Introduction
An introduction to lighting in V-Ray
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Software versions used in this course
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Gamma and unit settings
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Using the provided scene files
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1. Understanding Light Behavior
Light behavior
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Light waves or light rays
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Understanding light decay
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Working with color
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Size, shadows, and highlights
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Photographic lighting tools
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Controlling color bleed
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2. The VRayLight: Common Settings
An introduction to the VRayLight
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Controlling intensity and color
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The on, target, and texture controls
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Setting the lighting units
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The invisible and no decay options
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Working with exclude and include controls
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Affect diffuse, specular, and reflection
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Controlling shadows
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Skylight portals
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The sampling rollout
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Viewport and advanced options rollouts
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3. Unique Mode Settings on the VRayLight
The directional controls
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The size parameters
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The dome light rollout
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The mesh light rollout
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4. Putting Everything Into Practice
Challenge: Lighting the sample scene
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Lighting the sample scene: Dome light
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Lighting the sample scene: Plane light
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Lighting the sample scene: Mesh light
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Lighting the sample scene: Sphere light
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Ex_Files_Lights_VRay_Next.zip
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