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# 1 19-04-2011 , 10:16 AM

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Hello everyone,

I would like to ask a question..

How you Judge that an Image is done in Maya software or Mental ray? user added image

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# 2 19-04-2011 , 05:33 PM

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Quick answer you can't, I've seen people do things in Maya software that i would swear contained GI, but no. If the person is good enough you can fake just about anything.

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# 3 20-04-2011 , 09:36 AM

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But if i am making a scene n i have render in depth map shadow then is that scene called in maya software scene and at the same point i am rendering in Maya software n i use a raytraced shadow then its called mental ray scene.

Its depend on the shadow is that?

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# 4 20-04-2011 , 10:01 AM

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But if i am making a scene n i have render in depth map shadow then is that scene called in maya software scene and at the same point i am rendering in Maya software n i use a raytraced shadow then its called mental ray scene.

Its depend on the shadow is that?

Originally Posted by Dushyant

No, the shadow type has nothing to do with it. Mental Ray and Maya software renderer are two completely different engines. Like Maxwell Renderer is different from Renderman, Vray, Indigo, FinalRender, Brazil etc.

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# 5 20-04-2011 , 10:11 AM

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i am making scene in maya software and i use ray-traced shadows.Then we called it a mental ray scene?? because the ray-traced shadows is used only in mental ray.

And the Depth map shadow is for Maya software. I am confused with this that's why i am asking again. user added image

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# 6 20-04-2011 , 10:27 AM

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Both mental ray and Maya sortware can use both types of shadows.

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