This training series dives deep into the mental ray renderer for Softimage. Advanced techniques are covered for rendering out production scenes, designed to teach the user how to take advantage of the many powerful features of this industry standard renderer. Traditional methods of direct and indirect illumination are shown in explicit detail, including the use of Global Illumination and Final Gathering.

Also covered are new features of the latest version of mental ray that is integrated with Softimage, including new shaders such as Photographic Exposure, Portal Lights, and more. With the release of Softimage 7, mental ray now comes with Importons which are also covered in this training product, as well as how to use Importons for production. You will be shown how to use different professional techniques for lighting both photorealistic scenes, and projects that require more artistic freedom to achieve a desired look. Among the new features also covered in Softimage 7, is the new Ambient Occlusion Caching and much more. This training product includes all project files and assets needed to follow along with the instructor. Project files require Softimage 7.0 and up.

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