Digital Tutors - mental ray Workflows in Maya Global Illumination (T0129)

Learn creative practices for utilizing global illumination and time-saving rendering techniques that can be used in a multitude of applications. Contains 2 hours of project-driven training - Perfect for intermediate artists.

Popular highlights include:

* Global Illumination Overview
* Understanding Photons in mental ray
* Emitting Photons from Various Light Sources
* Controlling Photon Energy
* Controlling Decay Rates
* Altering Photon Color Attributes
* Separating the Effects of Direct Lighting
* Separating the Effects of Indirect Lighting
* Tuning Global Illumination Scale
* Tuning Global Illumination Radius
* Tuning Global Illumination Accuracy
* Photon Tracing with Transparent Surfaces
* Global Illumination Photons Maps
* Global Illumination with Final Gather
* Using the Map Visualizer
* Global Illumination Overrides
* Photon Interaction with Maya Materials
* Photon Interaction with mental ray Materials

Lesson Outline:

1. Understanding the purpose of photons in mental ray 5:59
2. Controlling photon emission and photon energy properties 8:06
3. Altering photon color attributes 5:17
4. Separating the effects of direct and indirect lighting 7:19
5. Adjusting Global Illumination scale, accuracy and radius 10:03
6. Using Global Illumination in combination with Final Gathering 6:37
7. Using Photon Tracing to control how photons interact with transparent surfaces 10:50
8. Viewing photon distribution in your scene with the Map Visualizer 6:31
9. Saving and reusing photon maps for efficient rendering 8:22
10. Controlling how photons interact with Maya materials 10:35
11. Controlling how photons interact with mental ray materials 6:32
12. Using Global Illumination together with mental ray’s architectural materials 6:59
13. Utilizing Global Illumination Overrides to control how photons interact with individual objects in your scene 5:53
14. Practical lighting exercise (part 1) 6:48
15. Practical lighting exercise (part 2) 11:27
16. Practical lighting exercise (part 3) 12:50

Total Run Time:
2:10:08