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by David James Software: Maya 2016, Nuke 9

In this tutorial we take a look at render passes and layers in Maya 2016. We then move on to Nuke to composite both the still shot and the animation. ...

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Points of interest in this tutorial:

• Ambient occlusion and volume fog
• Render passes in Maya
• Compositing in Nuke
• Animating backgrounds in Nuke

Other tutorials in this series:

Spach-Alspaugh House and Environment Volume 1

Spach-Alspaugh House and Environment Volume 2

Spach-Alspaugh House and Environment Volume 3

Spach-Alspaugh House and Environment Volume 4

by David James Software: Maya 2013 / Nuke

If you find yourself rendering over and over again for hours at a time, this is the tutorial for you. In this project we'll attempt to demystify menta...

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Points of interest in this tutorial:

• Linear workflow in Maya
• Setting up render passes
• Compositing in Nuke

by David James Software: Maya 2013 | Nuke 6.4

In this course we create a light setup optimized for post-production in mental ray. The lights are then split into layers with appropriate passes, and...

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Points of interest in this tutorial:

• Lights setup and render passes in Maya
• Node chains in Nuke
• Relighting in Nuke
• Volumetric lighting in Nuke
• Light animation in Nuke

by David James Software: Matchmover 2011

This tutorial goes over how to integrate 3D objects into live footage. The first part covers some of the basics for camera tracking and how to navigat...

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Points of interest in this tutorial:

• Navigating the MatchMover UI
• Camera tracking
• Integrating 3D objects with live footage

by Dave Scotland Software: After Effects

Learn to get that cinematic look in your shots with this tutorial. Here we composite a classic asteroid chase. We create two shots, covering a wide v...

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