Mental Ray -help on the way???

# 1 30-09-2011 , 08:30 PM

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Hey all a friend of mine just linked me to this bit of gossip.....

Looks like help is on the way for Mental Ray https://www.cgchannel.com/2011/09/aut...zap-andersson/

lets hope so

Jay

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# 2 01-10-2011 , 02:19 AM

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fingers crossed.

I also see that autodesk has announced webinars but of course they are going to be on character modeling because we all know there are not enough tutorials on organic modeling work flows lol.

https://uk.event-publisher.autodesk-s...r/autodesk-ltd

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# 3 01-10-2011 , 02:36 AM

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The guy's name is Zap. Can't go wrong user added image

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# 4 01-10-2011 , 04:35 AM

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With a name like Zap.....well the ball is rolling..LOL...lets HOPE something good will come of this?

Thanks Jay

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# 5 03-10-2011 , 12:53 AM

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He actually goes by Master Zap, if thats the same Zap. He basically hails from theforce.net where he did FX work for some starwars fanfilms. I recall seeing his work on a few fan films back in 2001 if I'm not mistaken. His mentalray knowledge is first rate, but he basically teaches MR from MAX. He not much of a maya guru from what I have heard. Maybe he has changed.

Edit: I missed jay's post talking about him. Yeah, it's Master Zap. Forgot about his involvement at CGtalk. I actually got into an argument with him regarding the 2007 transformers movie.

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# 6 03-10-2011 , 01:41 PM

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Yep, that's the same Master Zap from theforce.net. IIRC, he did some fanfilm effects test with his kid(s) showing cloning and comping a spaceship into live footage. Certainly knows his stuff. Hopefully, it will be a boon to AD.

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