Lynda - Frame.io Video Collaboration and Review

July 24, 2016, 7:55 am

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The review cycle is one of the most important phases of video production. Producers and editors need to be able to share edits, keep track of notes, and compare different cuts. Frame.io puts all these activities in a central place, in an intuitive and powerful cloud-based interface. This course, Frame.io Video Collaboration and Review, helps anyone integrate Frame.io's collaboration tools into their production cycle.

Staff author Ashley Kennedy begins by exploring the benefits of smart media collaboration—focusing on how Frame.io can redefine various cloud-based workflows and communications. She then delves into the main features of the standalone web application: setting up teams and collaborators, sharing projects and files, commenting and annotating projects, and understanding versioning and permissions. She also looks at the integration of Frame.io within two major nonlinear editing applications: Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro X.

Topics include:

What's special about Frame.io?
Starting a Frame.io project
Commenting, annotating, and collaborating
Sharing projects
Exploring versioning capabilities
Using the Frame.io extension for Premiere Pro
Looking at the Frame.io companion app for Final Cut Pro X

https://www.lynda.com/Frame-io-tutorials/Frame-io-Video-Collaboration-Review/479068-2.html

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Evermotion Archinteriors 38

July 24, 2016, 9:20 pm

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It includes 10 fully textured scenes with professional shaders and ligthing ready to render.

Evermotion Archinteriors 38

July 24, 2016, 9:29 pm

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It includes 10 fully textured scenes with professional shaders and ligthing ready to render.

http://www.evermotion.org/files/pdf/archinteriors_vol_38.pdf

Retopoflow 1.2.1

July 24, 2016, 10:45 pm

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Version 1.2.1, though it isnt the latest version, {2.7}, it is an excellent addon for Blender. I have been trying to find any newer version but have come up empty handed, so heres this one at least.

Retopology tools designed for artists

RetopoFlow is an add-on for Blender that brings together a set of retopology tools that enable you to work more quickly, efficiently, and in a more artist-friendly manner. The tools, which are specifically designed for retopology, create a complete workflow in Blender without the need for additional software.
Automatic surface snapping

RetopoFlow includes two primary tools, Contours and Polystrips. Both of these tools automatically generate geometry by drawing on an existing surface, snapping the new mesh to the target surface at all times, meaning you never have to worry about your mesh conforming to the original model (no shrinkwrap required!). Additionally, all mesh generation is quad-based and the tools are modal, creating a very interactive workflow.
Contours: stroke-based retopo for cylindrical forms

The Contours tool gives you a quick and easy way to retopologize cylindrical forms. For example, it’s ideal for organic forms, such as arms, legs, tentacles, tails, horns, etc.

The tool works by drawing strokes perpendicular to the form to define the contour of the shape. Immediately upon drawing the first stroke, a preview mesh is generated, showing you exactly what you’ll get. You can draw as many strokes as you like, in any order, from any direction.
Polystrips: quad strips for complex topology flow

The Polystrips tool provides quick and easy ways create the key face loops needed to retopologize a complex model. For example, if you need to retopologize a human face, creatures, or any other complex organic & hard-surface object.

Polystrips works by hand-drawing strokes on to the high-resolution object. The strokes are instantly converted into spline-based strips of polygons, which can be used to quickly map out the key topology flow. Clean mesh previews are generated on the fly, showing you the exact mesh that’ll be created.

PortraitPro 15.4.1.0 (x86) Standard Edition

July 24, 2016, 10:52 pm

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PortraitPro 15.4.1.0 (x86) Standard Edition

PortraitPro (formerly Portrait Professional) is new portrait airbrushing software that has been “trained” in human beauty. Exceptionally fast and easy to use, and capable of the highest quality touch up, it lets you improve your photos instantly, just by moving sliders. The software has been shown hundreds of examples of beautiful photographs of human faces, and using sophisticated statistical techniques, it has learnt how to subtly enhance photographs to make them more beautiful. It is a painting program that will not require any artistic skill. All you have to do is identify some points on the photo – such as the corners of the eyes, and the edges of the lips – and the software then calculates how to make your subject look their absolute best.

