Silverwing Quickish-Tip: Understanding BxDFs

Made Using C4D 2023.2.1 Octane 2022.1.1 R5 This week its a rather technical topic of the "Understanding ..." series. Hopefully you like this approach and learn something from this! You can support me and the community by becoming a PATREON. This helps me to keep all my content free and accessible to everyone. https://patreon.com/silverwingvfx Thank you so much for all my existing PATREONs for your generosity! 00:00 Intro 00:24 What are BxDFs 04:03 Where to find BxDFs in Octane and Benefits 04:56 Mictofacet Model: Mirror like Reflections 06:13 Mictofacet Model: Raough Surface 07:46 Mictofacet Model: Ray Distribution 09:54 Reflection Diagram: Beckmann 10:16 Reflection Diagram: Explanation In C4D 11:27 Reflection Diagram: GGX 12:14 GGX Real World Example 14:17 Hands On: 3D Scene Refl. Roughness 14:52 Hands On: Octane BxDF Roughness Scale 15:46 Hands On: Octane BxDF Max Roughness 16:27 Hands On: Octane BxDF Anisotropy 16:27 Hands On: Octane BxDF Anisotropy 17:17 Hands On: Quick Look at Standard Surface 16:27 Hands On: Fringe Cases Frosted Glass 19:31 Hands On: Fringe Cases STD BxDF 22:13 Reflection Diagram: Comparing BxDF Graphs 23:38 Summing Up & Recommendation 24:38 Patreon Shoutout & Outro