Types of CG Lights : Maya 2011 Lighting and Rendering in mental ray from lynda.com

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Maya 2011 Lighting and Rendering in mental ray with Eric Keller shows how to master practical mental ray techniques for rendering models created in Maya. This course walks through the most efficient and innovative mental ray techniques, including direct versus indirect lighting methods, creating different types of shadows, using the new ShadowMap camera, and reusing shadow and final gathering maps. A chapter on optimizing render times and enhancing render quality is also included.

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[DemonMiroshah]

i had a problem with mental ray render.when i render the image its becomes fully blur.and when i switch to hardware the render is ok.why is that?

[meg4man]

@Xxanimat0rX I had the same problem with my volume light. When i switched over to mental ray it worked.

[walkthroughyantram]

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[Xxanimat0rX]

please help me, doesnt matter what sensetivity i set my volume light, the rendering screen stays black, all of the time

[RarRarTimmeh]

You might need to load Mental Ray within your preferences if it doesn't automatically show up.

[errortainment]

ok cool same here, ive been learing from digital tutors bundle and how old are you?

[jordana8899]

@errortainment Well, less than a year, but I know how to animate, and texture.

[errortainment]

@jordana8899 lol how long u been using maya?

[jordana8899]

@errortainment I have no idea what that is actually! I think you're way more experinced than I am.

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I wonder why those stupid motherfucker at Lynda are not answering any of these questions? I'm gonna subscribe to Digital Tutor instead.

[errortainment]

@jordana8899 also i cant see the selection band (u know when you want to select more than one vertex or face) any help?