PortraitPro Features:
* Ultra natural ClearSkin skin improving technology
* Intelligent touch up brush
* Multi-processor support
* Support for profile shots
* Available as a Photoshop plug-in, Studio edition only
* Many other enhancements

* Fix skin blemishes such as spots or pimples
* Reduce and/or remove wrinkles
* Remove grease, sweat or shine from the skin
* Subtly reshape all or any aspect of the face
* Enhance the eye and mouth shape color and sharpness
* Smooth, recolor and thicken the subject's hair
* Adjust the lighting on the face
What's new in PortraitPro 15:
* Bronzing, highlighting and blusher to emphasize and flatter the subject's features
* Photo-realistic mascara brings out the eyes.
* Choose from the most fashionable eyeliner styles.
* A full spectrum of eyeshadow colors and shapes to choose from.
* Lipstick color and texture options for the look you want.
* The new Lens Correction slider fixes distortion caused by a wide-angle lens (commonly known as selfie distortion), creating more natural-looking, flattering portraits.
* Brand new skin coloring options allow you to intelligently correct for any lighting situation and give skin a healthy, natural glow.
* PortraitPro 15 incorporates innovative new technology to improve mouth detection for a faster, more automated editing process.
* New in PortraitPro 15, Child Mode brings out children's natural beauty. All enhancements have been optimized to sensitively improve the portrait.

Retopoflow 1.2.1

July 24, 2016, 10:53 pm

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Sorry about the first one but I accidentally made it private. Anyway, this is 1.2.1, not the newest but still an excellent addon. Cant find a newer one anywhere, but this one is great.

Retopology tools designed for artists

RetopoFlow is an add-on for Blender that brings together a set of retopology tools that enable you to work more quickly, efficiently, and in a more artist-friendly manner. The tools, which are specifically designed for retopology, create a complete workflow in Blender without the need for additional software.
Automatic surface snapping

RetopoFlow includes two primary tools, Contours and Polystrips. Both of these tools automatically generate geometry by drawing on an existing surface, snapping the new mesh to the target surface at all times, meaning you never have to worry about your mesh conforming to the original model (no shrinkwrap required!). Additionally, all mesh generation is quad-based and the tools are modal, creating a very interactive workflow.
Contours: stroke-based retopo for cylindrical forms

The Contours tool gives you a quick and easy way to retopologize cylindrical forms. For example, it’s ideal for organic forms, such as arms, legs, tentacles, tails, horns, etc.

The tool works by drawing strokes perpendicular to the form to define the contour of the shape. Immediately upon drawing the first stroke, a preview mesh is generated, showing you exactly what you’ll get. You can draw as many strokes as you like, in any order, from any direction.
Polystrips: quad strips for complex topology flow

The Polystrips tool provides quick and easy ways create the key face loops needed to retopologize a complex model. For example, if you need to retopologize a human face, creatures, or any other complex organic & hard-surface object.

Polystrips works by hand-drawing strokes on to the high-resolution object. The strokes are instantly converted into spline-based strips of polygons, which can be used to quickly map out the key topology flow. Clean mesh previews are generated on the fly, showing you the exact mesh that’ll be created.

Bitwig Studio 1.3.12

July 24, 2016, 11:42 pm

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Made by people who used to work for Ableton

Today it’s possible to make music with any DAW. What sets each one apart is workflow, how quickly you can realize your ideas, and the freedom to choose how you produce and perform.
Bitwig Studio is dynamic software for creation and performance of your musical ideas on stage or in the studio.
Discover the new standard in customized workflow. Bitwig Studio inspires you to take greater control of your music, giving you access to every aspect of your production. Streamline your creative process and quickly evolve your ideas into complete songs, tracks and compositions. Record and arrange, improvise and perform, or do it all at once. Welcome to the next generation of music creation and performance software for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.
Bitwig Studio comes loaded with industry-standard to industry-leading features, designed to meet the demands of present day musicians, producers and sound designers.

Instructions : Read nfo file.

*Note* MAC and Linux instructions are also included, and are patched the same way, you have to download the installer from the website though.

http://www.bitwig.com/en/download.html

CLO Enterprise 2.5.33 Win x64

July 25, 2016, 1:59 am

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CLO3D was used exclusively as a fashion product visualization tool to view the 2D fashion product line concepts they created earlier in the semester in a 3D environment.

