Digital Tutors - Introduction to Mantra in Houdini (T0110)

Learn a time-saving workflow to Houdini's production-class renderer. Gain a firm understanding of the powerful rendering tools available in Mantra and learn fundamental techniques for micropolygon, raytracing and physically-based rendering. Contains over 3.5 hours of project-driven training for artists new to Mantra.Popular highlights include:

• Mantra Overview


• Working with Shaders


• Rendering Methods


• Environment Lights


• Rendering in Passes


• Rendering Multiple Channels


• Deep Raster Output


• Rendering to Different Files


• Micropolygon Rendering


• Raytracing


• Physically Based Rendering


• Global Illumination Techniques


• Path-tracing


• Final Gather


• Ambient Occlusion


• Image-based Lighting


• Caustics


• Shadows


• Geometry Shaders


• Outline Rendering with Wren


• Volumetric Rendering


• Mantra Archive


• Depth of Field


• 3D Motion Blur


• Transform Motion Blurs


• Deformation Motion Blurs


• Velocity Motion Blurs


• Compositing Techniques

Lesson Outline:

1.	Introduction and Project Overview	1:45
2.	Working with project files	4:02
3.	CRendering basics	8:02
4.	Rendering image sequences	7:41
5.	Using Mplay	7:07
6.	Using mcp	4:48
7.	Rendering extra channels	8:51
8.	Rendering planes to separate files	3:50
9.	Compositing deep/shallow outputs	7:20
10.	Rendering in passes	9:47
11.	Compositing and matte shading	6:10
12.	Rendering with Takes	4:41
13.	Adding shadows and creating a shadow pass	5:34
14.	Completing and rendering a shadow pass	10:02
15.	Depth of Field effects	7:17
16.	Motion Blur: Transformation	6:37
17.	Motion Blur: Deformation	5:50
18.	Motion Blur: Velocity	5:06
19.	Velocity Blur Tricks	7:14
20.	Micropolygon Rendering engine	9:17
21.	Raytrace engine	5:34
22.	Physically Based Rendering engines	8:40
23.	Converting to RAT files	4:48
24.	Ambient Occlusion	9:25
25.	Image-Based Lighting	5:07
26.	GI Path-tracing	5:07
27.	GI Cache and Final Gather	6:29
28.	Adding Caustic effects to the render	7:04
29.	Editing shaders and lighting for a better Caustic pass	8:11
30.	Outline rendering	3:01
31.	Building and rendering clouds using volumetric system	6:17
32.	Converting the geometry into a volume using Metaballs	8:10
33.	Mantra archiving	3:51
	Total Run Time:	3:33:01