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Vue 6 xStream Essential Training shows how to plan and create spectacular visual effects, from a bird's-eye view of clouds to city and landscape backgrounds. Instructor Larry Mitchell gives users a working knowledge of what can be done with Vue 6 xStream, including adding and editing ecosystems, working with cameras, animating objects, manipulating lighting, and more. He demonstrates how to achieve a variety of results on numerous different kinds of projects. Exercise files accompany the tutorials.

Course Vue 6 xStream Essential Training Author Larry Mitchell SKU ISBN Release Date 2007-09-17 Duration 9.16 hrs / 79 tutorials Work files Yes Price $ 49.95 Retail price $ 99.95 Language Tags

1. Getting to Know Vue The interface 03:27 Viewports 08:01 Selecting and transforming objects 10:53 Essential preferences 02:33 Drop and Smart Drop 01:57 2. Vue Objects Using the World Browser 04:58 Primitives 05:57 Rocks 05:36 Plants and trees 07:11 Adding and editing standard terrains 11:40 Adding and editing procedural terrains 05:02 Water 04:38 MetaClouds 07:07 Planets 03:15 Using images to create terrain 06:16 Preparing images to create and control terrain 19:28 Using DEM files to create real-world terrain 09:54 3. Additional Objects Library objects 04:19 Text objects 07:21 Imported 3D objects 04:53 4. Modeling Objects Ventilator objects 04:07 Boolean objects 03:53 Metablob objects 08:07 Group objects 03:10 5. Materials Working with Vue materials 08:43 Creating basic materials 05:52 Animated materials 03:43 Adding EcoSystems 04:09 Editing EcoSystems 17:45 Creating EcoSystems 08:03 Painting EcoSystems 14:30 Painting to edit EcoSystems 04:40 Instance selection 03:12 Editing functions 11:08 Displacement mapping 03:39 HyperTextures 06:54 Sub-Surface Scattering 12:05 6. Lighting Light types 08:35 Controlling and editing lights 17:15 Converting objects to area lights 11:08

Using frame guides 03:49 8. Working with Atmospheres Changing atmospheres 04:43 Editing the sun 03:56 Adding and editing cloud layers 09:01 Choosing and editing lighting models 17:14 Comparing lighting models 02:20 Editing sky, fog, and haze 13:29 Editing the wind 12:46 Creating stars 05:06 Creating rainbows 04:20 Creating ice rings 02:51 Adding lens flares 09:32 Using reflection maps 03:38 Working with clouds 19:00 9. Rendering Setting render quality 09:34 Choosing a renderer 08:30 Render destination 02:53 Picture size and resolution 01:28 Rendering animation 06:47 10. Animation Basic animation 06:28 Track animation 02:52 Animation links 02:08 Making an animation preview 04:26 Animation controls 08:12 Editing animation curves 08:37 Working with time splines 04:03 Animating an airplane 05:15 Animating a car 10:09 Rendering animation 08:36 11. Integrated Workflow Working with Poser characters 00:55 Creating and exporting terrain 05:07 Animating a Poser character to terrain 10:13 Using a walking Poser 7 character in Vue 6 07:16 Using xStream with Cinema 4D 12:42 Conclusion Goodbye 00:16