Rendering Techniques in XSI
An in-depth guide to learning the FX Tree and rendering in XSI

$55.99

Software: XSI 5.11 Foundation *
Run Time: 2 hrs. 46 min., 1 disc
Availability: Ships next business day

Learn a unique workflow to rendering in XSI and compositing using the integrated FX Tree with over 2.5 hours of project-based training. Perfect for intermediate artists.

Popular highlights include:

    * Render Passes
    * Custom Render Passes
    * Compositing with FX Tree
    * Post Effects with FX Tree
    * Assigning and Modifying Materials
    * Texture Creation in Photoshop
    * Assigning Texture Coordinates
    * Final Gather
    * Image-based Lighting Techniques
    * HDRI
    * Rendering Multi-pass Sequences
    * Depth-of-field Camera Effects
    * Color Correction
    * FX Tree Operator Properties
    * Adding and Editing Operators
    * Utilizing Masks and Garbage Mattes

* XSI Essentials and higher is recommended for several lessons. Please see the outline.

Lesson Outline:
 
1. Introduction and project overview 3:27
2. Assigning and modifying the materials to the main body of the bus 8:11
3. Sharing materials between multiple objects and assigning materials to the rest of the bus 6:54
4. Creating Textures for the bus headlight in Photoshop and assigning textures in XSI 13:47
5. Creating High Dynamic Range images in Photoshop for the surrounding environment 9:08
6. Assigning textures and texture coordinates to the bus environment 9:09
7. Modifying the bus body's reflectivity parameters and exploring blurred reflections in XSI 9:12
8. Exploring the differences and similarities of the various light types available in XSI 12:56
9. Faking blurred reflections in XSI for faster renders 10:33
10. Exploring Final Gather techniques in XSI 11:27
11. Using image-based lighting techniques in XSI to add realism to our final renders 10:27
12. Exploring the process of setting up and modifying Render Passes 11:34
13. Creating a custom Render Pass in XSI for Ambient Occlusion Effects 10:09
14. Setting up render channels to output various render passes in XSI 6 (requires XSI 6 Essentials and higher) 11:41
15. Using XSI's built-in FX Tree compositor to combine our separate render passes back into one complete image (requires XSI Essentials and higher) 13:37
16. Using the FX Tree to add post effects such as depth-of-field and re-coloring (requires XSI Essentials and higher) 14:26
Total Run Time: 2:46:45

Specifications
Item #: XSF-041
Software Requirement: XSI 5.11 Foundation *
Run Time: 2 hrs. 46 min., 1 disc
Format: CD-ROM
Platform: Mac / PC
Availability: Ships next business day
Weight: 0.25 lbs
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