OpenGL Render with Transparency Sorted (accurate) AND Shadows?

[KleinerKater]

Hello,

I've been reading the forum for some time and found all the answers I was looking for (consering DaVinci Resolve Fusion...) until now.

I'm trying to create some clouds using the Fusion tab in DaVinci Resolve 17.4.4 with the shown fusion composition which leads to the result shown in the picture whi some unsatisfying artefacts where the particles end (highlighted with the red arrows). For rendering I use a Open GL Renderer method and worked out by try and error, that Texture > Transparency > Z Buffer (Fast) leads to the shown result, while Texture > Transparency > Sorted (accurate) leads to more realistic clouds. Unfortunally the Sorted (accurate) does not allow me to use shadows (consol msg: "warning - shadows will be disabled (reason: sorted mode does not support shadows - turn sorted mode off"), which I also need in the project.
Rendertype Software seems also to work for both at the same time with more than two days rendertime for 2 min video.

Can you recommand some settings or am I missing something important? Or is there a way to render with different renders, cut out the result and paste it into another scene? If I had a wish, it would be OpenGL Renderer with Transparency Sorted (accurate) AND Shadows.

I tried my best basicly the whole Saturday without any progress. Looking forward hear some suggesting. Thank you!

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{
	Tools = ordered() {
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			CustomData = {
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			},
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				UseFrameFormatSettings = Input { Value = 1, },
				["Gamut.SLogVersion"] = Input { Value = FuID { "SLog2" }, },
				SceneInput = Input {
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					Source = "Output",
				},
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				RendererType = Input { Value = FuID { "RendererOpenGL" }, },
				["RendererSoftware.LightingEnabled"] = Input { Value = 1, },
				["RendererSoftware.ShadowsEnabled"] = Input { Value = 1, },
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				["RendererOpenGL.AntiAliasing.Presets.Aux.Multisampling.LowQuality.SampleCount"] = Input { Value = 2, },
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			},
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				Rotation = Input { Value = 1, },
				Input = Input {
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					Source = "Output",
				},
				CommentsNest = Input { Value = 0, },
				FrameRenderScriptNest = Input { Value = 0, },
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			ViewInfo = OperatorInfo { Pos = { 797.376, 174.934 } },
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		pTurbulence = pTurbulence {
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				YStrength = Input { Value = 0.2, },
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				},
				Density = Input { Value = 75, },
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		},
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		},
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				Style = Input { Value = FuID { "ParticleStyleBitmap" }, },
				["ParticleStyleBitmap.DropToolsHere"] = Input {
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					Source = "Output",
				},
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				},
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				}
			},
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		},
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				}
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				Height = Input { Value = 500, },
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				Detail = Input { Value = 5, },
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				SeetheRate = Input { Value = 0.1, },
				Type = Input { Value = 1, },
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				End = Input { Value = { 0.915632754342432, 0.5 }, },
				Gradient = Input {
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							[0] = { 0.882352941176471, 0.882352941176471, 0.882352941176471, 1 },
							[1] = { 0, 0, 0, 0 }
						}
					},
				},
			},
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		},
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	ActiveTool = "Renderer3D1"
}

[Midgardsormr]

I don't see any shadow-casting lights in your setup. What is it you want to be casting shadows on, and from where?

You can certainly split your render to two different Renderer3D nodes—one set to Software and the other GL with sorting. The shadows cast from the particles wouldn't work in OpenGL, anyway. It doesn't handle alpha transmission, so you wind up with a lot of rectangular shadows.

