OIDN Denoise Albedo using Image Filter

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Hi,

Looking for intended workflow here as I am not 100% sure after reading the documentation.

I am using Karma Image Filter with oidn denoiser and want to use albedo and N to help the denoiser.
Do I always need to create those extra render vars or Karma will generate them automatically under the hood like Arnold does?
If I need to create them should those be "export_basecolor" and "ray:hitN"?
Also should I be adding them to the list of aovs to denoise as well?

Thanks for any input
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If I remember correctly they need to be added.

Easiest way to add them is just to toggle them on the Karma Render Settings node or the Karma Standard Render Vars.

You don't need to add them to the denoising list.

Adding to the list is quite annoying. I made a script in our submitter that adds all render vars that have color as datatype for denoising.
Edited by Heileif - July 13, 2025 17:48:33
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