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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792587903321

Autore

O'Connor Jennifer <1962->

Titolo

Mastering Mental ray [[electronic resource] ] : rendering techniques for 3D & CAD professionals / / Jennifer O'Connor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Indianapolis, Ind., : Wiley, c2010

ISBN

0-470-64447-8

1-282-68760-3

9786612687600

0-470-64445-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (371 p.)

Collana

Sybex serious skills Mastering mental ray

Disciplina

620/.00420285536

Soggetti

Computer-aided design

Three-dimensional display systems

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Mastering mental ray®: Rendering Techniques for 3D & CAD Professionals; About the Author; Contents at a Glance; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: mental ray Essentials; Chapter 2: Materials and Maps; Chapter 3: Light, Shadow, and Exposure Control; Chapter 4: Rendering; Chapter 5: Indirect Illumination and Final Gather; Chapter 6: Global Illumination and Caustics; Chapter 7: Importons and Irradiance Particles; Chapter 8: Effects; Chapter 9: mental ray for Architecture; Chapter 10: mental ray for Design; Appendix A: The Bottom Line; Appendix B: About the Companion DVD; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Proven techniques for using mental ray effectively If you're a busy artist seeking high-end results for your 3D, design, or architecture renders using mental ray, this is the perfect book for you. It distills the highly technical nature of rendering into easy-to-follow steps and tutorials that you can apply immediately to your own projects. The book uses 3ds Max and 3ds Max Design to show the integration with mental ray, but users of any 3D or CAD software can learn valuable techniques for incorporating mental ray into their pipelines.Takes you under the hood of mental ray, a