Join Brian Bradley for an in-depth discussion in this video Global illumination (GI) explained, part of V-Ray 2.0 for 3ds Max Essential Training.
V-Ray comes equipped with a number of extremely powerful Global Illumination, or GI,…engines that can help us recreate pretty much any natural lighting scenario--…and a good number of unnatural ones--should we have a mind to.…If we just come into the 3ds Max User Interface, if we come up to the Render…Setup dialog, we can just show you where V-Ray's Indirect Illumination Tools are…found. And we just want to come along in our tabs to the Indirect Illumination…tab, and here you can see with the systems turned on, we have access to a whole…array of Global Illumination Tools.…
We have access to a number of different Global Illumination engines.…The feature sets of these tools are robust, they are powerful, they give us the…ability to easily switch between physically-correct and artistically-correct…approaches to our lighting setups.…They can be tuned to be fast enough for even the most demanding of production…schedules and yet at the same time still output high-quality images for us.…Ultimately, these systems can remove an awful lot of the guesswork that…
Author
Brian Bradley
Released
3/9/2012- Installing and setting up V-Ray
- Using the DMC Sampler
- Understanding color mapping modes
- Adding a spherical fill light
- Working with the V-Ray Dome Light
- Using irradiance mapping and Light cache
- Creating diffuse color
- Making reflective materials
- Creating translucency
- Ensuring quality with image sampling
- Controlling the V-Ray physical camera
- Creating a motion blur effect
- Compositing V-Ray elements
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 1s
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Workflow options2m 19s
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1. Getting Ready to Render with V-Ray
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Installing V-Ray4m 32s
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Setting up V-Ray4m 39s
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2. Critical V-Ray Concepts
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Image sampling explained3m 23s
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Understanding subdivs3m 54s
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Using the DMC Sampler7m 41s
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Overview of color mapping5m 21s
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3. Key Lighting Tools
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Creating a mesh light3m 43s
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Creating a skylight effect5m 10s
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4. Global Illumination
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How irradiance mapping works5m 32s
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How light cache works3m 38s
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Using light cache7m 37s
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Understanding brute force GI2m 24s
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Using brute force GI5m 40s
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5. The V-Ray Materials
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Creating a diffuse color7m 45s
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Making reflective materials4m 56s
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Blurring reflections9m 31s
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6. Quality Control with Image Sampling
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Using the Fixed-Rate sampler6m 37s
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7. The Physical Workflow
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Working with VRaySun and VRaySky10m 30s
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8. V-Ray's Effects Tools
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Generating caustic effects8m 25s
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Using VRayFur9m 7s
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Stereoscopic 3D rendering6m 23s
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9. Using Render Elements
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Render elements workflow7m 34s
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Preparing to composite2m 22s
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Post-lighting a scene10m 34s
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10. V-Ray RT
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Overview of V-Ray RT6m 27s
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Conclusion
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What's next?1m 16s
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