The specific challenge for this optional project was to develop CLO3D virtual representations to match a previous 2D fashion product development class assignment that included concept,description, color, fabric, print pattern and line boards. They were to develop the garments, create CLO3D layouts illustrating different viewpoints and a CLO3D animation for each garment.

Sample Your Heart Out.
Instantly visualize any number of variations, no matter how crazy or experimental they may be–after all, that’s the beauty of Save As and Ctrl+Z. Fine-tune your designs in real-time as you make adjustments to the pattern. Make informed decisions on the spot, from the overall silhouette down to the shape, size, and placement of each pocket.

Design is in the Details.
And that’s where our robust collision detection engine really shines. Nerdiness aside, it’s the technology that allows you to create 3D garments that go beyond simple t-shirts – to articulate complex components like folds and quilts, and layer garments to style complete looks.

Materials to Fuel Your Creativity.
Introducing the world’s first Virtual Fashion Marketplace. Shop for 3D fabrics and their corresponding swatch cards, as well as avatars, buttons, pattern blocks, and more. We’re open 24/7, so you can work whenever inspiration strikes.

Rooted in the Way We Work.
Designed by fashion-industry veterans and programmed by the best cloth simulation engineers in the world, we’ve built a user-experience that mimics the art of garment-making in an intuitive and familiar way. It’s an ever-growing set of easy-to-learn, easy-to-use tools essential to the design development process, that’s also quite easy on the eyes.

http://www.clo3d.com/


** NOTES **

• There isn't a cracked Mac version yet. There is no Linux version of CLO Enterprise.

• n0MAD provided this crack. If you have technical issues or questions, or check for other versions, try consulting on the Forum page:

https://forum.cgpersia.com/f13/clo-enterprise-v2-5-33-build-19595-win64-ind-143352/

• Please give this torrent a good couple of hours to upload.

I seed continually, but it takes a little time. "Pls seed" comments will likely get you Warned.

• Support the official software, if and when you can. Esp. for commercial use.

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Simply Maya - The Complete Apache Helicopter Project

July 25, 2016, 4:42 am

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This is a unique tutorial series and there's nothing similar to it available online today, as it's a 29 hour long complete project covering modeling, texturing, scene lighting, rigging, animation and compositing of the AH-64 Apache Combat Helicopter. Throughout this project you'll learn lots of useful techniques in all different fields of Maya that you can apply to your own work. Because this model has such a high level of detail and the project will take a long time to follow through with we recommend that you have some previous modeling experience before you start on this tutorial series. You'll learn how to build shading networks for models and environments and lighting up complete outdoor scenes, both in Maya Software and Mental Ray with Image Based Lighting. We also look at how to post process renders for stills and animations, work with render layers and passes in compositing, color correction, motion blur and luminance depth. The Apache tutorials do not come with scene files, being a complete project we take you through the process of creating your own scenes.

source: http://simplymaya.com/autodesk-maya-video-tutorial/modeling-and-projects/vehicles-weapons/the-complete-apache-helicopter-project/?tut_id=170&sub_cat=5

Photodex ProShow Gold 8.0.3645 Incl Activator

July 25, 2016, 6:47 am

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Photodex ProShow Gold 8.0.3645

Create instant shows on your desktop with unlimited photos, videos and music. Customize easily. Share online or on TV. Build slideshows fast with the automatic wizard. Add photos, videos + text. Enhance with built-in FX. Built-in music library and editing tools. Share finished videos on TV, online and more.

Combine photos, videos + music.
Create slideshows with as many photos, videos and songs as you want. Add from your computer or import from Facebook, Flickr, Picasa, Instagram and more. Add multiple photos to one slide for fun, multi-layered effects. ProShow makes working with video just as easy as using photos. Finally something to do with all those clips from your camera or cellphone.

Fast and easy to use
Use the wizard to create instant shows. Just pick a theme and the wizard automatically creates a great-looking slideshow for you, timed perfectly to your music. Ready to watch or fine-tune in just moments. Browse hundreds of royalty-free tracks in the built-in music library to quickly find the perfect soundtrack for your show. When you're ready to take a little more control, ProShow makes it easy to work with your show. You can get started with just a few clicks, with more advanced features always within reach.

