2008
Digital Tutors
Kyle Green
2h 39m
English
Learn creative practices for caustics, reflecting and refracting light rays, and time-saving rendering techniques that can be used in an array of scenarios that require caustic effects. Contains over 2 hours of project-based training. Perfect for intermediate artists. Popular highlights include: Understanding Caustic Photons; Emitting Photons from Various Light Sources; Controlling Photon Energy and Decay Rates; Altering Photon Color Attributes; Separating Caustics from Direct Lighting; Tuning Caustic Scale, Radius, and Accuracy; Photon Tracing with Transparent Surfaces; Saving and Re-using Caustic Photons Maps; Dielectric Material Properties; Troubleshooting Rendering Errors; Using the Map Visualizer; Photon Interactions with Maya Materials; Photon Interactions with mental ray Materials.
1 Understanding caustic photons in mental ray 03:49
2 Controlling caustic photon emission and photon energy properties 10:32
3 Altering caustic color attributes 05:40
4 Separating caustic effects from direct illumination 04:47
5 Raytracing attributes to correctly calculate refractive surfaces 08:10
6 Fine-tuning caustic attributes in the Render Settings 10:14
7 Controlling how photons interact with Maya materials 09:00
8 Controlling how photons interact with mental ray materials 07:43
9 Adding complex color variation to caustic patterns 05:39
10 Creating caustic effects with mental ray's architectural materials 08:33
11 Overview of mental ray's Dielectric material 07:51
12 Creating an accurate glass-liquid interaction with Dielectric materials 12:45
13 Saving and re-using caustic photon maps 09:24
14 Using the Map Visualizer to view photons in a scene 08:37
15 Using Photon Tracing to control how caustics interact with transparent surfaces 06:18
16 Caustic lighting exercise - geometry and material preparation 13:32
17 Caustic lighting exercise - Setting up direct lights and caustic emitters 11:55
18 Caustic lighting exercise - increasing caustic quality 12:14
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