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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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Wrong resolution size

Hello guys I have got a little problem here. When I render my size of the resolution is 50 % bigger / larger then the settings I have. I have looked...

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by alexanderH

02-04-2008|03:32 PM

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hdri maps

can someone pls direct me on a web tutorial on what hdri maps are and how to use them i would greatly appreciate it

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by starjsjswars

02-04-2008|06:09 AM

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Mirroring blend shape

Hi, does anyone know an easy way to mirror blend shapes in Maya 2008? Mirroring targets doesn't work, neither does duplicating with a -1 scale. ...

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by Jay

02-04-2008|12:14 AM

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HELP issue with world units in FEET

Hi I changed the measurement units in a new document to feet, and noticed that the stage gets cut off unless I am really zoomed in on it.. Like...

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by NeoStrider

01-04-2008|11:35 PM

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Texture placement

Okay, I've looked around, and please forgive me if this was answered before, but it doesn't solve my issue. I have applied texture on the walls,...

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by Kratch

01-04-2008|09:16 PM

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IK pole vector question

Hi folks, my character has objects I use as pole vectors for his elbow joints. Would you normally parent constrain this to the wrist control so...

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by Kratch

01-04-2008|08:58 PM

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Node won't show in Hypergraph!!!!!

This SHOULD be a no-brainer, but I cannot seem to figure it out! My problem is that I cannot get a "Multiply-divide" node to show up in the...

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by Kratch

01-04-2008|08:24 PM

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Im not sure what this symbol is........

Could anyone tell me what these little yellow balls mean? This should be a Joint symbol..... Thanks, Jo

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by Kratch

01-04-2008|08:08 PM

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Royalty free music (christmas)

does anyone know where i can get royalty free music i particurly want christmas music is jingle bells copyrighted by anyone

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by elephantinc

01-04-2008|04:44 PM

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Mesh > smooth

Hello... I've just started my very first tutorial in maya and I am stuck already! I feel really silly for asking this but I don't know where to...

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by Ugh

01-04-2008|01:41 PM

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problem compositing

so after looking around i see that outputting image sequences is recommended. i did that and then made a half dozen .mov files with quicktime......

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by LauriePriest

01-04-2008|01:39 PM

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blocking light out and letting it in

I am doing a scene where I have a light fog going through a window and I want to define it to just the window part. Right now it is going through the...

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by alexanderH

01-04-2008|10:00 AM

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Multilayer terrain painting

Hello all! This is my first post here at SimplyMaya, but I've been using Maya for a while in various classes at my college. I'm having...

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by LauriePriest

01-04-2008|08:41 AM

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funny animated short

this is the funniest thing i've seen in a while, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl95zjzhbi0

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by elephantinc

01-04-2008|02:04 AM

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dumb question but help ?

okay so i want to start modeling a shoe . i created the planes, opened hypershade created lambert and put the image of the front shoe on it and...

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by abed

31-03-2008|08:45 PM

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Keying Parenting?

Hello. A hopefully easy question from a complete newbie. I don't know how to ask it so I'll just give an example: I want to have an arrow (as in...

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by InverseTelecine

31-03-2008|01:27 AM

Replies: 5

Image Hosting

Hey All, this is for any member current, or new who needs to host images/videos for display on these forums. For the time being I do not even make...

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by alexanderH

30-03-2008|11:25 PM

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3d game maker

Does anyone know of a 3d game maker where i can use my own models, that doesnt require any programming?

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by Acid44

30-03-2008|08:37 PM

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50 missing movies in 3D world??

i just brought a 3D world mag which boasted on the front that the DVD CONTAINS, not a download, 50 of the best ever animated shorts while meanwhile...

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by mirek03

30-03-2008|07:46 AM

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freeze transformation problem ?

hello everyone plz help me with this problem when i click on an object and click freeze transformation i get this error // Warning: Freeze...

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by abed

30-03-2008|05:33 AM

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How to change menu's background color?

I just wonder how to change menu's background color of Maya 2008 for linux 32bit(My OS:ubuntustudio).I changed the system's theme color,unfortunately...

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by starjsjswars

29-03-2008|10:50 PM

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Another Noob Question

hello all, Is there any way to set the scene size to say.... 340*62 pixels? i want to make a flash banner for a website but i want to do the...

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