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{
	Tools = ordered() {
		pRender = pRender {
			NameSet = true,
			Inputs = {
				_MotionBlurWarning = Input { Disabled = true, },
				Width = Input { Value = 1920, },
				Height = Input { Value = 1080, },
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				["Gamut.SLogVersion"] = Input { Value = FuID { "SLog2" }, },
				OutputMode = Input { Disabled = true, },
				PreGenerateFrames = Input { Value = 115, },
				KillParticlesThatLeaveTheView = Input { Value = 1, },
				["MaterialID.Nest"] = Input { Value = 1, },
				["MaterialID.MaterialID"] = Input { Value = 1, },
				["ObjectID.Nest"] = Input { Value = 1, },
				["ObjectID.ObjectID"] = Input { Value = 1, },
				Translation = Input { Value = 1, },
				Rotation = Input { Value = 1, },
				Input = Input {
					SourceOp = "pTurbulence",
					Source = "Output",
				},
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				FrameRenderScriptNest = Input { Value = 0, },
			},
			ViewInfo = OperatorInfo { Pos = { 0, 16.5 } },
		},
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			ViewInfo = OperatorInfo { Pos = { 0, -49.5 } },
		},
		DaySky1 = DaySky {
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				Height = Input { Value = 1080, },
				UseFrameFormatSettings = Input { Value = 1, },
				["Gamut.SLogVersion"] = Input { Value = FuID { "SLog2" }, },
			},
			ViewInfo = OperatorInfo { Pos = { 0, -115.5 } },
		},
		pEmitter = pEmitter {
			ID = 8,
			NameSet = true,
			Inputs = {
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				VelocityControls = Input { Value = 1, },
				Velocity = Input { Value = 0.2, },
				VelocityVariance = Input { Value = 0.1, },
				Angle = Input { Value = 180, },
				RotationControls = Input { Value = 1, },
				SpinControls = Input { Value = 1, },
				SpinZVariance = Input { Value = 0.5, },
				Style = Input { Value = FuID { "ParticleStyleBitmap" }, },
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				},
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					Source = "Value",
				},
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				}
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				}
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		},
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				YStrength = Input { Value = 0.2, },
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					Source = "Value",
				},
				Density = Input { Value = 75, },
				Input = Input {
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					Source = "Output",
				},
			},
			ViewInfo = OperatorInfo { Pos = { -110, 16.5 } },
		},
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				}
			},
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			CtrlWZoom = false,
		},
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				Height = Input { Value = 500, },
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				Detail = Input { Value = 5, },
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				SeetheRate = Input { Value = 0.1, },
				Type = Input { Value = 1, },
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					},
				},
			},
			ViewInfo = OperatorInfo { Pos = { -330, 16.5 } },
		},
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				MaterialInput = Input {
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				},
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				["SurfacePlaneInputs.Width"] = Input { Value = 10, },
				["SurfacePlaneInputs.Lighting.Nest"] = Input { Value = 1, },
				["SurfacePlaneInputs.ObjectID.Nest"] = Input { Value = 1, },
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			ViewInfo = OperatorInfo { Pos = { 110, -115.5 } },
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			},
			ViewInfo = OperatorInfo { Pos = { 110, 16.5 } },
		},
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				UseFrameFormatSettings = Input { Value = 1, },
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				["RendererOpenGL.AntiAliasing.Presets.Color.Multisampling.LowQuality.SampleCount"] = Input { Value = 2, },
				["RendererOpenGL.AntiAliasing.Presets.Color.Multisampling.HighQuality.SampleCount"] = Input { Value = 3, },
