Digital Tutors - Introduction to Rendering in Softimage | .flv | 250Mb

Lesson Outline (11 lessons)

In this series of lessons, we will be exploring some of the core rendering tools and features that every Softimage rendering artist needs to be familiar with.

This course is designed for users who are just getting started with rendering in Softimage, so we will not be focusing heavily on using lights, materials or recipes to give your render a specific look. Instead, our focus will be on helping you build a strong foundational knowledge of rendering in Softimage by talking about many of the key tools, features and concepts that every rendering artist in Softimage really needs to be familiar with. We will also learn how to resolve some rendering-related issues that you may encounter, and we will focus very heavily on helping you develop good habits and strong workflow practices that will be extremely beneficial to you as an emerging render artist.

1. Introduction and Project Overview

3. Further exploration of the Softimage Render Region

5. Using the Render Preview in Softimage

7. Changing the renderable camera within Softimage

9. Reducing aliasing artifacts in Softimage renders

11. Importing and exporting materials from Softimage

2. Getting started with the Softimage Render Region

4. Working with multiple Render Regions in Softimage

6. Changing the resolution and length of our rendered sequence

8. Viewing the amount of time required for Softimage renders

10. Adjusting the Clipping Planes of Softimage cameras