Hello! I have a smooth-shaded mesh which shows dark areas in the viewport and renderer.
I would like the surface to be as smooth as possible, but there are problems over most of the model. Only the...

Thanks for the replies. I've tried the files on another machine with the same result, so I must conclude that they are corrupted.
I can retrieve most objects from other scenes - and will save them...

I have just replaced my motherboard (Gigabyte UD5 to Asus P6TD) - and now none of my larger Maya files will open.
I have trouble with opening .mb files which are larger than 150Mb. Maya 2009 and...

I’m using Maya Software to render out layers in a scene which includes intersecting objects. (The layers need some work in a compositor.) I’ve set up the “Black Hole” texture where needed for the...

Thanks for that! The per-object overrides are not obvious, but I found them...

I’m creating an animation of a character swinging a golf club, and the club, of course, appears both in front of and behind parts of the character. I have mental ray set up to save render layers out...

Thanks! I'll be having a look at After Effects, which I know has a Mosaic effect. Never tried a PS script - now may be the time...

I think that will be the way to go. I can batch render out to psd with layers - but there'll be a lot of frames to edit manually!
Thanks for the reply.

Could someone please advise?
I’d like to lay mosaics (pixelate) several animated objects, while preserving their outlines and not affecting other scene elements. The surface detail should be...