A common problem for many people rendering large scenes I'm sure: The mental ray fatal error/ can't allocate xxxxxx bytes/ not enough memory storage dilemma....(Max Design 2009)
This error hit me recently with a large scene I'm trying to render. I know its a memory issue, but I can't solve the problem...I'm running a Xeon quad core 4gb ram xp professional 32-bit. Solutions I've tried (but have not worked) include the following:
Render Panel: Reduced output size to smallest, Final gather on, No bounces, Draft quality
Render Setup, Processing: Change default memory use from 650mb to at least 3046mb
Computer Control Panel:
-system properties, performance panel: Adjust for best performance and best memory use for software
-virtual memory: increase initial size from 2046mb to 3046mb
But I still get the error. Any other ideas? Anyone have this problem and solve it?