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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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Welding glow

I've been fooling around trying to make a realistic laser welding, but it is quite hard to make the the color on the weld fade from glowing...

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by DukerX

09-12-2002|08:53 PM

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i have a question (i hope this is the right forum of this)

i want to make a affect of a sheild that looks like a thick water/jello affect hehe(i dont know how to describe it)or like that stargate wormhole...

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by Calvin

10-12-2002|08:47 AM

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maya fluids

:banghead: Well, i'm quite newbie and I would know, if somebody knows some good tutorials for maya fluids

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by elias.karabelas

10-12-2002|04:42 PM

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question about particles

IPR render doesnt support particles. how can i render a group of particles in the frame that i desire. is that possible? is it posible to convert...

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by ephekto

11-12-2002|08:38 PM

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animating shader

How do you set the keyframes for different shaders texture?

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by strykernet

13-12-2002|05:55 PM

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animate explosions

How do you keyframe attriubutes on and off? I want to animate an explosion similar to the scene in Starwars (but much simpler)where the pod racer...

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by ragecgi

14-12-2002|05:22 AM

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Spiders!

ok, firstly, i HATE spiders! so why am i even considering this??? heres what i dont understand: i want to take a picture of a bedroom (with...

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by Nem

17-12-2002|03:34 PM

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flaming text

i want to animate text too look like flames(blue if possibe) how do i get this affect ~TJ~

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by mumbojumbo_13

18-12-2002|02:35 AM

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Hardware Rendering to Adobe Premiere

Hello all, I'm not sure if this is the right category for this question...i just did a hardware render on dynamics in Alpha Channel Red Source and...

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by brian_ellebracht

19-12-2002|08:25 PM

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Fur & Wind ?

:banghead: Can anybody help me? How can I fix it that wind has an effect to fur? (4.5)

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by elias.karabelas

23-12-2002|03:33 PM

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waterparticles

hi, i tryed to fill a glass with particles(bubbles) but i couldn`t make a volume. can anyone help me please? thanx

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by ragecgi

02-01-2003|04:42 PM

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<<<ROPES - TAILS - CABLES >>>

***tails-ropes-cables*** Alright...can anyone tell me how to use DYNAMICS for a ROPE/TAIL/hanging CABLE? I have an ANIMAL already animated. I...

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by ruben

10-01-2003|05:19 PM

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Falling dominos...

Hi all - Can anyone point me to a web URL that has a tutorial for creating falling domino's in Maya? You know - where you knock over the first...

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by MKess007

11-01-2003|07:44 PM

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Missing melscript from my VFX tut....

Sorry folks, but I'm now aware that I forgot to include this melscript in my VFX tutorial so, here you go:) Props go to the author mentioned in my...

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by ragecgi

15-01-2003|05:21 AM

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cheers,

Yeah I've already messed around with all the options available but to no avail! Thanks anyway. Jim.

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by ragecgi

16-01-2003|05:57 PM

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getting info out

how can I determine a particular particle (sprites)'s texture, if the texture are assigned randomly based on a large amount of textures ? thanks

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by ragecgi

16-01-2003|06:02 PM

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Fountain idea

Has anyone got any idea on how I could create a water fountain using both particles and soft bodies to interact together and create jets of water...

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by jimgreenslade

16-01-2003|11:59 PM

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Bed Cloth Tutorial

Hello, I try to learn the bed tutorial....and after i follow exactly the same steps as the tut....my square or blanket falls and slides down to...

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by strykernet

17-01-2003|12:05 AM

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I want a Tutor for Matrix Bullet Trail?

I want a Tutor for Matrix Bullet Trail? Thx.

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by ragecgi

19-01-2003|12:55 AM

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stock footage

Where would be the best place to get hold of stock footage? Doesnt just have to be restricted to pyrotechnics - any will do. I have looked around on...

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by ragecgi

22-01-2003|01:26 AM

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How do I connect 2 objects "hardly"?

I'm doing a primitive car in Maya using dynamics. But I can't find the simplest "constraint" which is to connect 2 objects in a mode they don't move...

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by ragecgi

22-01-2003|05:54 PM

Replies: 2

Fur collision

if one object has a fur map and the surface is completely covered in fur, is there any way to take another object, run it through the hair and have...

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