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				["RendererOpenGL.AntiAliasing.Presets.Aux.Multisampling.LowQuality.SampleCount"] = Input { Value = 2, },
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				["RendererOpenGL.TransparencySorting"] = Input { Value = 1, },
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			},
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				["SurfacePlaneInputs.Matte.Nest"] = Input { },
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				["SurfacePlaneInputs.Controls.Nest"] = Input { },
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					Source = "Output",
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				["MtlStdInputs.Specular.Nest"] = Input { },
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			ViewInfo = OperatorInfo { Pos = { 330, 82.5 } },
		},
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					SourceOp = "Instance_Camera3D1",
					Source = "Output",
				},
			},
			ViewInfo = OperatorInfo { Pos = { 440, 82.5 } },
		},
		Merge1 = Merge {
			CtrlWZoom = false,
			Inputs = {
				Background = Input {
					SourceOp = "shadows_render",
					Source = "Output",
				},
				Foreground = Input {
					SourceOp = "clouds_render",
					Source = "Output",
				},
				PerformDepthMerge = Input { Value = 0, },
			},
			ViewInfo = OperatorInfo { Pos = { 550, 16.5 } },
		},
		shadows_render = Renderer3D {
			NameSet = true,
			CustomData = {
				ToolVersion = 2,
			},
			Inputs = {
				["RendererOpenGLUV.LightingEnabled"] = Input { Value = 1, },
				["RendererOpenGLUV.ShadowsEnabled"] = Input { Value = 1, },
				Width = Input { Value = 1920, },
				Height = Input { Value = 1080, },
				UseFrameFormatSettings = Input { Value = 1, },
				["Gamut.SLogVersion"] = Input { Value = FuID { "SLog2" }, },
				SceneInput = Input {
					SourceOp = "Merge3D1",
					Source = "Output",
				},
				CameraSelector = Input { Value = FuID { "Instance_Camera3D1" }, },
				["RendererOpenGL.AntiAliasing.Channels.RGBA.HighQuality.Enable"] = Input { Value = 1, },
				["RendererOpenGL.AntiAliasing.Presets.Color.Supersampling.HighQuality.RateX"] = Input { Value = 3, },
				["RendererOpenGL.AntiAliasing.Presets.Color.Supersampling.HighQuality.RateY"] = Input { Value = 3, },
				["RendererOpenGL.AntiAliasing.Presets.Color.Multisampling.LowQuality.SampleCount"] = Input { Value = 2, },
				["RendererOpenGL.AntiAliasing.Presets.Color.Multisampling.HighQuality.SampleCount"] = Input { Value = 3, },
				["RendererOpenGL.AntiAliasing.Presets.Aux.Supersampling.HighQuality.RateX"] = Input { Value = 3, },
				["RendererOpenGL.AntiAliasing.Presets.Aux.Supersampling.HighQuality.RateY"] = Input { Value = 3, },
				["RendererOpenGL.AntiAliasing.Presets.Aux.Multisampling.LowQuality.SampleCount"] = Input { Value = 2, },
				["RendererOpenGL.AntiAliasing.Presets.Aux.Multisampling.HighQuality.SampleCount"] = Input { Value = 3, },
				["RendererOpenGL.AccumQuality"] = Input { Value = 32, },
				["RendererOpenGL.LightingEnabled"] = Input { Value = 1, },
				["RendererOpenGL.ShadowsEnabled"] = Input { Value = 1, },
				["RendererOpenGL.TransparencySorting"] = Input { Value = 2, },
				["RendererSoftware.LightingEnabled"] = Input { Value = 1, },
				["RendererSoftware.ShadowsEnabled"] = Input { Value = 1, },
			},
			ViewInfo = OperatorInfo { Pos = { 550, 82.5 } },
			SubInputsData = {
				RendererOpenGL = {
					Version = 1
				}
			}
		},
		SpotLight1 = LightSpot {
			Inputs = {
				["Transform3DOp.Translate.X"] = Input { Value = 0.232, },
				["Transform3DOp.Translate.Y"] = Input { Value = -0.0191276051424225, },
				["Transform3DOp.Translate.Z"] = Input { Value = 4.34, },
				["Transform3DOp.Rotate.Y"] = Input { Value = 10.4, },
				Intensity = Input { Value = 0.37, },
				ConeAngle = Input { Value = 90, },
				PenumbraAngle = Input { Value = 14.17, },
				["ShadowLightInputs3D.Nest"] = Input { Value = 1, },
				["ShadowLightInputs3D.ShadowsEnabled"] = Input { Value = 1, },
				["ShadowLightInputs3D.ShadowDensity"] = Input { Value = 0.543, },
				["ShadowLightInputs3D.ShadowMapSize"] = Input { Value = 2977, },
			},
			ViewInfo = OperatorInfo { Pos = { 385, 148.5 } },
		}
	}
}

