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Introduction to Maya - Rendering in Arnold

This course will look at the fundamentals of rendering in Arnold. We'll go through the different light types available, cameras, shaders, Arnold's render settings and finally how to split an image into render passes (AOV's), before we then reassemble it i

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Problem with Cylinder mapping

My problem is when I dont hit the "automaticaly fit the projection manipulator" my UV just becomes an extremely long thin line, but when I hit the...

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by Weyu

12-05-2007|05:41 PM

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texture wtf ?

:headbang: :headbang: :headbang: why is it happen like this i've been trying to fix it about 3 hours now :angery: :angery: i select the object i...

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by publicFunction

12-05-2007|02:02 PM

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Toe through floor

I'm using an FBIK setup with a five-toed foot with added heel and ball effectors. When I rotate the foot down against the floor contact plane, the...

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by mastone

12-05-2007|11:09 AM

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need human reference photos

Hi I am looking for a good site that will give me free human reference photos for my person i am creating. any site would be fine if its free thanks.

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by robbiedobbie

12-05-2007|02:02 AM

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Ehm...

Well this is kind of a noobish quastion but, except the prise what exactley is the difference between 3Ds Max and Maya? I mean like major...

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by MadVlrus

11-05-2007|10:14 PM

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Rigging Confusion

I made a basic hand model b/c I want to learn how to creat a basic rig. I created the model and created the skeleton, but I am not sure how to make...

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by kinddoggofwar

11-05-2007|04:29 PM

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Getting back into Maya - some questions!

Hello all, I haven’t done any Maya work in months, but over the last week I have re-installed and realised why I enjoyed it first time round!...

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by BadG3r

11-05-2007|03:59 AM

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Question regarding uv mapping

Is it possible to create several uv maps so that you get several colour maps on the same object? Help is most appreciated. :)

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by BadG3r

10-05-2007|03:37 PM

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Have anoying problem with move/rotate/scale.

Hey guys? I am completely new to maya, now I am trying to learn by making that Franky character from free movies. Now for some reason, when I...

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by marlonjohn

10-05-2007|09:23 AM

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a pile of gold...

i was playing diablo 2 and got bored so i decided to make a little picture for sm;) it took me about 45 minutes total to drop all the gold...

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by marlonjohn

10-05-2007|09:15 AM

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Found a nice portfolio

what do you guys think about this portfolio I found. http://calvinkcox.com/e3/

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by marlonjohn

10-05-2007|09:13 AM

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using models done from a tutorial

I was recently discussing this subject with some classmates who were upset that our school printed out a poster size picture of one of the students...

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by marlonjohn

10-05-2007|09:10 AM

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playBlast and Render is different.

I've got a problem with an animation. I have a box that jumps a couple of times from right to left. stops, turns around and jumps in a different...

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by mastone

10-05-2007|03:35 AM

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NYC ACM SIGGRAPH Presents Animators Boot Camp and Field Manual Workshop

NYC ACM SIGGRAPH Presents Animators Boot Camp and Field Manual Workshop NYC ACM SIGGRAPH will present an all-day workshop for animation students,...

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by jpatel

10-05-2007|03:07 AM

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Mirror Geom. v/s combine

Anyone have any comments on whether mirroring geometry or combining geometry is a better method. Are there any pros or cons to each. I recently...

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by severinianthony

09-05-2007|11:57 PM

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Looking forward to MAYO pro release!

Hey, Am I the only one looking forward to MAYO pro ? I did work on the trial version and did enjoy. There seems to have been no news on it...

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by publicFunction

09-05-2007|06:54 PM

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Video Textures

Hello all, I'm a computer animation student and for a final project I am modeling Times Square. I want to use video files that I have shot (.mov's...

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by publicFunction

09-05-2007|06:45 PM

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mentalray render

hi, im having some problems with the dgs_material, i render it and looks ok, but when i save the file the alpha channel is all messed up, and the...

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by publicFunction

09-05-2007|06:40 PM

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MEL??

Hi all, just trying to use MEL and I find that I can not enter anything into the script editor, it is a separate window if that makes a difference,...

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by mirek03

09-05-2007|08:28 AM

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grid on my render view

When I do a render I am disappointed to see that there is a thin white grid overlaid on my renderm and I dont know how to get it off.

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by clopper

09-05-2007|06:39 AM

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Is paintfx used in feature films?

I am wondering is paintfx used in feature films? If not, where is it used professionally?

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by njon

09-05-2007|06:39 AM

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Tutorials Better Than Buzz?

Hi, I used to deal with Maya, and I would like to get into it again, as I now have the time to deal with it regularly and seriously. I did...

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by Funky Bunnies

09-05-2007|05:56 AM

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Vertex Coordinates

Hello, I'm rather new to Maya and was wondering if I could change the XYZ coordinates of ONE vertex. I searched the interface, the help files and the...

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by Funky Bunnies

09-05-2007|05:50 AM

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maya techniques hper-real character creation dvd

Now that I have a grasp on character creation, I decided to grab the dvd Maya offers. I was wondering does anyone own it and how detail does it go.

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by severinianthony

09-05-2007|05:44 AM