Introduction to mental ray in XSI
By Kyle Green
Learn the fundamentals of mental ray and begin adding visual richness to your work with 3 hours of project-driven training. Ideal for beginner to intermediate users. Software required: XSI 5 Foundation.
Course info
Level
Beginner
Updated
Sep 22, 2005
Duration
2h 27m
Table of contents
Introduction and Project Overview
Introduction to Mental Ray in Xsi
Overview of Global Illumination
11m
Overview of Final Gather
13m
Storing and Re-using Final Gather Data
7m
Combining Global Illumination and Final Gather
6m
Setting up Image-based Lighting
12m
Using Caustics to Simulate Refractive Light Patterns
16m
Using Environment Shaders
6m
Using the Ambient Occlusion Node
10m
Baking Texture Maps Using the Render Map Feature
9m
Using Render Maps with Final Gather
10m
Using the Subsurface Scattering Node
7m
Creating Cartoon Shading with the Toon Material
14m
Using Depth of Field to Add Realism
7m
Using the Shader Wizard
8m
Coding Your Own Shaders
9m
Description
Course info
Level
Beginner
Updated
Sep 22, 2005
Duration
2h 27m
Description
Popular highlights include: Global Illumination; Final Gathering; Photon Emission; Render Speed Optimization; HDR Lighting; Caustics; Subsurface Scattering; Realistic Skin Effects; Cartoon-style Rendering; Depth of Field; Render Map; Lighting and Shading Nodes; Render Tree. Software required: XSI 5 Foundation.
About the author
About the author
Kyle was one of the first authors for Digital-Tutors (now a Pluralsight company) and has been a part of the team for over 10 years. Kyle began his career in computer graphics education as a college instructor and worked as a Digital-Tutors rendering tutor and curriculum manager since 2002.
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