Course Listing

Description: This class assumes that the modeling and materials within a 3D scene are largely finished, and, instead, focuses on lighting these scenes in various ways. The second half of this session focuses on the numerous ways of rendering your images from within 3ds Max. This session is primarily intended for individuals looking to output stills and animations with refined detail and quality.

Topics: Light types including Photometric lights, attenuation, volumetric lights, Radiosity, Mental Ray, Light Tracer, Render Elements, the RPF file format and network rendering with Backburner.

You will learn:

• Traditional lighting techniques including 3 point lighting
• Multiple global illumination techniques
• Optimizing your lighting setups for efficient render times
• Using lights as projectors
• Indoor and outdoor lighting setups
• Rendering techniques for different output types including print, web and DVD/video/film

Duration: 3 days (or 6 nights)

Level: Intermediate

Prerequisite: 3ds Max Fundamentals or a working knowledge of 3ds Max in a production environment is required.