Mesmer Press
Real Maya mental ray
DVD Description
Getting Started
* Installing mental ray for Maya
* Your First Render with mental ray
* Using Maya Controls for mental ray
How mental ray Works
* Scanline vs. Volume vs. Raytracing
* Depthmap vs. Raytraced Shadows
* Primary vs. Secondary Rays
* Rays vs. Photons
* What mental ray Can and Can't Render
* Anti-aliasing and Render Quality
Material Shading Basics
* Shading 101: Material Shaders
* mental ray Lights
* Transparency and Refraction
* Texture Mapping: 2D Image Maps
* Texture Mapping: 2D Procedural Shaders
* Texture Mapping: 3D Procedural Shaders
* Environment Shaders
* Volume Shaders
Advanced Features
* Global Illumination
* Caustics
* Final Gathering
* Image-based Lighting
* Bump Maps vs. Displacement
* Render-time Tessellation
* Motion Blur
* Depth of Field
* Scene Optimization
The Art of mental ray: features and techniques applied
* Cloak (textures, projection, blending)
* Gold Ball (reflection, bump mapping)
* Stained Glass (raytracing, volumetrics)
* Candle (volumic shaders)
* Crown (reflected caustics)
* Rug (Global Illumination, procedural texture blending)
* Scepter (refracted caustics, procedural refraction)
* Water Bowl (reflected and refracted caustics)
* Statue I (Final Gathering)
* Statue II (image-based lighting)
Product Description:
Finally, the awesome power of mental images' award-winning rendering engine, mental ray, is available as a plug-in for Alias|Wavefront's high-end computer animation software, Maya. Real Maya mental ray walks you through the concepts and features of rendering with mental ray, demystifying everything from basic shader application, to optimizing render time, to harnessing caustics and Global Illumination to produce truly photorealistic CG images. Mesmer has combined instructor Rick McCann's vast knowledge of Maya with Anthony Rossano's experience and expertise using mental ray into a comprehensive set of easy-to-follow video lessons and tutorials, accompanied by scene files and documentation, that will help you master mental ray for Maya. Real Maya mental ray is an essential addition to every Maya artist's library.
Product Details
* Studio: Mesmer Press
* DVD Release Date: June 20, 2003
* Average Customer Review: Based on 4 Reviews
* DVD Features:
* From IMDb: Quotes & Trivia
* ASIN: B0000A8Y50
* Amazon.com Sales Rank: #56,650 in DVD
