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Image Matte ...

Is there a way to create a mask of an object limited to the camera view ONLY. As an example ... lets say you have a box with an object placed in it....

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by mtcgs

26-10-2008|05:45 AM

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Vertex coloring and lightmaps

Hy everyone, i have been given a project to do for a game and i need to create lightmaps, and to do vertex coloring. I think i know how to make...

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by Mickeal_alex

23-10-2008|04:18 PM

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Fast SSS skin query

Hi, does anyone know of any tips or (tuts) on getting realistic results using the fast skin SSS node? Thanks Jim

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by Jim

23-10-2008|05:13 AM

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Maxwell render

Hi there ! I havent got the maxwell render plugin. Im using old maya 2008 and am curious to know to know how to export from maya to Maxwell render...

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by epek1903

08-10-2008|02:05 AM

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Lightining problem

Dear Master Minds, I want to lightning the scene like morning time then evening time.. anybody can help me for this please. Thanks in Advance

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by njon

01-10-2008|06:34 PM

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Rendering Network

I saw that thing once in which you 'donate' your PC's CPU while you're not using it in order to run simulations for cancer research. Is there a way...

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by gster123

14-09-2008|04:02 PM

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Fatal Error

I've encountered this error while trying to render a scene: // Error: *Fatal* (mental ray) : mental ray encountered a fatal error. _ The system may...

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by BennyK

12-09-2008|10:28 PM

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Cubic Map Creation: Shader, Script, Workflow

My lead and I have been struggling with this for a few days now. We've been tasked with creating a QTVR-like (note, NOT QTVR) 360 panorama for a...

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by gster123

10-09-2008|03:36 PM

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Does anyone know how to render with command prompt?

Hi, The presets in the render layer didn't work in heavy scenes, so I manually turned off "emit spec" and shadows in all lights, then I went...

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by bendingiscool

28-08-2008|10:48 PM

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alpha channnel

I am trying to render a scene and need it to clip out my characters in the alpha channel when they walk behind objects in the scene. I have been...

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by NeoStrider

28-08-2008|04:40 PM

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Transparency ...

How do I adjust the transparency in "mia_material" and "Mi_Metallic_Paint".

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by Gen

05-08-2008|03:44 AM

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hardware rendering w/ particles

Hey all, I've never really used the hardware renderer, so pardon this if it's a silly question but... It seems that when I render particles with...

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by Dann

29-07-2008|03:49 AM

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Lights and Material Question

I'm trying to mode my lamp and I have a problem with the light: This is how it looks when it's off-...

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by BennyK

15-07-2008|10:03 PM

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Viewport Problems

hi, modeling a moutain and valley scene so the scale is pretty big. When I try to frame the geometry in any viewport, the viewport will show the...

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by UncleMito

12-07-2008|12:28 PM

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Light with objects

Hello I have a problem and i hope you can help me with it. If i creat a spot light insida a cube. So it points to a wall and then i cut out a...

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by mirek03

11-07-2008|04:24 PM

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Service

I get an error when network rendering with Mental Ray. When it loads up my client PC the error reads... "mi-ray not a service. " Then leads me...

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by Stephen

09-07-2008|08:26 AM

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Render layers and fur.

I'm having some problems with render layers and was wondering if anyone can help. I'll explain the setup. I have a video of an actors legs, shot from...

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by mrmacca

03-07-2008|09:58 PM

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problem exporting maxwell render from maya to another computer

hi, I am working on some renders in maxwell that I export from Maya. normally, I render them on my own computer, which works well. now, I...

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by Joopson

29-06-2008|12:27 PM

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mia_material

hey guys started texturing and ive run a little ground im using the mia_material and i cant get the bump mapping to work with it i tried connecting a...

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