POV-Ray Fundamentals

By Felbrigg Herriot
Ray tracing and modeling with POV-Ray.
Course info
Rating
(10)
Level
Intermediate
Updated
May 1, 2014
Duration
6h 39m
Table of contents
Introduction
Course Introduction 1m This Module 0m Examples 4m Uses for POV-Ray 3m Objectives of This Course 1m Downloading POV-Ray 1m Installing POV-Ray 2m Installed Folders and Files 4m A Tour and a First Scene 10m Module Summary 0m
The Basic Objects
Module Introduction 0m The Co-ordinate System 7m The Camera 6m Light Sources 6m Include Files 4m The Sphere 2m The Box 3m The Cylinder 3m Module Summary 1m
Constructive Solid Geometry
Module Introduction 0m Union 3m Difference 3m Merge 5m Intersection 4m A Demo 2m Module Summary 1m
Transforms
Module Introduction 0m Translate 6m Rotate 8m Scale 5m Deforming with Rotate and Scale 2m Things to Do with a Sphere 2m Module Summary 1m
More Basic Shapes
Module Introduction 0m The Torus 2m The Plane 3m The Cone 3m Text Objects 5m Module Summary 1m
Pigments and Patterns
Module Introduction 0m Pigment 6m Agate, Pigment_map and Scaling 3m Boxed 1m Bozo 2m Brick 1m Bumps 0m Cells 0m Crackle 1m Cylindrical 1m Wood and Warp 6m Module Summary 1m
Normals
Module Introduction 0m Bumps! 2m Agate and Bump_size 2m Crackle, Syncing Normal, and Pigment 3m Quilted black_hole 3m The normal_map 2m The bump_map 3m Using a pigment_pattern 4m Module Summary 1m
Finishes
Module Introduction 0m Reflection and Bumps 6m Ambient 5m Diffuse 3m Specular 4m Roughness 2m Phong 3m Metallic 2m Iridescence 2m Crand 2m Module summary 1m
Language
Module Introduction 0m Declare Part 1 6m Declare Part 2 5m If Part 1 5m If Part 2 3m While 7m For 3m Include Sites 2m Switch 4m Macro 8m Function 7m Reading a File 6m Writing a File 5m Module Summary 1m
Rendering
Module Introduction 0m The Various Rendering Sizes 3m Anti Aliasing 1m Introducing Mosaic Rendering 5m Rendering a Segment of the Image 2m Editing Quickres.ini 5m Module Summary 1m
Animation
Module Introduction 0m A Simple Animation 3m Animating the Camera 2m Reversing the Clock 2m Following an Object 2m Rotating the Camera Around a Moving Object 4m A Film-making Trick 3m Animating a Texture 2m Rendering Options 2m Using Movie Maker 2m More ini Settings 1m Module Summary 1m
Complex Objects: Part 1
Module Introduction 0m The Triangle 1m Our First Mesh 2m Making a Mesh Solid 4m Making a Mesh 6m Introducing the Isosurface 6m Creating Your Own Isosurface Function 4m Oh no! Artifacts! 3m More Artifacts! 3m Here's the Height_Field 4m Height_Field in CSG 1m Smoothing a Height_Field 2m Module Summary 1m
Complex Objects, Part 2
Module Introduction 0m The Blob 4m Superellipsoid 3m Tubes with a Sphere_sweep 2m Gettin' Wiggly with It 5m Using a Lathe 3m Bending a Lathe Shape 2m Straight Edged Prisms 3m Curved Prisms 3m Bicubic_Patch 3m Egging the Ovus 1m Module Summary 1m
Atmospherics
Module Introduction 0m The Sky_sphere 6m Fog 5m Media 6m Object Pattern Media 2m Module Summary 1m
Improving Your Scenes
Module Introduction 0m Multiple Light Sources 2m Colored Lights 1m Area Lights 3m Fill Lights and Shadowless 2m Visible Light Sources 1m Fade Distance and Power 1m Spot Light 1m Glowing with Radiosity 1m Photons 2m A Reflection Gotcha 3m Layering Textures 2m Module Summary 2m
Description
Course info
Rating
(10)
Level
Intermediate
Updated
May 1, 2014
Duration
6h 39m
Description

This course will arm you with all the skills you need to start ray-tracing and 3D modeling using the POV-Ray ray-tracer.

About the author
Felbrigg Herriot
About the author

Felbrigg has been podcasting horror fiction and historical non-fiction since 2008. When he's not podcasting or narrating audiobooks he designs card and board games. During the day he gets down to business using DotNet technologies as web developer.

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