Light Collab Pipeline
Show protocols
Naming Conventions naming convention syntax for all assets
Turntable Setup (texturing) step by step for setting up an asset turntable
BG Template Setup BG Template Setup
BG: Static Pass Rendering Render settings for Static fly-throughs
BG: Shot setup for backgrounds Shot setup for static renders
FG Template Setup FG Template Setup
FG: Shot Setup for Alembic Caches Building a shot with geo caches
FG: Comping background and foregrounds Comping background and foregrounds with perfect shadows
Render Passes List of all passes
Render Farm crib sheet list of stuff to remember
FG: Creating a rendered HDR environment with Vray and Mari Using ibl to make a simplified CG set
FG: Alembic Animation Cache Python Texture Transfer Script Transfer material assignments on two assets with matching geo names.
Removing render plugins from a Maya scene MEL code to unload stubborn plugins

Prepro
Prepro
Shader Packs, Concept Art & Planners What's a shader pack & why do you need them?
Look Dev for Animators Different Render Styles
General Tips window off screen etc

Shotgun
SG
Submitting Turnables and Shots to Shotgun Submitting a MOV to SG using RV
Model Turntables super easy setup
Tickets & Releases Step by step

Photography
Photography
Shooting HDR 360 Panoramas Shooting HDR 360 Panoramas
Cross-Polarization Photography for Textures Cross-Polarization Photography for Textures
CG Color Pipeline Integrating CG renders into color graded film footage, and Everything you ever wanted to know about color management and OCIO

Advanced Topics: Vray
Step by Step for Hard Stuff
Basic Vray Render Settings Basic Vray Render Settings
XGen Hair XGen Hair
Animating XGen Hair Maya XGen Interactive Grooming - Animation Pipeline
Feathers with Maya nHair rendering geo cards with feather maps
Excluding objects from AO Creating custom select AO and texture passes
Generating Accurate Displacement Maps Workflow from Mudbox to Vray
Testing GI settings in Vray for IR and LC Testing GI settings in Vray for IR and LC
Creating God-rays with volumetric lights Environment Fog in Vray
Eliminating Flicker in Vray Eliminating Flicker in Vray
OSL Open Shader Language for fabric shaders, iridescence, melanin hair color, metallic fresnel and more good stuff
IES Lights example IES lights
Motion Blur MB in Vray and Nuke
Sun Flare Rendering Sun Specular with HDRI
V-Ray and Arnold Translation Guide

Advanced Topics: Nuke
Advanced Topics: Nuke
Multi region UVs in Nuke visual tutorial
Comping light passes Fixing vray RawLight pass
Motion blur using a velocity pass MB from vray to Nuke
Nuke Templates Templates for common Nuke fuctions
Creating Custom Nuke Nodes Creating Custom Nuke Nodes
Proper DOF Settings zdepth from Vray to Nuke

Advanced Topics: Vue
Advanced Topics: Vue
Vue atmosphere settings Sky and cloud rendering
Creating a Vue atmosphere sphere step by step for sky domes
Importing Maya cameras into Vue Importing Maya cameras into Vue

Texture Painting and materials
UV map stuff
Knitting a CG Sweater Procedural modeling of yarn for displacement map knitting
Thunderloom Fabric Shader Rendering fabric at the thread level using WIF weave and knit patterns
Arnold Fabric Shader Rendering fabric with thread pattern texture maps deerived from geo
Hair Material Setup Setting up the vray hair mtl
Painting Vray Fur Direction Maps in Mari Painting Vray compatable vector Maps in Mari
Transfering UV maps on rigs Changing the UVs on a skinned rig
Creating Multiple UV sets on complex geo For leaves and Feathers
Projection to UV painting in Mari Nuke/Mari workflow
Tessendorf waves Tessendorf waves
Mipmaps with OCIO in Vray and Renderman Mipmap Texture Creation GUI with OCIO Color Spaces
Customizing Mari Customizing Mari with Python XML & GLSL

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