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MR lighting/texturing challenge?????

Hi, An idea, What would be a great motivator to encourage people to learn Mental Ray for Maya? Weekly competitions. eg. Week 1. Outdoor...

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by Blinn

20-07-2003|08:39 PM

Replies: 6

need help with light :)

hey all am new to MaYa i used it acouple of times i made a glas in MaYa and when am trying ti add light to the picture i just cant see the glas...

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by Nem

09-03-2003|02:59 AM

Replies: 6

Image Plane Import Mac Os X

Hi there, Well issues.. When I import an image palne on a camera, I don't see the image when RGB, RGBA, or illuminance are selected. Only black...

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by ragecgi

27-03-2003|06:28 AM

Replies: 6

why is it...

hi there, we rendered a scene in different passes and composit it in DF, when we fcheck the images all is good but after the compositor put...

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by olivermagno

02-06-2003|02:50 PM

Replies: 6

From the command shell use the flags -tw and -th. The valid value range is between 16

From the command shell use the flags -tw and -th. The valid value range is between 16 and 256 ?? Is that a good way to divide my image by 4/8? Need...

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by filou

01-06-2003|08:22 PM

Replies: 6

URGENT!!!:: Rendering Wireframes

I'm looking for that plugin that lets you render one sided wireframes. Anybody? :beer:

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by drknow

13-07-2003|12:12 AM

Replies: 6

Creating Movies From Stills

Hello! I'm starting to work on a two people mini advanture game production, and would need some help....:banghead: I want to produce an AVI,...

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by cosmicwhata

12-11-2003|04:23 PM

Replies: 6

Anti Aliasing in MR ?

Hi In this next image : http://orvatsel.com/gallery/bedcover.jpg You can clrealy see som aliasing - How can I add AntiAliasing to MR ? ...

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by iron_tick

13-11-2003|12:28 AM

Replies: 6

shadow problems

Hi, I have lit this scene with an ambient light of intensity 0.2 and a directional light of intensity 0.8. shadows are being cast only by the...

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by nspiratn

26-02-2004|11:45 PM

Replies: 6

renders are blank when lights are used

I don't understand. I render without any lights in the scene and I get that dull globally lit render. I add a few lights and no matter if I use...

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by jAQUAN

06-12-2004|06:55 PM

Replies: 6

Apples 'Gel' Style

Hi I'm really struggling to mimic the 'gel style' apple use on there website. (see attached) I've modelled the objects but I am having real...

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by MattTheMan

09-04-2006|01:15 PM

Replies: 6

Problems creating a Video using Mentaly Ray

I'm new to animating.. and i've been using tutorials for a while.. so i decided to make a little project of my own.. now.. So i used metal ray...

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by InsightfulMind

18-04-2006|02:02 PM

Replies: 6

Skylight with Mental Ray tutorial

I've created a simple tutorial on realistic skylight in Mental Ray! :D Check it here Hope you like it! Any Questions are most welcome, and...

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by Anhslaught

08-06-2006|09:26 PM

Replies: 6

MR texture problem...

This scene is using IBL, fg are setted and so is GI. I applied texture to the button and it shows black as you can see. I saw someone had the same...

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by THX1138

06-06-2006|12:22 AM

Replies: 6

Other rendering programs

I've been using mental ray for a while now, and it works nicely. I have noticed though, that some people use maya to build their artwork, and use...

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by AnthonyCg

04-09-2006|07:57 AM

Replies: 6

Some lighting help please

Hello, I have not done much Maya work in years so please excuse the possible rudimentary nature of this question with all the great talent here it...

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by MB07

17-12-2012|04:02 PM

Replies: 6

Mental Ray Default Lights?

Hi everyone, I've a simple question and sorry if it was asked earlier. How do I switch back to Mental ray's default light after other lights has...

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by zestken

26-11-2012|04:49 PM

Replies: 6

UseBackground Shader

Hi, Im trying to isolate a few things in my scene to save on rendering. For a character I want to also have his shadows rendered/either with him...

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by honestdom

24-06-2012|02:31 PM

Replies: 6

Fluorescent Lights with DMap Shadows

I am trying to model a building with 10 individual fluorescent bulbs linked together around the edges for lighting. (basically these......

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by brianwj86

18-06-2012|04:38 PM

Replies: 6

Lighting Effect on Polygons

I am wondering how to achieve this type of lighting effect using similar buildings i create out of polygons. I suspect this one was made with nurbs....

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by brianwj86

25-06-2012|08:17 PM

Replies: 6

Mental ray: Reflections (don't want inside reflection)

Hi there! As u can see in the attached image, the back of the bubble is reflecting the text + it reflects the HDRI. Is there a way (i think...

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by karelvdz

19-04-2012|11:14 AM