GI Joe

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 03-12-2005 , 07:11 PM

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i downloaded it and changed its setting lik it said an now i have a shortcut for it on my custom shelf.
my problem is how to use it. i understand it fakes global illumination. so what render do i use and what settings. i have tried but i click it and i get two choices
directional and spot light
16 an 64 i think
i chose some but i see no diff in the pic
do i need other lighting?
what am i doing wrong?
also after the box comes up as there is no done button do i close it or leave it open?

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# 2 03-12-2005 , 08:07 PM

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drag the menu box down to make it larger.
ull then see the other options and create! user added image

u dont need other lighting no.
try seaching for some stuff on here discussing it.

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# 3 03-12-2005 , 11:02 PM

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is that tut a good one. does it show exactly how to model the face and the body or...i dont know

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# 4 04-12-2005 , 02:36 PM

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mc-fleury -- u have the wrong end of the stick . it is not a tut i am talkin about its the plugin

magicsy -- thanks for ur reply u have solved it i neva noticed them before thanks for ur help

ps is the model gi joe tut ne good? just curious

however now i get this error
// Error: File not found.: e:/vfx/mans/maya/GIJoe.lights //
i hve stepup like said e.g. change line 57 and move to folder name with only 1 word
wat is wrong

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# 5 04-12-2005 , 03:09 PM

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make a folder in C: your main drive call it GI_Joe put lights in there n on line 57 point to here. then in your command thing in maya type GI_Joe
remember its capital G cap I cap J
something i didnt realise.

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# 6 04-12-2005 , 03:11 PM

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one more thing i dont really rate GI_Joe.
its only good for clay renders. which in my opion..whats the point.

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# 7 04-12-2005 , 03:49 PM

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oops sorry :blush:

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# 8 04-12-2005 , 06:31 PM

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Hi there.

I quite like GI Joe. I haven't really delved properly into mental ray/global illumination (I'm not really much of a lighting person), but I did the work in this thread using GI Joe:

https://forum.simplymaya.com/showthre...threadid=16939

I found it quite easy to get the effect I was looking for, and I was pleased with the render considering I didn't go down the now usual Mental Ray route. As well as using the normal GI Joe setup, I played around with the settings, added a few of my own lights and rendered in passes to get more control in the end, so you can do more with it than just pressing the button and rendering away. I think it does have more merit than being just used for 'clay renders'. Using it does make you think about your lighting a bit more, rather than just checking on 'use final gather' in render globals.

You will probaly need to mess around with all of the settings, and do lots of test renders to see what the effects are on your scene.

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# 9 04-12-2005 , 09:17 PM

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what is GI joe ...

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# 10 07-12-2005 , 02:35 PM

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GI_Joes fakes global illumination so u can get nice clay renders with less effort for the comp

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# 11 09-12-2005 , 09:19 AM

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omg! you have to type it in the mel window ><; well now it works lmao im such a noober to scripts.. also how do I know which is line 57 >.> <.< TIA
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# 12 09-12-2005 , 02:53 PM

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Bizzarostormy -- to find line 57 in notepad go edit ->go to ( Ctrl+G) and type on 57
wolla line 57

onanother note i still cant get mine to work it says
Error: File not found.: e:/vfx/mans/GI_Joe/GIJoe.lights //

i have moved the file and changed its nace wct like the instructyions what should i do?

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# 13 09-12-2005 , 04:23 PM

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It wont let me pick the go to option.. something im missing?

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# 14 09-12-2005 , 04:54 PM

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in notepad????
right click the extrtacted file 'GI_Joe' - maya script file
open with -> notepad there shoul be lots of writing then do 'Ctrl+G' or edit got to
does it say ne thing or is it greyout?

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