3ds Max 2010: Lighting and Rendering with mental ray explores one of the most powerful toolsets for photorealistic 3D image visualization: the mental ray renderer in 3ds Max. Aaron F. Ross shows how to use mental ray's combination of materials, lighting, and rendering to achieve a variety of effects, from glossy surfaces to reflections and transparency. He provides an in-depth review of photometrics and the tools used to adjust lighting in 3ds Max, including brightness, intensity, and color temperature along with a wide variety of lighting scenarios. Aaron also devotes time to getting the most out of mental ray's powerful rendering engine and improving render efficiency. Exercise files are included with this course.
Topics include:
- Applying mental ray materials
- Setting photometric lighting
- Rendering glossy surfaces with raytracing
- Using indirect illumination
- Simulating exterior and interior lighting scenarios
- Selecting appropriate special effects
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- Q: In Chapter 17 on volume lights, my render did not look quite like the author's render. Why?
- A: If you are using the 64-bit version of 3ds Max, you may experience issues with volume lights. They only really work properly with the 32-bit version.
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