[KleinerKater]

Thanks for the fast answer. I did not include the objects with the shadows in the first page to keep the problem as simple as possible. I toughts I could handle the rest. Turns out it's more difficult. The concept with to two renders did not seem to work with the camera movement as I tought it would.

I attached the code of the same scene, now with the object and light source that is supposed to cast shadows.

The idea is to have cloud in front of a skyscraper. The camera is moving towards the skyscraper or (like in the code-example) up the skyscraper, while the skyscraper casts shadows to the ground. The clouds don't need to cast shadows.

Is there a way to realise that, idealy with OpenGL render? Or is there a better way to creat the fog/clouds than in this example?

Thank you very much.

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{
	Tools = ordered() {
		AmLightShadow = LightAmbient {
			NameSet = true,
			CustomData = {
				Path = {
					Map = {
						["Setting:"] = "C:\\Users\\Jan\\DrData\\40_Fusion-Settings\\20220521_Anfrage_Render\\"
					}
				},
			},
			Inputs = {
				Intensity = Input { Value = 0.488, },
			},
			ViewInfo = OperatorInfo { Pos = { -3141.95, -1081.64 } },
		},
		DaySky = DaySky {
			NameSet = true,
			CustomData = {
				Path = {
					Map = {
						["Setting:"] = "C:\\Users\\Jan\\DrData\\40_Fusion-Settings\\20220521_Anfrage_Render\\"
					}
				},
			},
			Inputs = {
				GlobalOut = Input { Value = 120, },
				Width = Input { Value = 3840, },
				Height = Input { Value = 2160, },
				UseFrameFormatSettings = Input { Value = 1, },
				["Gamut.SLogVersion"] = Input { Value = FuID { "SLog2" }, },
			},
			ViewInfo = OperatorInfo { Pos = { -3005.95, -1198.55 } },
		},
		SkyScraper = Shape3D {
			NameSet = true,
			Inputs = {
				["Transform3DOp.Translate.Y"] = Input { Value = -0.378, },
				["Transform3DOp.Translate.Z"] = Input { Value = -5.07, },
				Shape = Input { Value = FuID { "SurfaceCylinderInputs" }, },
				["MtlStdInputs.Diffuse.Color.Green"] = Input { Value = 0.756862745098039, },
				["MtlStdInputs.Diffuse.Color.Blue"] = Input { Value = 0.137254901960784, },
				["MtlStdInputs.Specular.Nest"] = Input { Value = 1, },
				["MtlStdInputs.MaterialID"] = Input { Value = 4, },
				["SurfacePlaneInputs.ObjectID.ObjectID"] = Input { Value = 5, },
				["SurfaceCylinderInputs.Height"] = Input { Value = 15, },
				["SurfaceCylinderInputs.Visibility.Nest"] = Input { Value = 1, },
				["SurfaceCylinderInputs.Lighting.Nest"] = Input { Value = 1, },
				["SurfaceCylinderInputs.Matte.Nest"] = Input { Value = 1, },
				["SurfaceCylinderInputs.ObjectID.ObjectID"] = Input { Value = 6, },
				["SurfaceCubeInputs.ObjectID.ObjectID"] = Input { Value = 7, },
				["SurfaceSphereInputs.ObjectID.ObjectID"] = Input { Value = 8, }
			},
			ViewInfo = OperatorInfo { Pos = { -2961.1, -1142.85 } },
		},
		SpotLight2 = LightSpot {
			Inputs = {
				["Transform3DOp.Translate.X"] = Input { Value = -21.4191256189316, },
				["Transform3DOp.Translate.Y"] = Input { Value = 8.9288939801351, },
				["Transform3DOp.Translate.Z"] = Input { Value = -3.88157251605628, },
				["Transform3DOp.UseTarget"] = Input { Value = 1, },
				["Transform3DOp.Target.Y"] = Input { Value = 1.28859926368877, },
				["Transform3DOp.Target.Z"] = Input { Value = -4.78, },
				["ShadowLightInputs3D.Nest"] = Input { Value = 1, },
				["ShadowLightInputs3D.ShadowsEnabled"] = Input { Value = 1, },
				["ShadowLightInputs3D.ShadowMapSize"] = Input { Value = 8192, },
			},
			ViewInfo = OperatorInfo { Pos = { -3038.43, -1110.13 } },
		},
		AmbLight_general = LightAmbient {
			NameSet = true,
			Inputs = {
				Intensity = Input { Value = 0.2, },
			},
			ViewInfo = OperatorInfo { Pos = { -2801.39, -1144.22 } },
		},
		clouds_render_1 = Renderer3D {
			NameSet = true,
			CustomData = {
				ToolVersion = 2,
				Path = {
					Map = {
						["Setting:"] = "C:\\Users\\Jan\\DrData\\40_Fusion-Settings\\20220521_Anfrage_Render\\"
					}
				},
			},
			Inputs = {
				["RendererOpenGLUV.LightingEnabled"] = Input { Value = 1, },
				["RendererOpenGLUV.ShadowsEnabled"] = Input { Value = 1, },
				GlobalOut = Input { Value = 120, },
				Width = Input { Value = 3840, },