Animate with fun effects
Add cool effects and animations to your photos and videos with ProShow's slide styles and transitions. Simulate page turns, create multi-photo montages and more. Just click to preview an effect and apply to any slide in your show. You'll get fun and creative effects in an instant! Feeling creative? You can also customize motion effects for your photos and videos. Zoom into a point of interest, add some 3D, pan across a panoramic image or rotate any photo.

Edit photos and videos in a flash
ProShow offers a sea of built-in editing tools. Fix flaws on the spot with crop, auto-correct and red-eye removal tools. Transform a color photo or video into dramatic black and white. You can even trim video clips!

Styles & transitions
Over 650 built-in effects for your photos and videos.

Pan, zoom, 3D, rotate
Just click and drag to create your own motion effects.

Timing control
Set times for slides and effects. Trim video + song length.

Instant show creation
Let ProShow do all the work with the show wizard.

Image editing
Crop, remove red-eye, color correct and more.

Music library
300+ royalty free tracks for personal & commercial shows.

Custom captions
Add titles to any slide in your show. Choose your own font, color and size. Use cool effects to bring captions to life, simulate rolling credits, add fade-ins and outs, and create unique intro captions. Go beyond simple fly-in/ fly-out effects with custom caption motion effects.

Music and voiceovers
ProShow Gold comes stocked with a library of royalty-free music, instantly available to use in your shows. 280+ songs and 25 sound FX hand-picked to fit every occasion and licensed for personal and commercial use. Use built-in audio controls to crop songs, crossfade multiple tracks, record voiceovers and set custom fades. Record and add voiceovers to narrate your shows.

Share on any screen
Sharing shows is easy, with over 40 popular formats for watching on TV, online, and devices. Easily post shows on Facebook and YouTube. Burn directly to DVD, Blu-ray, AVCHD and CD. Send slideshows to your iOS device with the free ProShow Remote app. Add a personal touch with Hollywood-style movie menus.

Minimum Requirements:
- Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10
- 1024 x 768 display
- 1GHz+ processor or better
- 2GB system memory
- Accelerated 3D graphics – 64MB ram
- DirectX 8.0 or better
- DVD+R/RW/-R/RW writer
- 70 MB hard drive space

Photodex ProShow Producer 8.0.3645

July 25, 2016, 9:48 am

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Photodex ProShow Producer 8.0.3645

Build stunning professional slideshows with unlimited production control, powerful creative tools and time-saving shortcuts. Instant + custom creation for professionals. Add photos, videos + text. Enhance with built-in FX. Built-in music library + advanced creative tool. Publish for any screen, with 40+ output formats.

Styles & transitions
Over 950 built-in effects for your photos and videos.

Pan, zoom, 3D, rotate
Just click and drag to create your own motion effects.

Timing control
Set times for slides and effects. Trim video + song length.

Instant show creation
Let ProShow do all the work with the show wizard.

Keyframe animations
Create custom effects with keyframed motion and fx.

Image editing
Crop, vignette, blur, color adjust and more.

Music library
330+ royalty free tracks for personal & commercial shows.

Mask & adjust
Use masks and adjustment layers for total control.

Custom branding
Add watermarks and custom icons. Make it yours.

It's like having a production studio at your finger tips.
Only ProShow Producer gives you the features of a video editor with the ease-of-use of a slideshow tool. Blend photos and videos together in nearly any way imaginable. Use the built-in video trimmer to edit your video clips and use just the portion you want. Turn videos to black and white or sepia with one-click colorization effects. Adjust the speed of your video clip to create cool, slow-mo sequences and apply any of Producer's slide styles to your video.

Royalty-free music and audio controls.
Browse the royalty-free music library, instantly available to use in your shows. 300+ songs and 25 sound FX hand-picked licensed for personal and commercial use. Use built-in audio controls to crop songs, crossfade multiple tracks, record voiceovers and set custom fades.

Create titles that impress.
Add captions and titles that rival Hollywood. Use textures and customize motion to create fantastic animations. Easily create proofing shows with text macros from EXIF or IPTC metadata.

Protect your images and brand your business.
Add a custom watermark to your slideshow to protect your images. Copy protect your discs with password protection, playback security and prevent piracy of your images. Use Producer's branding feature to promote your business. Add a custom startup screen, icons and more.

Publish anywhere
Publishing your slideshows is easy, with over 40 popular formats for watching on TV, online, and devices. Easily post shows on Facebook YouTube and SmugMug. Burn directly to DVD, Blu-ray, AVCHD and CD. Add a professional touch with Hollywood-style movie menus.

