Vue 6 xStream Essential Training
by Larry Mitchell
$ 49.95
  • 9.16 hrs
  •  EN
  • 79 lessons

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
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Release Date 2007-09-17
Duration 9.16 hrs / 79 tutorials
Work files Yes
Price $ 49.95
Retail price $ 99.95
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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

 
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