Yong Kim shares his script for Maya that will automate, or semi-automate the process of creating physical light source objects in Maya, based on an HDR image, placing the HDR’s Lights as textures for the Maya lights.
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Extracting Studio Lighting from HDR Images in Maya
Jon Tojek provides a great discussion about lighting for film and studio, and how to recreate the on-set lighting effects when matching CG objects to a plate. Jon provides examples of extracting light from a panoramic HDR.
Also posted in 3D, maya, maya tutorials, vfx
Tagged Simulating Movie Lights with HDR Textures in Maya and Mental Ray, Simulating Studio Lighting with HDR Images in Maya and Mental Ray
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Creating Object Lights in Mental Ray Using the Built In Object Light Shader
David Hackett posts an article on Elemental Ray Blog, taking a look at creating an using Object Lights in Mental Ray 3.11, using the new builtin_object_light shader included
Also posted in 3D, maya
Tagged creating object lights for mental ray, Creating Object Lights in Mental Ray, Creating Object Lights in Mental Ray Using the Built In Object Light Shader, maya dynamics tutorial, mental ray object light shader tutorial, using the Built In Object Light Shader in Mental Ray Maya
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Creating Wireframe on Shaded Renders in Maya Using Mental Ray Contours and Ambient Occlusion
Lucas Licata demonstrates a simple technique for getting wireframe renders from Mental Ray in Maya showing how to get an interesting look of wireframes in conjunction with a clay style render.
Using Arnold’s AOV’s and Utility Shader to Create Custom Color Masks in Maya
Stephen Blair shares the process for creating custom color matte in Maya when rendering with the Arnold Renderer using AOV’s
Also posted in 3D, Arnold Render, maya
Tagged arnold maya AOV color matte render pass tutorial, arnold maya color mask tutorial, arnold maya creating custom color masks using AOV, how to create color mattes in arnold using AOV, Using Arnold's Custom AOV's and the Utility Shader to Create Custom Color Masks in Maya
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Using Mental Ray Unified Sampling in Maya
Faizal Taher takes a look at unified sampling in Maya Mental Ray and explains a bit about what Unified Sampling is, and how to implement it in Mental Ray for Maya, using the string options to add the Unified Sampling options to the Maya interface (in Maya 2012)
