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Fog and mental ray

Anyone know how to simulate fog with mental ray render. It doesnt recognize post effects fog.

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by Bigfat

02-11-2003|04:59 PM

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Render TIMe | Page: 1 2

Hello all, I have a P4 3.06GHz, geforce4 ti 4300 card and 512mb ram.... and build a toilet and sink room w/ texture... it's been a day and a half...

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by kbrown

31-10-2003|08:24 PM

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use background shader and MR?

is there a way to get the use background shader to work with mental ray? thanks in advance

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by justin

31-10-2003|03:04 AM

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Render Time

Hello all, I have a P4 3.06GHz, geforce4 ti 4300 card and 512mb ram.... and build a toilet and sink room w/ texture... it's been a day and a half...

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by mtmckinley

29-10-2003|09:06 PM

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Environmental fog help

I'm having real troubles using environmental fog with camera animation. If you look at the attached pic, on the right, under the pipes the fog is...

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by mrmacca

29-10-2003|08:04 PM

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light linking

So whats up with the fact that whenever I try to make MR recognize my light linking it never seems to work? also it seems like sometimes the photons...

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by Max_Sterling

28-10-2003|09:53 PM

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Lights turning off for particular cameras?

This problem has me stupified. I have a camera and it's aiming target both on motion path curves. I also have a spotlight with volume...

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by dave_baer

28-10-2003|08:42 PM

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Camera Manipulation Handles

OK, I create a camera then hit the 'T' key to get the manipulation thingy. The first click shows the point of interest, the second shoes the pivot...

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by kbrown

28-10-2003|08:01 PM

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backface culling rendering

I've built a room. I navigate it with backface culling turned on so that the reverse sides of walls are invisible so anywhere I move a camera even...

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by zatoichi

27-10-2003|10:54 PM

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telegram for mr.polygon9000

since your recent adintion to the completed final works area, i have concluded that only you have the answer to my question so i will ask you...

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by iron_tick

27-10-2003|09:48 PM

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resoultion for tv

im completing my demo reel and i want to put it on dvd format. does anybody know the resoultion thats good for tv so my images wont pixelate or...

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by jsimpson

26-10-2003|02:47 AM

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Mental ray shaders

anyone here understand mental ray shaders? ive been trying to make a fog effect. i can make the fog, but its always black and light and shadows dont...

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by iron_tick

25-10-2003|02:22 AM

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foggy day lighting

does anybody know how to simulate the lighting of a foggy day, either with the maya render or mental ray? any help would be much appreciated here's...

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by iron_tick

23-10-2003|02:32 PM

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Depth of field | Page: 1 2

Can someone tell me why i get these really jagged edges when i use DoF on camera.

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by iron_tick

21-10-2003|10:10 PM

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Shadows issue

I'm trying to light this scene, and I kinda like it now, except that the chair and the ball and anything completely in the shadows seems to be...

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by iron_tick

21-10-2003|03:54 PM

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Rendering prep for post composite

I'm trying to render some text graphics which need to have an alpha channel applied to the scene so that I can composite the "flying text" over...

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by sjurick

17-10-2003|09:57 PM

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Cartoon shading(Vector Render)

Well... I want to achive cartoon like shaded, animation.Can i use Vector shading in Maya and with wich settings?:confused: "The meaning of...

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by polygon9000

09-10-2003|04:47 PM

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Maya Vector Rendering - Major Problems with shading | Page: 1 2

Hi :) well, i tried the vector renderer in maya, fine results, as long as its only single-colored, more colors result in STRAANGE highligts. I...

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by Joff

08-10-2003|09:12 PM

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Lens Flare

Anyone know how to duplicate this?. It appears to be a lens flare because of the overlay. Very widely used, looks like colunms of light.

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by ragecgi

01-10-2003|07:28 PM

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mental ray does not support SDS?

is that true? because when i render out my scene i cant see my sds object :( please, tell me im wrong!!! v :\

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by vertiis

30-09-2003|01:19 PM

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Importing camera to After Effects

I've rendered a scene as tiff sequence with my camera is still,and composed the sequence in AE. What should I do if i want to move my camera during...

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by 8Picasso

28-09-2003|12:46 PM

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Underwater/Snell's window

Hey guys, I've been researching ocean sample files and reading all over about how to do light rays, caustics, and all that but I'm stuck on...

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