Digital Tutors - Introduction to mentalray in Maya

mental ray isn't just another rendering option that comes included with every Maya installation. In fact,

it is a powerful rendering solution that can create highly realistic renders due to the fact that on many

levels, it operates the same way things do in the real world.

This training will set you on the right path to unlocking the power of mental ray. We?ll get started by

diving in and learning about the mental ray materials and why they?re important when rendering in mental

ray. From here, we?ll move on and learn about a number of different important topics including reflections

and refractions, indirect illumination, subsurface scattering, image-based lighting and render passes just

to name a few. This training will also introduce the idea of a linear workflow and why it?s so important to

rendering inside of mental ray.

After completing this training, you will have a solid foundation to build on for getting amazing results

when rendering using mental ray.

1. Introduction and project overview

2. Using the mental ray architectural material in Maya

3. Using reflection and refraction in the mental ray architectural material

4. The importance of object scale when rendering

5. Rendering with Unified Sampling in Maya

6. Rendering with the Physical Sun and Sky

7. The importance of color space in 3D rendering

8. Using the Color Management tools in Maya

9. Understanding how gamma correction should be applied within materials

10. Using linear workflow with Physical Sun and Sky

11. Rendering with Global Illumination in Maya

12. Rendering with Final Gather in Maya

13. Using Final gather and Global Illumination together

14. Rendering displacement maps in mental ray

15. Image-based lighting in mental ray

16. Rendering realistic caustic patterns in mental ray

17. Understanding the mental ray subsurface scattering materials

18. Using texture maps with the mental ray fast skin subsurface scattering material

19. Using Render Layers in Maya

20. Using Layer Overrides in Maya

21. Multi-pass rendering in mental ray