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Introduction to Maya - Rendering in Arnold

This course will look at the fundamentals of rendering in Arnold. We'll go through the different light types available, cameras, shaders, Arnold's render settings and finally how to split an image into render passes (AOV's), before we then reassemble it i

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I was just wondering is Maya free? Or do I pay for it? I don't know where to get it. Can someone please help me?

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by kkkaiden

20-02-2009|11:28 AM

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crytek sandbox 1 tuts?

recently i've started messin around with sandbox editor 1 (the one that came with the original far cry) and i cant seem to find any tuts for it......

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by Acid44

19-02-2009|09:38 PM

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Particle problems

I am about to throw my computer out the window. I have made a particle emitter and i have a nurbs plane. I click on the particles and then shift...

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by NNY Design

19-02-2009|06:23 PM

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Got me XBox 360 back - Yerrrrr

The police actually caught the S.O.B who took my xbox360 and most my games and I got it back today - but no games yet. There is a snag about them as...

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by publicFunction

19-02-2009|04:45 PM

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Rendering 60 FPS

hi guys rendering the scene with 60 FPS, am I doing right setting? render setting, Frame range/ by frame 1= 30 FPS 500= 60 FPS if you know...

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by publicFunction

18-02-2009|01:42 PM

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Screen gone all black?

Hi everyone, Does anybody know why my panels have all a black background? I have pressed something I shouldn't have and I can not get it back to...

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by lewis1607

18-02-2009|12:06 PM

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New Camera Tracking for VFX Course from Escape Studios

Escape Studios is now offering an entire course on Camera Tracking with over 12 hours of online tutorials - check it out:...

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by semeon

18-02-2009|10:45 AM

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extrude move tool

Hi guys I use to see the extrude move tool each time I extrude but now I can't see it. face or edge I can't see the extrude move tool every...

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by ulujm

17-02-2009|09:35 PM

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allowTopologyModification off??

Hi, made a table out of a cube with extruded legs to which I applied a subdiv proxy. I tried to create a UV map for it using "automatic...

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by garch

17-02-2009|08:52 PM

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Accessing a nodes shapeNode via MEL

Let's say that I have a ton of geometry in a scene, hypothetically speaking, and I want to turn off the primaryVisibility of all of the said...

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by abie1

13-02-2009|03:39 PM

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Creating light streaking effect in maya?

Hi, I'm trying to create a light streaking effect like this: http://www.popgadget.net/images/adidas_polar.jpg But instead of the light...

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by abie1

13-02-2009|01:06 PM

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Create a Velvet cloth

I have modeled a a folded cloth in ZBrush. Imported it into maya and shaded with a anisotropic shader. Doesn't look bad but it doesn't really look...

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by Retoucher

13-02-2009|12:33 PM

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Maya 2009 export to 2008

I have a 2009 file that I need to run on 2008, is it possible to export or any other way?

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by tweetytunes

13-02-2009|02:58 AM

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motion blur

is it possible to fake motion blur on a still objectif so how do you do it the documentation isnt exactly clear

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by LauriePriest

12-02-2009|09:59 AM

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zBrush favour

Hey all, If i send a ztool to someone could they bash out a 32-bit maya displacement map for me? I'm using zbrush on a mac and there is no way...

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by gster123

12-02-2009|07:56 AM

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Environmental Tutorials

Hey Guys Wondering if any of you guys out there know of any good Environmental tutorials. For example making really realistic snow and...

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by gster123

12-02-2009|07:48 AM

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Can't Find Extrude Tool ?????????

How do I find my Extrude tool, it seems to be lost. Not sure if there's a hot key or something of that natural in maya 8. This is the tool that...

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by BennyK

12-02-2009|05:52 AM

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Jr.Who's ZBrush Sketchbook | Page: 1 2 3

Hey guys, Just figured I'd put up my ZB work and WIPs. Right now I'm just learning it, so nothing too fancy. -Steven Palmesano :beer:

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by Jr.Who

11-02-2009|11:26 PM

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The $1000 Seastead Design Contest

Dear Mayans, We at the The Seasteading Institute (TSI) have just kicked off a $1,000 3-D modeling contest. It is a chance for you to design...

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by fimp

11-02-2009|07:33 PM

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Tool Options?

How can I turn reflection on for the general tools like move, rotate and scale?

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by gster123

11-02-2009|02:50 PM

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Non-linear animation question

I'm new to MAYA. I'm creating an animation of objects floating up and fading. I've completed the animation, but was asked to loop it. Now, I...

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by bendingiscool

10-02-2009|12:07 PM

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bump map

hi all is it possible to add a bump map to a di-electric material

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by bendingiscool

10-02-2009|11:53 AM

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Victoria Bush Fires

Im just down south of where this is all happening. Luckily along the coast and there is no threat but it is a sad day for everyone here. Just...

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by The Architect

09-02-2009|12:21 PM

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photo profiles | Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

hey watsup, For the past 2 years I've been using simplymaya I kinda got this idea of everyone's different personalities but I thought it'd be kinda...

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by Joopson

08-02-2009|05:10 AM

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channel box problem

Hi there, im really new to maya and have been trying to teach myself some basics recently. My problem is that when i create a polygon shape and bring...

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