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kayto 17-01-2008 07:07 PM

mentalray Final Gather problem
 
Please help.

I must have something very basic very wrong.
I have tried 5 different tutorials - always the same problem.
It is all black or almost all black.
I am using Maya 8.5

I am trying to light my scene by using an hdr on a half sphere which is over the entire scene.

My result:
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/b...t/01render.jpg

My render settings: http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/b...erSettings.jpg

My shader with the hdr:
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/b...t/03shader.jpg

My sphere (that has the shader with the hdr):
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/b...t/04sphere.jpg

PS: I am not wanting to use the hdr in the environment tab because I want it to effect a finite area.

Thanks in advance!

Mayaniac 17-01-2008 11:33 PM

You need to map your color through your Ambient channel.

In the hypershade, Middle mouse mutton and drag the Ramp/Image/Color Node That you are using for the color of the environment (the one you have in the color channel of the Environment Node), and drop it on the Environment Node. Then click on the 'Ambient' Option.

That should do it.

kayto 18-01-2008 06:05 AM

Is this what you are telling me?

I think that I still must be misunderstanding something very basic?

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/b..._bucket/03.jpg


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