THE GNOMON WORKSHOP: MENTAL RAY:Fundamentals

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Instructor:Matt HARTLE

Formats: (Mac or PC only)DVD-ROM

In this DVD, Matt Hartle focuses on teaching the fundamental aspects of the Mental Ray renderer, including memory and performance, sampling, image output, motion blur, displacement and depth of field. By understanding the technical implementation of these different aspects of the Mental Ray renderer, you will be able to dramatically increase the speed and efficiency of your renders to produce production level results.

TOPICS COVERED:

Intro to Mental Ray Interface

Memory and Performance (BSP)

Raytracing

Sampling and Contrast Threshold

Translation Output

Frame Buffer

Diagnostics

Motion Blur

Depth of Field

Displacement

Approximation Editor