yeah man i did give them a lifespan..

u can c here how the flame of the exhaust is far away ( thats only when i render an AVI movie ) but in the still image render i get it properly fixed.. why is that?

Hi guys.. Im working on a jet chase movie and im facing some trouble with the flames and smokes of the engine behind...

1st problem is :
the flames are far away from the exhaust only when i...

this is the steps how to assign a picture to the plane..

1) Select the plane.

2) Right click (hold) and select assign new material ---> lambert.

3) a window will open on the left side --->...

ok.. u said dont render an .avi movie.. ok thats it?? what to do then?? give me ur suggestion.. what to select instead of AVI??

ok. ur right guys but the sphere is not giving me the right look.. i mean that ok.. i combined hose pics into one long pic.. alright? when i stick it on a sphere, the sphere scrambles the image.. u...

thanx for ur reply.. but i didnt get it.. how to use after effects in rendering the particles?? we have to use the hardware rendering for the particles then use the software rendering for the shadows...

hi again.. as i experienced Maya 5, i used the maya software to render a movie BUT in the software rendering the particles doesnt show... in hardware rendering the particles shows but the shadows and...

hello, i just wanna know what's the best render options to follow in the RENDER GLOBALS to get a good quality movie in a very short time of rendering.. actually im using the .AVI option in render...

hello.. im a new user to maya and i would like to find a way to create a realistic environment.. i imported 6 pictures from TERRAGEN (a program for creating environments) but how can i use those...