				Height = Input { Value = 2160, },
				UseFrameFormatSettings = Input { Value = 1, },
				["Gamut.SLogVersion"] = Input { Value = FuID { "SLog2" }, },
				SceneInput = Input {
					SourceOp = "Mrg_translate_1_1",
					Source = "Output",
				},
				CameraSelector = Input { Value = FuID { "Camera3D1_1_1" }, },
				RendererType = Input { Value = FuID { "RendererOpenGL" }, },
				["RendererOpenGL.AntiAliasing.Channels.RGBA.HighQuality.Enable"] = Input { Value = 1, },
				["RendererOpenGL.AntiAliasing.Presets.Color.Supersampling.HighQuality.RateX"] = Input { Value = 3, },
				["RendererOpenGL.AntiAliasing.Presets.Color.Supersampling.HighQuality.RateY"] = Input { Value = 3, },
				["RendererOpenGL.AntiAliasing.Presets.Color.Multisampling.LowQuality.SampleCount"] = Input { Value = 2, },
				["RendererOpenGL.AntiAliasing.Presets.Color.Multisampling.HighQuality.SampleCount"] = Input { Value = 3, },
				["RendererOpenGL.AntiAliasing.Presets.Aux.Supersampling.HighQuality.RateX"] = Input { Value = 3, },
				["RendererOpenGL.AntiAliasing.Presets.Aux.Supersampling.HighQuality.RateY"] = Input { Value = 3, },
				["RendererOpenGL.AntiAliasing.Presets.Aux.Multisampling.LowQuality.SampleCount"] = Input { Value = 2, },
				["RendererOpenGL.AntiAliasing.Presets.Aux.Multisampling.HighQuality.SampleCount"] = Input { Value = 3, },
				["RendererOpenGL.AccumQuality"] = Input { Value = 32, },
				["RendererOpenGL.LightingEnabled"] = Input { Value = 1, },
				["RendererOpenGL.TransparencySorting"] = Input { Value = 1, },
				["RendererSoftware.LightingEnabled"] = Input { Value = 1, },
				["RendererSoftware.ShadowsEnabled"] = Input { Value = 1, },
			},
			ViewInfo = OperatorInfo { Pos = { -2747.28, -1031.39 } },
			SubInputsData = {
				RendererOpenGL = {
					Version = 1
				}
			}
		},
		Mrg_translate_1_1 = Merge3D {
			NameSet = true,
			CustomData = {
				Path = {
					Map = {
						["Setting:"] = "C:\\Users\\Jan\\DrData\\40_Fusion-Settings\\20220521_Anfrage_Render\\"
					}
				},
			},
			Inputs = {
				SceneInput1 = Input {
					SourceOp = "Merge3D2",
					Source = "Output",
				},
				SceneInput2 = Input {
					SourceOp = "AmbLight_general",
					Source = "Output",
				},
				SceneInput3 = Input {
					SourceOp = "Camera3D1_1_1",
					Source = "Output",
				},
				SceneInput4 = Input {
					SourceOp = "SkyScraper",
					Source = "Output",
				},
				SceneInput5 = Input {
					SourceOp = "SpotLight2",
					Source = "Output",
				},
				SceneInput7 = Input {
					SourceOp = "Plane",
					Source = "Output",
				},
				SceneInput8 = Input {
					SourceOp = "Ground",
					Source = "Output",
				},
			},
			ViewInfo = OperatorInfo { Pos = { -2890.62, -1030.18 } },
		},
		Ground = Shape3D {
			CtrlWZoom = false,
			NameSet = true,
			CustomData = {
				Path = {
					Map = {
						["Setting:"] = "C:\\Users\\Jan\\DrData\\40_Fusion-Settings\\20220521_Anfrage_Render\\"
					}
				},
			},
			Inputs = {
				["Transform3DOp.Translate.Y"] = Input { Value = -1.07251445414342, },
				["Transform3DOp.Translate.Z"] = Input { Value = -2.73891888971204, },
				["Transform3DOp.Rotate.X"] = Input { Value = 90, },
				["MtlStdInputs.Diffuse.Color.Red"] = Input { Value = 0.517647058823529, },
				["MtlStdInputs.Diffuse.Color.Blue"] = Input { Value = 0.411764705882353, },
				["MtlStdInputs.MaterialID"] = Input { Value = 3, },
				["SurfacePlaneInputs.Width"] = Input { Value = 20, },
				["SurfacePlaneInputs.Lighting.Nest"] = Input { Value = 1, },
				["SurfacePlaneInputs.ObjectID.Nest"] = Input { Value = 1, },
				["SurfacePlaneInputs.ObjectID.ObjectID"] = Input { Value = 3, }
			},
			ViewInfo = OperatorInfo { Pos = { -2681.39, -1115.13 } },
		},
		Plane = Shape3D {
			NameSet = true,
			CustomData = {
				Path = {
					Map = {
						["Setting:"] = "C:\\Users\\Jan\\DrData\\40_Fusion-Settings\\20220521_Anfrage_Render\\"
					}
				},
			},
			Inputs = {
				["Transform3DOp.Translate.Y"] = Input { Value = 8.98764427211799, },
				["Transform3DOp.Translate.Z"] = Input { Value = -10.22, },
				MaterialInput = Input {
					SourceOp = "DaySky",
					Source = "Output",
				},
				["MtlStdInputs.MaterialID"] = Input { Value = 3, },