Minimum Requirements:
- Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10
- 1024 x 768 display
- 1GHz+ processor or better
- 2GB system memory
- Accelerated 3D graphics – 64MB ram
- DirectX 8.0 or better
- DVD+R/RW/-R/RW writer
- 70 MB hard drive space

Lynda - Maya 2017 Essential Training

July 25, 2016, 10:12 am

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8h 37m | Appropriate for all | 1.52 GB

Get the essential training you need to create high-quality 3D models and animations in Maya 2017. This course covers the core Maya skills—modeling, texturing, rendering, and animation—within a real-world project-based workflow that translates equally well to film, motion graphics, and game design. It starts with the basics of selecting and manipulating objects and organizing scenes, as you learn the interface and explore Maya's features. Author George Maestri then takes you through polygonal modeling, creating and refining meshes, sculpting, and NURBS modeling. Once you understand modeling, George will show how to create and apply materials to surfaces—adding color, texture, and reflectivity. He'll then integrate cameras, lighting, and depth-of-field effects into the rendering process, using the built-in software renderer, mental ray, and the new Arnold for Maya renderer. Last but not least, he'll show how to add movement and life to your work with Maya's animation tools.

Lynda - Maya: Time Editor

July 25, 2016, 10:51 am

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Meet the Time Editor, Maya's new tool for reusing and blending animation from multiple sources. Learn how to create motion clips, which can then be retimed and manipulated, and edit the animation curves and keys within clips. Then find out how to use the Time Editor for character animation. George Maestri shows how to copy existing animation and motion data and apply it to other characters—a fun and timesaving new technique that's brand new to Maya 2017.

Topics include:

Creating motion clips
Remapping and manipulating animation with motion clips
Editing clips in the Time Editor
Creating motion clips from character animation
Moving motion data between characters

https://www.lynda.com/Maya-tutorials/Maya-Time-Editor/461910-2.html

Autodesk Maya 2017 Win x64

July 25, 2016, 11:12 am

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Comprehensive 3D animation software
Maya is 3D computer animation software with powerful modelling, rendering, simulation, texturing and animation tools for vfx artists, modellers and animators. Maya helps artists tell their story with one fast, creative toolset.

Sculpting the Wrangler

July 25, 2016, 12:20 pm

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Sculpting the Wrangler
3 hrs 44 min | Video: h264, yuv420p, 1920x1080 | Audio: aac, 44100 Hz, stereo | 1.9GB
Genre: eLearning | Language: English | Level: Intermediate


The Second Stop in a Game Character’s Journey

The second stage of our game character’s production is Sculpting. This is where we quickly and artistically build out a 3D translation of the 2D artwork. Sculpting is so valuable for this second stage because of its flexibility and artistic inclination.
Authentic Translation

Sometimes this transition from 2D to 3D can result in a model that’s inspired by the art rather than being a realization of the art. As a stylized character, The Wrangler’s design is very specifically crafted. So we’re not going to treat it like a suggestion. Rather we’re going to do our best to fulfill it truthfully.

Sculpting with Games in Mind

It’s important to remember the purpose of your sculpture. With games, this means the character will be retopologized for optimum mesh performance and the detail harvested in the form of normal map textures. Therefore it’s important to shape your character so it works best in the game production pipeline.

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Gumroad - Oleg Vdovenko - Brainstorm v.1.0.2

July 25, 2016, 12:57 pm

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Hey folks! Get brand new gumroad!

A new way to be creative. A perfect tool to create infinity numbers of unique thumbnails. Check out video about it here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmiZtnEE-bI&feature=youtu.be


https://gumroad.com/l/brainstorm#

New York Old Buildings Pack (For Unity)

July 25, 2016, 6:53 pm

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https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/51250
Price $50

Enjoy!

3D Highway Elements Pack

July 25, 2016, 7:49 pm

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From turbosquid
http://www.turbosquid.com/3d-models/elements-pack-3d-model/639629
Not the "lite" version,it's full version
Enjoy

Eat3D - Unreal Materials - An Introduction

July 25, 2016, 9:16 pm

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http://eat3d.com/materials

In this demonstration the instructor starts off by giving a detailed explanation of commonly used material nodes. Once the foundation is laid its on to creating several full materials using only a few textures. This tutorial is appropriate for artists on multiple skill levels.

