojoih, Nov 7, 2014
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  21. KEngelstoft

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    The Lightmapping window and its tooltips has been reworked for beta13 and should be more intuitive to use. Let us know what you think (in a new thread please).
     
    KEngelstoft, Nov 7, 2014
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  22. Guile_R

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    Hi,

    We are getting a ridiculously sized GiCache folders on all our projects, even one that has a single scene with just a plane and two spheres. Is this how it is supposed to work? We have been using Source Tree to version control our projects and wondering if we will have to remove this folder from our repository and have a massive GiCache folder on each computer we are using for this project as it is not feasible to version control folders of this size.

    Please do advise.
     
    Guile_R, Nov 7, 2014
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  23. KEngelstoft

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    Hi Guile_R,

    You should not add the GI Cache to source control. The GI Cache is storing the intermediate files used in the different stages of lighting your scene. You could in theory share this between computers don't recommend it for network and disk performance reasons.

    It is currently possible to have a GI cache per project, but as you have seen, it quickly grows too large and hogs disk space even if you aren't actively using that specific project.

    In Beta13 the GI cache will be shared between projects and can't be set per project any more. Automatic trimming of the cache will also be enabled per default (I can't remember if it is already enabled per default on your beta version). The folder will be located in your caches folder instead of in the project.

    Until Beta13 is out, please go to the Preferences -> GI Cache and enable Auto Trim and set the size to something reasonable for your particular project. Setting a very low size will not delete any files that are actively in use but may increase recomputation time if we miss the cache.
     
    KEngelstoft, Nov 7, 2014
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  24. AcidArrow

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    Is it going to be possible to put the "end result" in the assets folder so it can be shared with other computers? For example, what is compiled at runtime? (it can't be the whole cache, right?)
     
    AcidArrow, Nov 7, 2014
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  25. Joachim_Ante

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    Select "OnDemand" mode and click bake.

    In b13 the UI will be made clearer by calling it "Continous baking" and when it it is disabled you can simply click on the bake button next to it.
     
    Joachim_Ante, Nov 7, 2014
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  26. AcidArrow

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    Ah, thanks. That works nicely. The naming is a bit confusing. I thought "On Demand" was kind of a lesser mode where you used when you wanted to "pause" the actual baking.
     
    AcidArrow, Nov 8, 2014
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  27. BuildABurgerBurg

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    how do you increase the lightmap resolution? all im getting is 32x32 :/

    I'm using legacy setting GI disabled. All I want is to bake out a 2048 resolution lightmap, and then use in photoshop to multiply diffuse image. Any tips?? I've changed so many settings and nothing...
     
    BuildABurgerBurg, Nov 13, 2014
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  28. KEngelstoft

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    Enable Baked GI. You should set the Atlas Size to 2048. In beta13 you can find it in the Lighting Window -> General GI -> Atlas Size.
     
    KEngelstoft, Nov 13, 2014
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  29. BuildABurgerBurg

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    not working in legacy mode. Not sure it works on other modes.. will have to wait hours.
     
    BuildABurgerBurg, Nov 13, 2014
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  30. BuildABurgerBurg

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    also i just noticed that the cpu usage while baking is no more than 1% even though i've selected unlimited.

    enlighten clustering ZZZzzzzzzzzz

    My system specs:

    Intel i7-4770 CPU 3.4GHz
    32 GB Ram

    its a real shame enlightens not making use of this awesome power!!!
     
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    BuildABurgerBurg, Nov 13, 2014
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  31. KEngelstoft

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    Please give the new mode a try :)
    Sounds like you are using a very high resolution for your bake, consider lowering the clustering resolution and baked resolution.
     
    KEngelstoft, Nov 13, 2014
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  32. BuildABurgerBurg

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    I tried with the same meshes in a new project, and set it to standalone is it worked well.

    Is it not supported on android?
     
    BuildABurgerBurg, Nov 13, 2014
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  33. KEngelstoft

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    Yes, Enlighten works on Android. If you are using an older beta before 10, it might not work.
     
    KEngelstoft, Nov 13, 2014
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  34. Non Hic

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    WHERE is it? I can't find it! the Window menu has no such "Lightmapping" in it. *panics* :confused:
     
    Non Hic, Feb 20, 2015
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  35. Non Hic

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    Never mind. it's in the "lighting" now I guess. -.-)
     
    Non Hic, Feb 20, 2015
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  36. Roni92

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    wait, ill make you photo for your "genius" xd
     
    Roni92, Feb 20, 2015
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  37. Non Hic

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    I didn't get that joke. o_O
     
    Non Hic, Feb 20, 2015
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