				["SurfacePlaneInputs.Width"] = Input { Value = 20, },
				["SurfacePlaneInputs.Lighting.Nest"] = Input { Value = 1, },
				["SurfacePlaneInputs.ObjectID.Nest"] = Input { Value = 1, },
				["SurfacePlaneInputs.ObjectID.ObjectID"] = Input { Value = 3, }
			},
			ViewInfo = OperatorInfo { Pos = { -2894.62, -1197.34 } },
		},
		Merge3D2 = Merge3D {
			Inputs = {
				SceneInput1 = Input {
					SourceOp = "pRend",
					Source = "Output",
				},
				SceneInput2 = Input {
					SourceOp = "AmLightShadow",
					Source = "Output",
				},
			},
			ViewInfo = OperatorInfo { Pos = { -3013.28, -1027.76 } },
		},
		pRend = pRender {
			NameSet = true,
			CustomData = {
				Path = {
					Map = {
						["Setting:"] = "C:\\Users\\Jan\\DrData\\40_Fusion-Settings\\20220521_Anfrage_Render\\"
					}
				},
			},
			Inputs = {
				_MotionBlurWarning = Input { Disabled = true, },
				GlobalOut = Input { Value = 120, },
				Width = Input { Value = 3840, },
				Height = Input { Value = 2160, },
				UseFrameFormatSettings = Input { Value = 1, },
				["Gamut.SLogVersion"] = Input { Value = FuID { "SLog2" }, },
				OutputMode = Input { Disabled = true, },
				PreGenerateFrames = Input { Value = 115, },
				KillParticlesThatLeaveTheView = Input { Value = 1, },
				["MaterialID.Nest"] = Input { Value = 1, },
				["MaterialID.MaterialID"] = Input { Value = 1, },
				["ObjectID.Nest"] = Input { Value = 1, },
				["ObjectID.ObjectID"] = Input { Value = 1, },
				Translation = Input { Value = 1, },
				Rotation = Input { Value = 1, },
				Input = Input {
					SourceOp = "pTurb",
					Source = "Output",
				},
				CommentsNest = Input { Value = 0, },
				FrameRenderScriptNest = Input { Value = 0, },
			},
			ViewInfo = OperatorInfo { Pos = { -3131.28, -1027.76 } },
		},
		pTurb = pTurbulence {
			ID = 593,
			NameSet = true,
			CustomData = {
				Path = {
					Map = {
						["Setting:"] = "C:\\Users\\Jan\\DrData\\40_Fusion-Settings\\20220521_Anfrage_Render\\"
					}
				},
			},
			Inputs = {
				XStrength = Input { Value = 0.2, },
				YStrength = Input { Value = 0.2, },
				StrengthOverLifeLUT = Input {
					SourceOp = "pTurbulence_1_1StrengthOverLifeLUT",
					Source = "Value",
				},
				Density = Input { Value = 75, },
				Input = Input {
					SourceOp = "pEmit",
					Source = "Output",
				},
			},
			ViewInfo = OperatorInfo { Pos = { -3243.95, -1031.39 } },
		},
		pTurbulence_1_1StrengthOverLifeLUT = LUTBezier {
			KeyColorSplines = {
				[0] = {
					[0] = { 0.5, RH = { 0.333333333333333, 0.5 }, Flags = { Linear = true } },
					[1] = { 0.5, LH = { 0.666666666666667, 0.5 }, Flags = { Linear = true } }
				}
			},
			SplineColor = { Red = 192, Green = 128, Blue = 64 },
			CtrlWZoom = false,
			NameSet = true,
			CustomData = {
				Path = {
					Map = {
						["Setting:"] = "C:\\Users\\Jan\\DrData\\40_Fusion-Settings\\20220521_Anfrage_Render\\"
					}
				}
			},
		},
		pEmit = pEmitter {
			ID = 568,
			NameSet = true,
			CustomData = {
				Path = {
					Map = {
						["Setting:"] = "C:\\Users\\Jan\\DrData\\40_Fusion-Settings\\20220521_Anfrage_Render\\"
					}
				},
			},
			Inputs = {
				Number = Input { Value = 1, },
				Lifespan = Input { Value = 350, },
				VelocityControls = Input { Value = 1, },
				Velocity = Input { Value = 0.2, },
				VelocityVariance = Input { Value = 0.1, },
				Angle = Input { Value = 180, },
				RotationControls = Input { Value = 1, },
				SpinControls = Input { Value = 1, },
				SpinZVariance = Input { Value = 0.5, },
				Style = Input { Value = FuID { "ParticleStyleBitmap" }, },
				["ParticleStyleBitmap.DropToolsHere"] = Input {
					SourceOp = "FastNoise",
					Source = "Output",
				},
				Region = Input { Value = FuID { "CubeRgn" }, },
				["ParticleStyle.SizeControls"] = Input { Value = 1, },
				["ParticleStyle.Size"] = Input { Value = 2, },
				["ParticleStyle.SizeVariance"] = Input { Value = 0.1, },
				["ParticleStyle.SizeOverLife"] = Input {
					SourceOp = "pEmitSizeOverLife",
					Source = "Value",
				},
				["ParticleStyle.BlurOverLife"] = Input {
					SourceOp = "pEmitBlurOverLife2D",
					Source = "Value",
				},
				["CubeRgn.Height"] = Input { Value = 10, },
				["CubeRgn.Depth"] = Input { Value = 10, },
				["CubeRgn.Translate.X"] = Input { Value = 2.319, },
