Rendering with Mental Ray and 3ds Max or Network Study Guide Deluxe Edition

Rendering with Mental Ray and 3ds Max

Author: Joep Van Der Steen

Realize your vision with stunning renders of your 3ds Max projects that can only be achieved with a powerful engine like mental ray. Beginning with a concise review of the essential concepts, you proceed to step-by-step tutorials that teach you how to render scenes with:
* Indirect illumination options including Final Gather, Caustics, and Global Illumination
* Render options such as Contour Line rendering, Camera Effects, Displacement, Depth of Field, and Motion Blur effects.
* Lighting options including those provided within 3ds Max, as well as the four mr lights—Area Omni and Area Spot inside the Standard Light group, and mr Sky and mr Sun inside the Photometric Light group.
* Material options that are available inside 3ds Max including Arch and Design and Car Paint, DGS and Glass materials, and Sub Surface Scattering materials.
* Shader options including mr material-related shaders, the tiny shaders that control small specific effects, and shaders that are used to create water, with all its effects

The companion CD includes tutorial files and sample files that demonstrate the possibilities.

Table of Contents:

Important information before we get started, Switching on Mental ray, mental ray render scene dialog Panels; Mental ray and lights, Introduction, mental ray renderer specific light options and Rollouts; mental ray with materials and Shaders, Introduction, Mental ray and standard materials, Mental ray and Architectural materials, Mental ray and mental ray materials, mental ray and mental ray Shaders

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Network+ Study Guide, Deluxe Edition (N10-003)

Author: David Groth

If you're serious about getting your Network+ certification and advancing your career in the field of networking, this is the book you need.

Revised for the new version of the Network+ exam, N10-003, this Deluxe Edition of the best-selling Network+ Study Guide was developed to meet the exacting requirements of today's IT certification candidates. In addition to the engaging and accessible instructional style that has made author David Groth a reader favorite for years, this updated edition provides:

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In addition, you'll find authoritative coverage of all exam objectives, including:

• Media and Topologies

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