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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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general workflow

I am working on my spider model again after a long hiatus learning texturing (and the rest of my life) and I am now starting the UV Mapping. What is...

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by Radical Edward

04-04-2007|01:39 PM

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tutorials infos

good day all of u. i am verry new on maya , and i have buy the 8.5 version , an i would like to know from you ( the persones who has good...

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by leduc alain

03-04-2007|08:12 PM

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Copying Keyframes?

Hi: I want to use the dope sheet to copy and paste KF from some channels which are part of an object set. Say I have a KF at F10 and I want to copy...

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by PixelDroid

03-04-2007|06:15 PM

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playblast question

I've got a problem when saving playblast frames. I don't know if it's the compositer (After Effects) that's causing the problems or what... I've...

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by JamesP

03-04-2007|01:32 PM

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300 | Page: 1 2

Simply.... Amazing :eek: http://www.canmag.com/images/front/movies2007/300-poster3.jpg This was one of the best movies I've ever seen....

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by Supra Devil

03-04-2007|01:18 PM

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Witch computer is Better

Hey guys, I have been givin the option for a new desktop PC. But i want one so i can work better in maya. That the renders will go faster. Witch...

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by Jaroehl

03-04-2007|01:08 PM

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Rendering a movie

Why can't I render directly to avi? In my render globals I have tiff,tga etc but no avi or mpg. The problem is that if I render in for example tiff...

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by publicFunction

03-04-2007|11:32 AM

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Spyglass help please (thanks)

Thanks for looking guys ! Ok, my 1st big problem is that I have no idea how to make the end of the spyglass. Pic below... ...

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by DjSneeze

02-04-2007|11:50 PM

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changing the scaling axis...

Guys I am pulling my hair out trying to scale some verts along an axis of MY chosing. I don't understand why the rotation axis is treated...

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by ctbram

02-04-2007|11:45 PM

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.Map File

I am trying to make a displacment map from zbrush into a .map file. However the procedure looks like it is for windows and I am on a mac. Can someone...

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by evengi

02-04-2007|11:08 PM

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manipulator tools missing

im missing my manipulator tools in a couple of my differentviews. i see it in my front view but not my other three default views. i select components...

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by arran

02-04-2007|08:32 PM

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8.0 vs. 8.5 on intel mac

ahhhhm I jsut did a comparison between render times in 8 and 8.5 which runs natively on the intel macs. I used a macPro 2.66ghz 2gb ram atiX1900...

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by farbtopf

02-04-2007|05:53 PM

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Creating a simple wood texture

I have alot of fence poles I need to place textures on to make them look like they're made of wood. I won't UV map them, because they all have a...

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by NeoStrider

02-04-2007|03:15 PM

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Other than videomach

just curious , what are some programs that can be used to convert images to video clips other than videomach (recommended in the tutorial), any...

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by Acid44

02-04-2007|03:11 PM

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Rigging question

Hey everyone, By watching Kurt's Low Poly Model Rigging DVD, I successfully have the basics of a skeletong. The problem I have so far is binding...

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by JamesP

02-04-2007|03:00 PM

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Maya 8.5 Vector Render Problem

I just got maya 8.5 and I can't get the vector render to work on my mac OSX intel ><. I've tried the pereferences and changing the vectorRender to...

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by blackstrings

02-04-2007|11:27 AM

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making simple ring

Hi, I'm a newbie. I'm trying to make a ring like the one below with the yellow background. What I did was, I created some NURBS curves circles (6...

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by mamikapapo

02-04-2007|10:38 AM

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Scale widget too small

Anybody know how to change the size of the widgets? I just installed Maya and all of the widgets are tiny... For instance the move widget are...

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by Acid44

02-04-2007|09:13 AM

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comp problems

im trying to install lightwave but at the start it says i dont have administrative rights although i checked in the control panel and it says im an...

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by Acid44

01-04-2007|02:42 PM

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mental ray help

i know this is gonna sound really cliche or a common posted problem but ive done numerous searches and still get the same problem: evertime i try...

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by danotronXX

01-04-2007|09:58 AM

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The Newbiest Question!! Duplicating.....

I just want to say it's awesome to have so much help like this on the Forum. It's so invaluable to me because I am in Asia!!! I have to learn...

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by severinianthony

01-04-2007|07:19 AM

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Nurbs is screwing up

Ive been modeling in polygons lately because Nurbs has been acting up. Whenever I select and create a Nurbs cube, or cylinder, it creats all sides as...

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by the_brein

01-04-2007|04:32 AM

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Best way of character animating in Maya

I've seen a few videos, from this site, and some others - and to be honest, I've been left a little confused. What's the best way of animating a...

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by NeoStrider

01-04-2007|02:13 AM