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Product Identifiers

PublisherSpringer

ISBN-103211228756

ISBN-139783211228753

eBay Product ID (ePID)43442407

Product Key Features

Number of PagesXvi, 628 Pages

Publication NameRendering with Mental Ray®

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2005

SubjectComputer Graphics, Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition, Compilers

FeaturesRevised

TypeTextbook

AuthorThomas Driemeyer

Subject AreaComputers

SeriesMental Ray® Handbooks Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight61.1 Oz

Item Length11 in

Item Width8.3 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number3

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2005-925773

Dewey Edition22

Series Volume Number1

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal006.6/86

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

Table Of ContentOverview.- Scene Construction.- Cameras.- Surface Shading.- Light and Shadow.- Volume Rendering.- Caustics and Global Illumination.- Motion Blur.- Hardware Rendering.- Contours.- Shaders and Phenomena.- Postprocessing and Image Output.- Geometric Objects **.- Instancing and Grouping.- Inheritance.- Incremental Changes and Animations.- Using and Creating Shader Libraries **.- Parallelism.- The Options Block.- The Architecture of mental ray 3.x **.- Quality and Performance Tuning.- Troubleshooting *.

SynopsisWritten by the mental ray software project leader, this book gives a general introduction into rendering with mental ray, as well as step-by-step recipes for creating advanced effects and tips and tricks for professional users. A comprehensive definiton of mental ray?'s scene description language and the standard shader libraries are included as the basis for all examples. The third, completely revised edition covers the latest version of the new generation of mental ray, version 3.4. A CD with a fully programmable demo version of the software, together with example scene data and shaders that are described in the book, is enclosed., Written by the mental ray software project leader, this book gives a general introduction into rendering with mental ray, as well as step-by-step recipes for creating advanced effects and tips and tricks for professional users. A comprehensive definiton of mental ray's scene description language and the standard shader libraries are included as the basis for all examples. The third, completely revised edition covers the latest version of the new generation of mental ray, version 3.4., Written by the mental ray(R) software project leader, this book offers basic reference and step-by-step recipes for beginners and advanced users alike. Advanced user topics include scene construction, light and shadow, motion blur and contours. Also included are tips for quality and performance tuning, and troubleshooting techniques. Comprehensive definitions of mental ray's scene description language and the standard shader libraries are included as the basis for all examples. The third edition is completely revised to cover version 3.4 of mental ray., Written by the mental ray® software project leader, this book offers basic reference and step-by-step recipes for beginners and advanced users alike. Advanced user topics include scene construction, light and shadow, motion blur and contours. Also included are tips for quality and performance tuning, and troubleshooting techniques. Comprehensive definitions of mental ray's scene description language and the standard shader libraries are included as the basis for all examples. The third edition is completely revised to cover version 3.4 of mental ray. Includes a CD with a fully functional demo version of the software, together with example scene data and shaders used described in the book., Written by the mental ray software project leader, this third edition covers the latest version of the new generation of version 3.3. Includes a CD with a fully programmable demo version of the software, together with example scene data and shaders that are described in the book.

LC Classification NumberTA1634