mental ray in XSI (e-download)
A fundamental guide to rendering with mental ray

$55.99

Software: XSI 5 Foundation and higher
Run Time: 2 hrs. 30 min.
Availability: Instant download
File Size: 202 MB

Broadband connection required.


Learn the fundamentals of mental ray and begin adding visual richness to your work with 3 hours of project-driven training. Ideal for beginner to intermediate users.

Includes a free trial of SOFTIMAGE|XSI v.5 Foundation!

Popular highlights include:

    * Global Illumination
    * Final Gathering
    * Photon Emission
    * Render Speed Optimization
    * HDR Lighting
    * Caustics
    * Subsurface Scattering
    * Realistic Skin Effects
    * Cartoon-style Rendering
    * Depth of Field
    * Render Map
    * Lighting and Shading Nodes
    * Render Tree

Lesson Outline:
 
1. Introduction and project overview 2:27
2. Simulating indirect lighting and color bouncing with Global Illumination 11:07
3. Final Gather (part 1): simulating highly realistic soft shadows and indirect lighting without having to cast photons into the scene 13:02
4. Final Gather (part 2): looking at advanced options and techniques for saving render time 7:24
5. Combining Global Illumination and Final Gather 5:57
6. Image Based Lighting 11:46
7. Using Caustics to simulate the way light refracts through transparent objects and casts a pattern of light onto the floor     15:40
8. Using Environmental Shaders to create a very fast reflected environment, or as an alternative to the light dome when using .HDR images 5:52
9. Using Ambient Occlusion Node, which can produce soft indirect shadows similar to Final Gather, but without the added render time 10:06
10. Render Map (part 1): baking color, bump, and lighting information into a single image map 8:56
11. Render Map (part 2): optimizing render map to work correctly with scenes that use Final Gather or Image Based Lighting 9:58
12. Using Subsurface Scattering node 7:23
13. Toon Rendering 13:49
14. Using Depth of Field to add more realism and distance to the rendered images 7:10
15. Using the Shader Wizard to build the necessary project files and templates for coding and integrating your own shaders 8:02
16. Coding Your Own Shaders 8:37
Total Run Time: 2:30:00

Specifications
Item #: XSF-005-ED
Software Requirement: XSI 5 Foundation and higher
Run Time: 2 hrs. 30 min.
Format: E-Download
Availability: Instant download
File Size: 202 MB
Weight: 0.25 lbs
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