3ds Max & VIZ for Architects

Module 5 - Rendering

This module contains 72 high resolution videos running 6.9 hours overall. I explain each concept and technique using Max 9 and/or VIZ 2007. The videos are captured right off my screen and you can hear my audio commentary.

Bring your geometry and materials to life by learning to control cameras, light, shadow, atmosphere and mood in your 3D scenes. This module will teach you the fundamentals needed to gain mastery of rendering in 3ds Max and VIZ.

Numerous step by step tutorials walk you through essential concepts such as daylight, skylight, photometric luminaires, shadow casting, depth of field, motion blur, 2-point perspective, volume light, lens effects, interactive panoramas and virtual reality models. Learn how to accelerate your rendering times by optimizing scanline, raytracer, and radiosity renderers.

You'll pick up advanced techniques such as simulating color bleeding quickly with dome lighting, creating clay renderings with skylight/light tracer and also with ambient occlusion, illuminating scenes with image based lighting (IBL), working with high dynamic range (HDR) imagery, plus learn essential workflows in mental ray, and in V-Ray.

Click here to view Module 5's video table of contents.

The installation process is simple - download and run a small install program (175 KB) and it will pull down and install all the videos for you. The videos are launched through a compact interface that lets you keep track of where you are in the module.

Module 5 contains six free texture mapped furniture models from my 3D model collection.

System Requirements
Windows, 3ds Max or VIZ, 2 GB disc space, sound card, speakers, minimum graphics resolution of 1024x768 (higher recommended), and free Quicktime player.