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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Laptop Query
I have never really been into laptops and I am more of a desktop guy. However I require a laptop for uni as advised by my tutor to be. (I am aware this is simplymaya and not simplymax, max site just seems dead comapred to here)
I will be doing a course which requires 3D Studio Max and was wondering if anyone can help point me in the right direction for a laptop that is suitable for a student that isnt over the top high in specs.
probably look at:
1gb or 2gb memory
1.8ghz (dual core if possible)
Fair enough those sort of things are the same specs as you would get in any desktop PC. Its the graphics cards I am stuck on. Trying to find a card that is powerfull enough for multipurpose application. such as graphic work within 3D Studio Max and then also playing games and other general usage.
I have been on https://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk and I know for fact that some of their high end spec laptops at about £1,500 will work fine. But I would like to know if there are any others that could do what I want that isnt so costly.
Thanks in advance,
Michael
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Have a look a in your budget range and narrow it down a bit.
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I applied to local trusts and still havent had a reply... I asked roughly for £1600 for a top of the range lappy so they would give me as much as they could.
Unfortunatly I don't know when i will get a reply and not sure if they will ask me to purchase first and then they pay or what... I am about to go see my gran to see if she can lend me some money.
I would say roughly £1,000
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Do what you like, like what you do.
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the lappy:
https://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/Acer_.../version-1.asp
Intel Centrino Core Duo Processor 2.0GHz
2GB DDR2 SDRAM
ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 PCI-E 512MB HyperMemory graphics (256MB dedicated)
will be fine
Chewy
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