mental ray Nodes Reference Library: Lights
In this series of tutorials, we'll be taking a detailed look at each of mental ray's light nodes. Software required: Maya 2008 and up.
What you'll learn
In this series of tutorials, we'll be taking a detailed look at each of mental ray's light nodes. Each video is a self-contained tutorial centering on one of mental ray's nodes. This means that these tutorials can be viewed in any order you wish, allowing you to jump straight to the content that is most relevant to you. Over the course of these tutorials, we'll learn how each node works and best practices to utilize for attaining desired results while saving time. Software required: Maya 2008 and up.
Table of contents
- Mib_lightmap_write Node 5m
- Misss_fast_lmap_maya Node 8m
- Mia_light_portal Node 9m
- Mia_physical_sun Node 5m
- Mib_blackbody Node 4m
- Mib_cie_d Node 5m
- Mib_fg_occlusion Node 7m
- Mib_light_infinite Node 2m
- Mib_light_photometric Node 6m
- Mib_light_point Node 4m
- Mib_light_spot Node 5m
- Physical_light Node 8m
- Mib_shadow_transparency Node 3m
- Mib_volume Node 3m
- Participating_volume Node 8m
- Mib_ray_marcher Node 8m
- User_ibl_env Node 10m
- User_ibl_rect Node 12m
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. Kyle has contributed to many of the most popular projects and helped the Digital-Tutors team win awards throughout the company's history. Kyle has had the honor of having his art exhibited at the New York ... more