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The V-Ray Frame Buffer (VFB) is a second-generation V-Ray virtual frame buffer.

VFB is much more than a render image holder. It provides a higher level of post-processing adjustments and the ability to modify your scene from inside the VFB. Here is a list of benefits you should know:


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  • Image preview:
    Loads render channels via a dropdown list;
    Works with display corrections;
    Loads various 8-bit and 32-bit file formats, including V-Ray resumable files;
    Image comparison between 2 or 4 renders;
  • Image management:
    Keeps the rendered image in full 32-bit floating point format;
    Can store history of rendered images with their post-rendering corrections;
    Can save corrected output to various image formats;
  • Image editing and post-processing:
    Set Color Corrections for rendered image and its channels;
    Composite mode for Back to Beauty workflow including layers corrections;
    LightMix control on lights contribution in the rendered image;
  • Scene editing:
    Can modify actual light values by transferring updated intensity and color from LightMix mode;
    IPR camera navigation and focus control from inside VFB;
  • Render management:
    Denoiser control;
    Region rendering control and test resolution;
    Allows you to choose the order in which the buckets are rendered;
    Automatic render resolution adjustment in IPR when the VFB window is resized;



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The Frame Buffer automatically opens when you start a render with V-Ray.


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||Viewport|| > Start Interactive Render button. This starts an interactive render inside the V-Ray Frame Buffer.


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Clicking on the arrow opens a sub-menu with denoising options, which are applied to the interactive render, when it starts in the VFB.

For information on the different Denoiser types, see the V-Ray Denoiser page.

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||V-Ray menu|| > V-Ray Frame BufferThe Frame Buffer automatically opens when you start a render with V-Ray.VFB, Start Production Render, Start Interactive Render

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VFB Menu

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The V-Ray Frame Buffer menu holds the main frame buffer commands. Some of the options are also available in the VFB Toolbar for quick access.

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