Mental ray : fundamentals /

Demonstrates and explains the fundamental aspects of the Mental Ray renderer. Designed to help viewers to increase the speed and efficiency of using renders when working with Maya software. Topics include: the Mental Ray Interface, memory and performance (BSP), raytracing, sampling and contrast th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hartle, Matt
Corporate Author:	Gnomon Workshop (Firm)
Format:	Software eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Hollywood, Calif.] : Gnomon Workshop, [2005?]
Series:	Rendering techniques with Matt Hartle.
Subjects:	Computer drawing > Special effects. Mental ray (Computer file) Maya (Computer file) Computer animation. Three-dimensional display systems. Computer-aided design. Computer graphics. Computer art > Technique. Instructional films.

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Summary:	Demonstrates and explains the fundamental aspects of the Mental Ray renderer. Designed to help viewers to increase the speed and efficiency of using renders when working with Maya software. Topics include: the Mental Ray Interface, memory and performance (BSP), raytracing, sampling and contrast threshold, translation output, frame buffer, diagnostics, motion blur, depth of field, displacement, and approximation editor.
Item Description:	Disc will not work in DVD players. Title from title screen. Special features include lecture notes, scene files, and resources. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 DVD-ROM (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	System requirements: 1 GHz or faster processor; 512 MB or greater RAM; 64 MB or greater video RAM; 500 MB or greater hard disk space; Windows XP Professional or 2000 or Apple Mac OS x 10.2 (minimum); 1280 x 1024 or greater display; DVD-ROM drive.
ISBN:	1930878990