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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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# 1 15-10-2002 , 05:43 PM

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yeah, just received my seat of maya 4.5 today.
(FedEx was here yesterday but I didn't have the 350 euros import tax...) now that was quick! (placed the order last thursday)

now I'm waiting for the license key...

I didn't know you can't even fire it up without.
Strangely the manual did mention to enter the serial number, which I don't have; searched the whole package over and over.
So I e-mailed my hardware ID to a|w.

Is this normal procedure? Or am I supposed to have a serial number? Where can I find it? (I ordered maya directly from at the a|w online store)

But anyway, the box goes very well with my office interior (red walls, the desk and shelves are covered with black leather; a perfect match) user added image

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# 2 15-10-2002 , 05:59 PM

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Congrats man! user added image

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# 3 16-10-2002 , 09:06 AM

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good man!!!

looking forward to your first model user added image

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# 4 17-10-2002 , 02:41 AM

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wicked man.. hehe :p
interesting office you got.. heh

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# 5 17-10-2002 , 07:24 PM

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*sigh*

still waiting for my serial number...

I called a|w yesterday, and again today. No serial number yet.

How long did it take for all of you to get the serial number?

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# 6 17-10-2002 , 11:34 PM

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philip: who are you mailing your hardware ID to? when i did mine I mailed it straight to my reseller (techex in the uk) and they sent me my license file within the hour. if you ordered it straight from A|W then obvioulsy disregard what I'm saying, but if it was from a reseller you might have better luck mailing them as I believe they have access to the A|W reseller extranet which will supply the keys.
either way good luck - I'm sure todays mental ray news makes you even happier with your purchase user added image

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# 7 18-10-2002 , 12:25 AM

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hey kal, you're right: that mental ray thing is pretty cool.

I ordered maya straight from the a|w online store. they delivered rather quick (within 4 days!), only now I can't even fire it up (which is a bugga). I used the www.aliaswavefront/spar/ page to send my H/W ID but I haven't heard from them yet. Plus I've been told I would get a serial number by a|w via email...

...not that I would have had time to play with it yet, but even not being able to load it kinda sucks. Oh well, just another patience training... = )

and thanks for your reply

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# 8 18-10-2002 , 04:07 PM

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received my serial number and activation key 1 hour ago.

...just in time for the weekend. : )

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# 9 18-10-2002 , 07:07 PM

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Cool, good news!

Darkon

Red bellows of flame have blackened my stones
Convulsing my frame and cracking my bones
Hell's dragons of steel who roar in their chains
Crawl into my caves to suck out my veins.....

-The Mountain P.F.M.

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