				["CubeRgn.Rotate.Y"] = Input { Value = 90, },
			},
			ViewInfo = OperatorInfo { Pos = { -3355.28, -1031.39 } },
		},
		pEmitSizeOverLife = LUTBezier {
			KeyColorSplines = {
				[0] = {
					[0] = { 0.5, RH = { 0.333333333333333, 0.5 }, Flags = { Linear = true } },
					[1] = { 0.5, LH = { 0.666666666666667, 0.5 }, Flags = { Linear = true } }
				}
			},
			SplineColor = { Red = 192, Green = 128, Blue = 64 },
			NameSet = true,
			CustomData = {
				Path = {
					Map = {
						["Setting:"] = "C:\\Users\\Jan\\DrData\\40_Fusion-Settings\\20220521_Anfrage_Render\\"
					}
				}
			},
		},
		pEmitBlurOverLife2D = LUTBezier {
			KeyColorSplines = {
				[0] = {
					[0] = { 0.5, RH = { 0.333333333333333, 0.5 }, Flags = { Linear = true } },
					[1] = { 0.5, LH = { 0.666666666666667, 0.5 }, Flags = { Linear = true } }
				}
			},
			SplineColor = { Red = 192, Green = 128, Blue = 64 },
			CtrlWZoom = false,
			NameSet = true,
			CustomData = {
				Path = {
					Map = {
						["Setting:"] = "C:\\Users\\Jan\\DrData\\40_Fusion-Settings\\20220521_Anfrage_Render\\"
					}
				}
			},
		},
		FastNoise = FastNoise {
			NameSet = true,
			CustomData = {
				Path = {
					Map = {
						["Setting:"] = "C:\\Users\\Jan\\DrData\\40_Fusion-Settings\\20220521_Anfrage_Render\\"
					}
				},
			},
			Inputs = {
				GlobalOut = Input { Value = 120, },
				Width = Input { Value = 500, },
				Height = Input { Value = 500, },
				["Gamut.SLogVersion"] = Input { Value = FuID { "SLog2" }, },
				Detail = Input { Value = 5, },
				Seethe = Input { Value = 0.1, },
				SeetheRate = Input { Value = 0.1, },
				Type = Input { Value = 1, },
				GradientType = Input { Value = 5, },
				Start = Input { Value = { 0.5, 0.5 }, },
				End = Input { Value = { 0.915632754342432, 0.5 }, },
				Gradient = Input {
					Value = Gradient {
						Colors = {
							[0] = { 0.882352941176471, 0.882352941176471, 0.882352941176471, 1 },
							[1] = { 0, 0, 0, 0 }
						}
					},
				},
			},
			ViewInfo = OperatorInfo { Pos = { -3465.29, -1031.39 } },
		},
		Camera3D1_1_1 = Camera3D {
			CustomData = {
				Path = {
					Map = {
						["Setting:"] = "C:\\Users\\Jan\\DrData\\40_Fusion-Settings\\20220521_Anfrage_Render\\"
					}
				},
			},
			Inputs = {
				["Transform3DOp.Translate.X"] = Input {
					SourceOp = "Camera3D1_1_1XOffset",
					Source = "Value",
				},
				["Transform3DOp.Translate.Y"] = Input {
					SourceOp = "Camera3D1_1_1YOffset",
					Source = "Value",
				},
				["Transform3DOp.Translate.Z"] = Input {
					SourceOp = "Camera3D1_1_1ZOffset",
					Source = "Value",
				},
				["Transform3DOp.UseTarget"] = Input { Value = 1, },
				["Transform3DOp.Target.Y"] = Input {
					SourceOp = "Camera3D1_1_1YTargetPosition",
					Source = "Value",
				},
				AoV = Input { Value = 19.2642683071402, },
				["Stereo.Mode"] = Input { Value = FuID { "Mono" }, },
				FilmGate = Input { Value = FuID { "BMD_URSA_4K_16x9" }, },
				ApertureW = Input { Value = 0.831496062992126, },
				ApertureH = Input { Value = 0.467716535433071, },
				IDepth = Input { Value = 4.9, },
				["SurfacePlaneInputs.Visibility.IsUnseenByCameras"] = Input { Value = 1, },
				["SurfacePlaneInputs.Lighting.IsShadowReceiver"] = Input { Value = 0, },
				["SurfacePlaneInputs.ObjectID.ObjectID"] = Input { Value = 2, },
				["MtlStdInputs.MaterialID"] = Input { Value = 2, },
			},
			ViewInfo = OperatorInfo { Pos = { -2976.62, -970.243 } },
		},
		Camera3D1_1_1XOffset = BezierSpline {
			SplineColor = { Red = 250, Green = 59, Blue = 49 },
			NameSet = true,
			KeyFrames = {
				[0] = { 0, Flags = { Linear = true } }
			}
		},
		Camera3D1_1_1YOffset = BezierSpline {
			SplineColor = { Red = 252, Green = 131, Blue = 47 },
			NameSet = true,
			KeyFrames = {
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				[120] = { 8.12112426818208, LH = { 80, 6.21141617878806 }, Flags = { Linear = true } }
			}
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				["ShadowLightInputs3D.Nest"] = Input { Value = 1, },
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				["ShadowLightInputs3D.ShadowDensity"] = Input { Value = 0.543, },
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}

