Digital Tutors Mentalray In Maya Rendering Workflow

An in-depth guide to learning the fundamentals of rendering with mental ray

Software: Maya 7 and higher (Maya 8 required for project files)
Run Time: 3 hrs. 23 min., 1 disc


Popular highlights include:
Sample: Introduction and Project Overview

* Global Illumination
* Emitting GI Photons from Lights
* Photon Falloff, Intensity, and Count
* Final Gather
* Mixing FG/GI Effects
* Image-based lighting (HDR)
* Creating HDR images
* Caustics
* Subsurface Scattering (skin)
* MR_fast_skin shader
* Ambient Occlusion
* Light Baking
* HDR Light Baking
* Dielectric
* DGS
* Participating Media
* Phenomena
* Passes
* Overview of mental ray materials