Introduction to Maya - Modeling Fundamentals Vol 1
This course will look at the fundamentals of modeling in Maya with an emphasis on creating good topology. We'll look at what makes a good model in Maya and why objects are modeled in the way they are.
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I created the grass with maya paintfx then converted it to polygons. Because of the high poly count I ended up using mr proxy so any advice on how I might make this Image better
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also, maybe paint out the boat on your background, line up your camera better so you cant see the edges of the poly plane. Adjust your FG settings to get rid of the blotches.
I like it. how long was the render? i guess that method would be best suited to still frames?
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Used mr_proxies, switched to mip_binaryproxy and the ram usage went extremely down. Will do a few more tests then post later in the dayGamma Correction? Shadersetup? Texturevariation...depends maybe on your needs but I have 4 different leaftextures in my shadernetwork. You maybe want transparency and translucency on your grass. But actually it does not look that bad. Are you using mib_binaryproxy?
Took 1min 36 sec on my i7 980x. I will adjust the fg setting for the final shot as this are just test rendersi agree gamma correct.
also, maybe paint out the boat on your background, line up your camera better so you cant see the edges of the poly plane. Adjust your FG settings to get rid of the blotches.
I like it. how long was the render? i guess that method would be best suited to still frames?
Here is the link has like 67 pages but its worth it I really think simplymaya should do a tutorial on this because Its not information that you can easily come by https://forums.cgsociety.org/showthre...2&page=1&pp=15Murambi: Link???
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What i do is to crank up the cn2 factor until you see something, then tune it as you would do with a real reflex camera (shutter,f number, film iso). The other settings are kind of color correction, and the gamma that you have to correct in every texture, not in the lens shader.
this render is using it:
https://features.cgsociety.org/newgal...0602_large.jpg
In the maya documentation there is an article called "Camera- and Exposure Effects" that explain nicely how to use it. It is in the mental ray for maya architectural guide, in the mental ray section.
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Try boosting the color burn a bit.Hey Guys does anyone have any experience with mia_exposure_photographic Its really kicking my ass...Im getting flat renders when I use it instead of mia_exposure simple
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The exposure photographic is a b*tch but I use it everytime. Although I dont understand quite the difference between the arbitary mode and the photographic, since the cm2 setting simply does not make sense to me...however the entire node is better to understand and to compare with realworld photography as the gain, pedestal stuff, imho!
For exterior try a cm2 of 10.000 ISO 100 shutterspeed 150 and a fstop of 11 or 12...On my needs I sometimes crank up the crushblacks to 1 and play around with the saturation and the burn highlights aswell a bit.
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