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Sky color?

Hi all, I'm creating a street in Maya and it's pretty much done. Used phyiscal sun and sky for lighting and when I create a render from a single...

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by Richardvbr

05-08-2014|06:26 PM

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gamma correcting MR Car Paint Shader | Page: 1 2

Anyone know how to set up a gamma correction node for the mental ray car paint shader? Do all the contributing colors need correction? Can...

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by jimmydurant

05-08-2014|01:26 PM

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HDRI with Mirror Ball

Has anyone here used the mirror ball method for producing HDRI maps? I want to start creating my own for CG integration with live footage, and...

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by thewrongvine

30-07-2014|11:15 PM

Replies: 6

Error in render

Hi everyone, im trying to render a maya file but each time i hit render it renders a few frames and stops when i check on the renderlog i get this ...

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by Edmondtr

25-07-2014|11:01 AM

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simple white background

Hi i am pretty new in rendering and really confused in creating a simple white backgroud for rendering a white plastic chair... ...

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by Falott

19-07-2014|07:15 AM

Replies: 7

Fatal Error Attempting to save in (problem with fur)

Hello! I had some problems with my maya 2014 yesterdey, most of then I could solve but still have one damn problem that insists in give me touble. ...

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by murambi

08-07-2014|09:45 AM

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zDepth pass in vray

hello. i have trouble making zDepth pass with vray. when i render single frame in maya then everything is fine - white is near, black is far. but...

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by mickhah

07-07-2014|06:10 PM

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Render Layers for Compositing with Image Planes

Hello, I'm wondering how I would do something that seemingly would be simple, but I guess I've just been doing something wrong unfortunately. I've...

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by thewrongvine

05-07-2014|08:57 PM

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Gen's Shader Test Scene! :D

Hey guys, some of you may have seen this, its my little shader testing swatch scene :D. Nothing fancy but it beats a sphere or a torus. I'm uploading...

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by PixalZA

25-06-2014|04:17 AM

Replies: 4

Smooth mesh doesn't render in maya software

Hello, i was rendering with maya software and i used a smooth object (Cube) but it was not smooth in the render. but in the viewport it is helpp!!!!...

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by Gen

24-06-2014|09:30 PM

Replies: 1

Rendering nParticles with Mental Ray Camera Volume Shader

I've got a scene which uses Physical Sun and Sky, and when I try to connect the sky node to the mental ray volume shader in the camera to create a...

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by leonb2273

21-06-2014|01:22 PM

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Lambert shader glow is weaker in a referenced object!

Hi everyone, I am animating a character with a lightbulb as it's head. I built and rigged the character in a separate scene and loaded it into the...

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by Screaner

17-06-2014|09:15 AM

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Command line rendering: disabling shadows

Hi there! I'm using 'command line rendering' to render my scenes in the Terminal (OSX): I use the basic command so the scene will use the...

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by Luc.Adriaens

17-06-2014|05:58 AM

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camera projection dilemma

i have this four picture and i'm supposed to create a projection scene so i can drive a car on the road in front. Does anybody have an idea how i...

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by LocSp

16-06-2014|05:38 PM

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Vray with camera image plane

Hi! I don't know if this is the right place to ask (or if it's only MR). But i have a huge problem when i try to track a shot with Vray. I added a...

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by SwatSnipe

12-06-2014|07:19 PM

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Noise still show up after Transparency applied

Hi i am working on a 3d set for a television station. This is what i am getting after using transparency on a Lambert. I have been trying to fix this...

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by Gen

06-06-2014|12:44 AM

Replies: 1

rendering without shades nor lightning

Hi everyone, I have a very trivial question: Is it possible to render an image (png, 160x125, Gray scale) of a colored object without adding...

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by NextDesign

04-06-2014|07:56 PM

Replies: 4

Wine Glass rendering issues in Mental Ray?

Hello. I'm trying to render a wine glass in Maya that I plan on exploding using Pulldownit and Realflow. I modeled the wine glass by using a...

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by Gen

03-06-2014|01:03 AM

Replies: 4

mental ray problems with contours

Hi there! I'm new and i would like some help about an irritating issue i'm wrestling with. First of all, excuse me if you don't get something of what...

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by MayaTroublesMe

27-05-2014|08:06 AM

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mental ray materials problem

hello everyone when im selecting a material of mental ray(mia) in the hypershade its look transparent(and the background of it too, like you see in...

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by Gen

23-05-2014|10:34 PM

Replies: 9

change background color not working

Hi everyone, I have been trying to change the background color to white doing the 2 following steps: 1) Changed the color by moving the cursor...

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by Gen

22-05-2014|12:17 AM

Replies: 4

mental ray vs maya software renderer

Hi all, I am a Maya beginner. Here is what I am confused about: -polygon object with blinn shader, renders fine in mental ray -next, within the...

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by daverave

19-05-2014|11:03 AM

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Directional lighting & shadows problem

Hello! Everytime I switch on shadows (depth map or ray trace doesnt matter) I get almost black shaders (the render is very very dark, almost black)....

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by Drosophila

16-05-2014|09:52 PM

Replies: 3

Batch Rendering errors

Hi, When batch rendering from the cmd prompt there are several warnings pop up in the DOS shell (see below). I don't know how to use the recommended...

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by Gen

11-05-2014|11:06 PM

Replies: 6

Make part of mesh not cast shadows

Hey all, I've been doing Minecraft renders of people, but I'm in need of help. Basically Minecraft skins have a "hat" layer which you can imagine...

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