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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19-10-2008
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New macbook range
I dont like the idea of the new track pad without a button or the fact that the screens are all massive
I think they look quite good though
But can I ask, on the mackbook pros it says that it has a NVIDIA GeForce 9400M + 9600M GT with 256MB
so is this a 256 9400m AND a 9600m gt or do they equal 256MB?
(BTW just so you know, i wont be buying one)
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Re: New macbook range
Still no option for a blue ray drive which for a brand heavy on media creation seems a bit strange, very over priced for what you get (especially the options to upgrade), the pad seems like a gimic more than anything, how do you click and drag? Bit lacking on ports.Originally posted by elephantinc
what do you think of the new macbook range (including pro)?
The GFX card memory is just on the card I would think, not the onboard one, which is there just to boost battery life.
Nice design though.
Overall, its not world changing but I reckon a lot of people will go out and buy it just for the brand.
Edit, having a massive screen I assume you mean the resolutions, if so you can just dial it down anyway, though after using one you'll wonder how you went without it, unless you've got bad eyes.
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like steve said, how are we meant to click and drag?
it's hard to click and drag over distances without a button, unless there is a new key on the keyboard (which would defeat the purpose of the whole no-button thing right?)
i dunno... unless i see one in action i won't think much of it. i already dont think much of the whole one button thing
rediculously overpriced:
https://store.apple.com/nz/browse/hom...ro?mco=MTMzNzU
only duel core and has very little hard disk space...
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Meh...
Wake me when they manage to shove two Xeons in there with dual (or triple) ATI or Nvidia graphics and more than 8 GB of RAM...
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Didnt the old mac's have the ability to tap the pad?
Also whats with the mini DVI port? Another cable that you need to buy, when you want to connect it to an external screen, just fit a standard port.
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as far as i know old macs dont come with the usefulness of double tapping to act as a mouse click.
from what it looks like mini dvi ports are all the rave with new notebooks. i guess manufacturers are trying to fit more plugs or increase the asthetics of the notebook by not having big butty plugs
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The 2 USB's is a bit pathetic in all honesty.
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it's a novel way to drag and drop, you just "throw" what you're wanting to drag and then you can do whatever, and then you just put your mouse back to where you threw it and the objects come back. quite a nice concept imo
yeah 2 USBs aren't much... i suppose they decided that no one is going to stick a lot of things into the notebook since the onboard hardware is so good (yeah.. right..)
i can't find any reason to justify only 2 USBs....
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lol ...and for the same price.Originally posted by The Architect
Wake me when they manage to shove two Xeons in there with dual (or triple) ATI or Nvidia graphics and more than 8 GB of RAM...
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but the one good thing is the better macbooks (not pros) have better GFX cards so they are more of an option now
I agree that 2 USb ports is rubbish but you can get a 4 way splitter from poundland now
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True, but thats not the point, you would still need to buy parts to make what you've just spent a shed load of money on easy to use for yourself, even if it is just a pound.Originally posted by elephantinc
I agree that 2 USb ports is rubbish but you can get a 4 way splitter from poundland now
Like I said, they will still sell and you'll get rave reviews for them even if they do have flaws that would get battered if it was running MS, its the apple brand people buy into, great marketing.
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