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Using utilities

Using the Fix Ambient utility

Tutorial: Coloring Easter eggs

Using the Material/Map Browser

Working with libraries

Tutorial: Loading a custom material library

Using the Material Explorer

Summary

Chapter 16: Creating and Applying Standard Materials

Using the Standard Material

Using Shading Types

Blinn shader

Phong shader

Anisotropic shader

Multi-Layer shader

Oren-Nayar-Blinn shader

Metal shader

Strauss shader

Translucent shader

Tutorial: Making curtains translucent

Accessing Other Parameters

Extended Parameters rollout

SuperSampling rollout

Maps rollout

DirectX Manager rollout

mental ray connection rollout

Tutorial: Coloring a dolphin

Summary

Chapter 17: Adding Material Details with Maps

Understanding Maps

Different map types

Enabling the global viewport rendering setting

Using Real-World maps

Working with Maps

Connecting maps to materials

Understanding Map Types

2D maps

3D maps

Compositor maps

Color Modifier maps

Miscellaneous maps

Using the Maps Rollout

Tutorial: Aging objects for realism

Using the Map Path Utility

Using Map Instances

Creating Textures with External Tools

Creating material textures using Photoshop

Capturing digital images

Scanning images

Tutorial: Creating a fishing net

Summary

Chapter 18: Creating Compound Materials and Using Material Modifiers

Using Compound Materials

Blend

Composite

Double Sided

Multi/Sub-Object

Tutorial: Creating a patchwork quilt

Morpher

Shell

Shellac

Top/Bottom

Tutorial: Surfing the waves

Applying Multiple Materials

Using material IDs

Tutorial: Mapping die faces

Using the Clean MultiMaterial utility

Material Modifiers

Material modifier

MaterialByElement modifier

Tutorial: Creating random marquee lights with the MaterialByElement modifier

Disp Approx and Displace Mesh modifiers

Tutorial: Displacing geometry with a bitmap

Summary

Chapter 19: Configuring and Aiming Cameras

Learning to Work with Cameras

Creating a camera object

Creating a camera view

Tutorial: Setting up an opponent's view

Controlling a camera

Aiming a camera

Tutorial: Watching a rocket

Aligning cameras

Tutorial: Seeing the dinosaur's good side

Setting Camera Parameters

Lens settings and field of view

Camera type and display options

Environment ranges and clipping planes

Camera Correction modifier

Creating multi-pass camera effects

Using the Depth of Field effect

Tutorial: Applying a Depth of Field effect to a row of windmills

Using the Motion Blur effect

Tutorial: Using a Motion Blur multi-pass camera effect

Summary

Chapter 20: Using Lights and Basic Lighting Techniques

Understanding the Basics of Lighting

Natural and artificial light

A standard lighting method

Shadows

Getting to Know the Light Types

Default lighting

Ambient light

Standard lights

Photometric lights

Creating and Positioning Light Objects

Transforming lights

Viewing lights and shadows in the viewport

Listing lights

Placing highlights

Tutorial: Lighting the snowman's face

Viewing a Scene from a Light

Light viewport controls

Tutorial: Lighting a lamp

Altering Light Parameters

General parameters

The Intensity/Color/Attenuation rollout

Spotlight and directional light parameters

Advanced Effects

Shadow parameters

Optimizing lights

Manipulating Hotspot and Falloff cones

Photometric light parameters

Using the Sunlight and Daylight Systems

Using the Compass helper

Understanding Azimuth and Altitude

Specifying date and time

Specifying location

Tutorial: Animating a day in 20 seconds

Using Volume Lights

Volume light parameters

Tutorial: Showing car headlights

Tutorial: Creating laser beams

Using projector maps and raytraced shadows

Tutorial: Projecting a trumpet image on a scene

Tutorial: Creating a stained-glass window

Summary

Part V: Animation and Rendering Basics

Chapter 21: Understanding Animation and