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Tutorials:
Below is a list of Tutorials that I have typed up, mostly for use with Autodesk Maya and the RenderMan for Maya Plug-in.
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Autodesk Maya/Renderman Tutorials:
Tutorial - Creating Brickmaps for Occlusion: Updated 03-31-07
This tutorial shows you how create a point cloud and brickmap to speed up occlusion when you're working with large sets that require moving camera shots.
Tutorial - Creating Displacement Maps: Updated 03-31-07
This tutorial shows you how to setup Displacement maps using Autodesk Maya and RenderMan for Maya.
Tutorial - Create Independent Shading Rates Per Object: Updated 03-31-07
By assigning Independent Shading Rates to Different Objects you can greatly decrease your render times and optimize your sets and characters.
Tutorial - Creating Occlusion Sets for Objects: Updated 03-31-07
This is good to set up for eyes, lashes, transparent hair planes, glasses, windows, anything with transparency or just any other object you don’t want to get occluded in your set.
Color Correct With Compression: Updated 03-31-07
This is a really basic tutorial that shows you a dirt simple way to keep your colors when you compress a movie while using premiere.