[theotheo]

You can project a fake shadow onto the particles in a separate setup and just use it to grade down the clouds probably.

[Midgardsormr]

If the clouds need to neither cast nor receive shadows, then it's pretty easy. Just render it in layers—the clouds by themselves with one Renderer3D, and everything else in another. I think I mislead you a little with the way I set up the camera in my version. I forgot that the proper set-up would be a second, static camera for the image plane instead of an instance. The background would have moved with the camera there. My bad.

In order for the shadows to work at all, you'll need to turn on the Two Sided switch in the Ground's Material tab. Or flip it over. Right now, the normals are facing downward, so shadow rays don't register a hit. The only reason you see its color at all is because of the ambient light. Without that, it would just be black.

You've also got some particles popping into existence. If you turn up the Fade In control in the pEmitter's Style tab, they'll fade in slowly instead of suddenly appearing, which should help that.

Give this a look:

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				["SurfaceCylinderInputs.Lighting.Nest"] = Input { Value = 1, },
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Note that you won't be able to get soft shadows from the GL renderer. That's software mode only.

[KleinerKater]

Thanks for the detailed response. I will have a look in detail tomorrow, trying to implement it in my project.

[KleinerKater]

Worked out really well! Thank you very much. But now I'm curious: How would you implement the shadow, that the clouds cast onto to ground and the skyscraper?
As you discribed, I only got some rectangles that did not look appealing at all....

[Chad]

One issue is that you have facing plane particles. If your light direction was orthogonal to your camera direction, you wouldn't cast any shadows at all.

[Midgardsormr]

Heh. Well, if the clouds do need to cast shadows, it gets considerably harder. And I don't think I probably ought to steal time from SideFX to do workflow support for BMD, so this will necessarily be brief.

With the current setup, as Chad says, your shadow-casting light would have to be fairly close to the camera. The further away it goes, the more distorted the shadow will be due to all of the clouds existing as co-planar cards. Even if they were all facing the light instead of the camera, you'd still be looking at a weird cross-section. So you'd want to make a copy of the entire particle system and position it in front of the light similar to how it's currently positioned in front of the camera.

And you'd need to split it into another render pass. The GL renderer can't cast shadow rays through alpha at all, so shadows from these clouds would have to use the Software renderer. You could use a material override to make everything that catches a shadow white. Then you could multiply that over your geometry render, or invert it and use it as a mask on a color correct.

[KleinerKater]

Thank you all for the detailed response and the explanations!

[Chad]

You could do half-angle planes, like Krakatoa does. The planes face the half angle vector between the light and the camera. You have to add each light pass together, but hey, we're compositing, so it's fine.