Optimization in Blender - Better Samples, Faster and Less Noisy Renders

Links to SMOUSE products (affiliate): [superhivemarket.com/creators/smouse](https://superhivemarket.com/creators/smouse?ref=2870) My Extensions repository: [extensions.spencermagnusson.com](https://extensions.spencermagnusson.com/) BCONNA tickets: https://bconna.org Denoise asset file on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/spencermagnusson Patreon: [patreon.com/SpencerMagnusson](https://patreon.com/SpencerMagnusson?utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink) Optimization series/course on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1lnLe1VSZG7GlnVPYGkOk_h3bCaKT6C2 Temporal denoising Blender products: - Temporal Denoising Toolkit (node group): https://markstead.gumroad.com/l/TemporalDenoisingToolkit - Super Image Denoiser (add-on): https://superhivemarket.com/products/superimagedenoiser 00:00 Why optimize render samples? 01:12 Optimizing samples via shaders (a "super" glass shader?!) 12:14 Optimizing samples via lights 18:16 Render settings 1: Pre-optimi