Join Brian Bradley for an in-depth discussion in this video Using light cache, part of V-Ray 2.0 for Maya Essential Training.
In this video, we are going to be working with our interior room to create a…global lighting solution using V-Ray's light cache engine.…Now, although not generally recommended as a primary bounce engine, we are…just going to follow the same procedure as we did with our irradiance mapping…exercise, and see what kind of a GI solution we can create using Light cache's basic controls.…So let's dive in, and first of all, turn on the V-Ray's GI systems. Up to the…Render Settings window icon, pull that dialog up, into the Indirect Illumination…tab, and we can enable the GI systems, and of course, we need to make certain we…are focusing on Light cache by setting it as the Primary bounce engine, and…turning off our Secondary bounces.…
Now, the default Light cache settings that we now get are really designed to give…us a fairly decent level of quality from the system.…But these settings are assuming that we are using light cache in its favorite…position: as a Secondary bounce engine.…In fact, if we take a render at this moment in time, you will see a couple of…
Author
Brian Bradley
Released
3/8/2012- 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 the 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
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome56s
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Exercise files40s
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Workflow recommendation1m 58s
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1. Getting Ready to Render with V-Ray
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Installing V-Ray4m 25s
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Setting up V-Ray3m 14s
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2. Critical V-Ray Concepts
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Image sampling explained3m 19s
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Understanding subdivs3m 49s
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Using the DMC Sampler6m 54s
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Overview of color mapping4m 45s
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3. Key Lighting Tools
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Creating a mesh light2m 43s
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Creating a skylight effect3m 18s
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Working with the dome light3m 38s
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4. Global Illumination
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How irradiance mapping works5m 30s
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How light cache works3m 48s
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Using light cache7m 58s
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Understanding brute force GI2m 18s
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Using brute force GI7m 3s
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5. The V-Ray Materials
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Creating diffuse color8m 31s
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Making reflective materials5m 40s
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Blurring reflections8m 31s
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6. Quality Control with Image Sampling
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Using the Fixed-Rate sampler5m 57s
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7. The Physical Workflow
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8. V-Ray's Effects Tools
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Generating caustic effects7m 51s
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Using VRayFur6m 2s
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9. Using Render Elements
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Render elements workflow6m 47s
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Preparing to composite2m 22s
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Post-lighting a scene11m 40s
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10. V-Ray RT
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Overview of V-Ray RT5m 27s
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Conclusion
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What's next?1m 8s
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