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noisy area lights

I'm having trouble with the area lights in a scene causing noise -- it's still in the early stages but all the other lights/shadows are pretty...

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by se7enhedd

06-04-2012|09:38 AM

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ipr view not matching render

hi, I'm doing a number of IPR renders (and regions within it) which were a great help at first. Then I mucked around with the camera settings...

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by se7enhedd

04-04-2012|10:18 AM

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odd render

can anyone tell me whats happening to this geometry? it has the exact same materials applied as the others. this weird effect happens even when I...

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by Gen

03-04-2012|04:24 AM

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mip_rayswitch IBL_lighting + IBL_reflection

Ahoi! I´d need a little advice on the mip_rayswitch node and how to properly connect things. there are some threads on the net covering this node...

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by Falott

02-04-2012|09:14 PM

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rising damp/mould procedural

hi, I'm texturing some stone columns using procedurals - does anyone have any tips on how i could create random streaking or mould/stains creeping...

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by se7enhedd

02-04-2012|11:11 AM

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mr n maya s/w 2011

hi guys, when i done sculpting n zbrush, i export normal map as bitmap file. then i open my maya 2011 in bump and testing the rendering. in mr i c...

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by Jay

26-03-2012|09:03 PM

Replies: 4

issue in batch rendering

Hello there, I'm having a big issue in batch rendering in Maya. When I render my image using the render button, it works just fine. However,...

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by daverave

24-03-2012|12:33 PM

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Render settings tabs

Maya 2012: I'm noticing that in the render settings when I pick mental ray, I still have tabs for software, hardware, hardware 2.0. Annoying. Is that...

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by stwert

16-03-2012|01:13 AM

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Displacement map not rendering

Hi, So, i've modeled one car with NURBs, and used a displacement map for the tires, they worked preety fine. But then, to make the logo, i...

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by BaalRoi

08-03-2012|02:49 AM

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How do I change the order in which objects are rendered?

I am attempting to use Turtle for Maya to render environment maps for in-game use, but I am having problems with objects rendering in the wrong...

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by GCarty

05-03-2012|04:06 PM

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Shadow and Zdepth pass

how to make a Shadow and Z Depth Pass in Maya Default render.

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by Dushyant

03-03-2012|05:05 PM

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Lighting..o-O | Page: 1 2

Hello everyone. This is my recent 3d still. Please give me your suggestion on lighting. Want to create a dramatic mood. Whatever you feel. ...

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by Dushyant

01-03-2012|01:39 PM

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Natural Lighting Scene | Page: 1 2

Hello, I have created this scene in Maya and rendered in mental ray. aside from texturing, it needs work on the lights. I really want to emphasize...

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by eneuman

29-02-2012|10:40 PM

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Let rendered camera control light?

Hi! Is it possible (Maya 2012) to, depending on which camera is rendered, turn certain lights on or off? I.e. I have two cameras, one "front"...

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by Bornhall

24-02-2012|08:48 AM

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misss_fast_skin + exposure_photographic

Ahoi again! - I would need some help. Either this is bug number x or I missed some additional connections to the shader network. simple scene:...

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by Falott

22-02-2012|09:58 AM

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Object didn't show up in mirrors

Hi, I have a curious problem. I have a small scene within Maya 2011. There are two objects with reflectivity turned on and there are two solid...

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by frankespana

18-02-2012|01:55 PM

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Renderer Perspective (?)

I don't really know the correct terminology for most of what I'm saying, so please forgive me if I sound slightly retarded. Tried searching the web...

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by Wombat3

11-02-2012|08:05 PM

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You're doing it wrong; Ambient Occlusion for Dummies

Some very interesting things in this article; may of which I didn't know about. Thought it might help some people out. ...

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by ctbram

09-02-2012|02:25 AM

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PSAS-Portal Light +Area light = dull color

I have a interior scene with a window sporting a portal light. Which renders out great by itself, yet the interior is dark due to the portal light...

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by honestdom

05-02-2012|06:23 PM

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.png or .tiff alpha channels not being recognized by lights, square halos on renders

Hi everyone, .png or .tiff alpha channels are not being recognized by lights, which is resulting in square halos on my renders. Ambiant...

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by gorillamedia

03-02-2012|05:40 PM

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having a go with 3Delight

i rendered this in mental ray today. (model and textures from a cd i found in a drawer) its just a start, but the idea is to do something...

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by mastone

02-02-2012|07:18 PM

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Render AO to texture

Ok, I have looked and followed a couple of tuts off the net...and I cant get it to work. I want to bake an AO to a texture to export to a game...as...

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by bullet1968

01-02-2012|10:42 AM

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Anyone using 3Delight renderer?

I was at their websitehttp://www.3delight.com/en/index.php?page=3delight_faq#100 but there isn't any image gallery so I was wondering if there are...

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by honestdom

01-02-2012|12:13 AM

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Motion vector pass?

There are three motion vector passes in mental ray, i would like to know which one i would use to generate motion blur in after effects using...

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by LocSp

28-01-2012|11:38 AM

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IBL sky image quality

My goal is to create outdoor scenes with dramatic looking clouds/lighting. I have been doing testing lighting my scene using IBL and high resolution...

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by Jay

22-01-2012|12:36 PM

Replies: 2