I3D Tutorials - Introduction to mental ray in Softimage XSI

This training series covers the most important aspects of rendering with mental ray in Softimage for beginners. We start with the easiest principles and features of mental ray and gradually move to more advanced features in a way that is easy to understand and follow, as each step is explained in detail and cutlery. At the end of this training series, you'll have the knowledge to make photo-realistic scenes for use in architecture, product and CGI renderings. Some of the highlights of training: fire area, Final Gather, Global Illumination, caustics, daylighting systems, the control beams and fine-tuning provides mental illumination for better quality and speed, among others. Mental ray has never been easier to learn. This training product includes all project files and resources necessary to follow the instructor. The project files require Softimage 6.5 and higher.

Contents:
01 Intro Video
02 Interface Overview
03 Previewing Renders
04 mental ray Options
05 Direct Lighting
06 GI Basics Start
07 GI Basics Tweaking
08 GI Apartment Start
09 GI Direct Lighting
10 GI Apartment Tweaking
11 FG Basics Start
12 FG Basics Options
13 FG Basics Tweaking
14 FG City Start
15 FG City Tweaking
16 GI Plus FG
17 Caustics Start
18 Caustics Tweaking Style
19 Caustics Tweaking Quality
20 Render Manager
21 Conclusion