T0406 - Digital Tutors - Rendering Interiors in XSI

Learn a time-saving workflow to rendering interior sets and production-tested mental ray techniques that can be used for Film, Games, and Architectural Visualizations.
Contains 4 hours of project-driven training. Ideal for intermediate artists.Popular highlights include:

• Emitting Photons from Light Sources


• Fine-tuning Global Illumination Results


• Smoothing Global Illumination Results with Final Gather


• Using Architectural Materials in XSI


• Overriding Photon Properties


• Adding Realism with Ambient Occlusion


• Utilizing Multi-bounce Final Gather as GI Alternative


• Outputting Images to 32-bit .EXR Format


• Modifying Geometry for Optimal Global Illumination


• Setting up Render Passes in XSI


• BSP Memory Optimization Techniques


• Using Custom XSI Shaders


• Compositing Rendered Passes in External App


• Adjusting Exposure Settings

Lesson Outline:

1.	Introduction and project overview	1:47
2.	Identifying key points to be aware of when approaching lighting in XSI	5:26
3.	Creating the primary light source for a daytime render	8:43
4.	Adding textures to the floor and creating an outside environment	10:24
5.	Creating a photon casting light and adding rough Global Illumination	13:39
6.	Adding glossy reflections to the floor and altering its photon interaction properties	8:44
7.	Adding Final Gather to the scene to smooth out the Global Illumination result	7:16
8.	Modifying the room's geometry in order to get a cleaner Global Illumination result (part 1)	10:56
9.	Modifying the room's geometry in order to get a cleaner Global Illumination result (part 2)	17:17
10.	Modifying the room's geometry in order to get a cleaner Global Illumination result (part 3)	11:00
11.	Assigning and adjusting the materials for the couch and chair	12:07
12.	Creating realistic glass and chrome materials for the coffee table	9:41
13.	Controlling how lights and photons interact with translucent surfaces	9:51
14.	Creating and adjusting the materials for various smaller objects in the living room	10:53
15.	Altering the room's geometry to extend the floor into the hallway	7:43
16.	Using BSP diagnostics to control the scene's render performance	12:57
17.	Fine-tuning the overall lighting in the scene	14:32
18.	Creating an ambient occlusion pass to enhance shadowed detail	10:52
19.	Using directional ambient occlusion to simulate more realistic soft shadows	13:16
20.	Using the Render Manager to set up final image output	9:40
21.	Using an external image editing application to make final adjustments to rendered frames	9:12
22.	Resetting your XSI scene in preparation for a nighttime light setup	7:19
23.	Setting up the lamp as the room's primary light source	5:04
24.	Adding primary and secondary final gather rays to simulate the effects of global illumination	16:37
	Total Run Time:	4:04:55