The Chase

[Andy Tarpinian]

On Feb 5, 2008, at 6:29 PM, Gert van Santen wrote:

> Andy Tarpinian schreef:
>>>>
>>
>> this is the type of stuff I have been fooling around with in Maya
>> recently -
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>> http://www.nmisystem.com/3d/right.jpg
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>> rendering with HDRI maps and such

> Very cool! Almost like you can touch it.
> Sort of looks like an office for
> aliens.. ;-)
>

On Feb 5, 2008, at 5:57 PM, Martin Naef wrote:
>
> Ahh, fun stuff. Is that mental ray for the reflections?
>
> Bye
> Martin

Yes it is mental ray, here are a few more tests

http://www.nmisystem.com/3d/ballsglass2.jpg
http://www.nmisystem.com/3d/line.jpg
http://www.nmisystem.com/3d/structure2.jpg
http://www.nmisystem.com/3d/structureglobe.jpg

The technique has been around for a while, using Mental Ray with final  
gathering etc, but it's getting better all the time, it's a fast dirty  
trick to getting real nice realistic looking stuff - you don't have to  
even set up lights :D

been dying to try out some animation stuff with it but it takes  
forever to render.