If you have never used a material editor you should be able to follow along and understand. Even if you are experienced using the Unreal 3 material editor, you should pick up useful information throughout the DVD. As a professional you will be able to learn efficient ways to keep your models high quality when it comes time to ship the game. As a student you will become exposed to professional techniques in the game industry.

About the Instructor:
Riki Babington has worked in the video game industry for over 7 years and has worked on such video games as "Blacksite: Area51", "John Woo's Stranglehold", "Axis and Allies", and "Kohan II: Kings of War". In 2010 Riki recieved the prestigious Autodesk Masters award for 3ds Max. Riki graduated in 2002 from the Art Institute of Houston with an Associates degree in Computer Animation and is currently the Founder and CEO of Eat 3D, LLC.

Simply Maya - The Complete Apache Helicopter Project

July 25, 2016, 10:14 pm

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http://simplymaya.com/autodesk-maya-video-tutorial/modeling-and-projects/vehicles-weapons/the-complete-apache-helicopter-project/?tut_id=170&sub_cat=5
Tutorial Details
• Hard Surface Modeling in Maya
• Creating an AH-64 Apache Helicopter
• Polygon Modeling Techniques
• UV Layout
• Building Shading Networks
• Procedural Textures
• Environment Shading
• Rendering in Maya Software
• Complete Scene Lighting
• Creating Render Layers
• 3D Paint Tool
• Creating Fog
• Rendering with Depth of Field
• HDR Lighting
• Rendering in Mental Ray
• Final Gather Settings
• Rigging the AH-64 Apache Model
• Animation Preferences
• Creating Hand Held Cameras
• Custom Expressions & Deformers
• Motion Blur
• Ground Shadow Passes
• Color Correction
• Compositing
• ZDepth Effects
• Sprite Particles
Lesson Breakdown
• Lessons 1 - 33 cover Modeling
• Lessons 34 - 41 cover Texturing & Lighting
• Lessons 42 - 49 cover Animation & Rigging
The Complete Apache Helicopter Project
This is a unique tutorial series and there's nothing similar to it available online today, as it's a 29 hour long complete project covering modeling, texturing, scene lighting, rigging, animation and compositing of the AH-64 Apache Combat Helicopter. Throughout this project you'll learn lots of useful techniques in all different fields of Maya that you can apply to your own work. Because this model has such a high level of detail and the project will take a long time to follow through with we recommend that you have some previous modeling experience before you start on this tutorial series. You'll learn how to build shading networks for models and environments and lighting up complete outdoor scenes, both in Maya Software and Mental Ray with Image Based Lighting. We also look at how to post process renders for stills and animations, work with render layers and passes in compositing, color correction, motion blur and luminance depth. The Apache tutorials do not come with scene files, being a complete project we take you through the process of creating your own scenes.
Lessons 1 - 33: Hard Surface Modeling
In this section you will be using a reference image and model the AH-64 Apache Combat Helicopter based on it. The tutorial covers 19 hours of hard surface modeling using many different polygon modeling tools and techniques to get a fully quaded model, it is one of the most extensive modeling tutorials ever made.
Lessons 34 - 41: Shading, Lighting, Compositing & Rendering in Maya Software

In this section we cover the UV layout and texturing for the model and creating the environment it sits in. You will learn how to work with shading networks and illumination for a complete scene rendered in Maya Software as well as production techniques for post processing a still render.

- Creating a CG Sky with Environment Textures & Cloud
- IPR Rendering for Material & Light Tweaks
- Creating Shading Networks in Hypershade with Procedurals
- Adding Mountains to the Background
- Rendering with Maya Software
- Complete Scene Lighting
- Using Depth Map Shadows
- Render Layers
- Render Passes
- Editing & Compositing Final Renders in Photoshop
- Adding Fake Fog, Air & DOF in Photoshop using Z-Depth Information
Lessons 42 - 49: Rigging, Animation, Compositing & Rendering in Mental Ray
In this section you'll learn the techniques for rigging and animating the AH-64 Apache Helicopter. You'll also learn environment lighting with Image Based Lighting and HDRI in Mental Ray. These parts will help you understand so many different techniques that you will need throughout your time as an animator.

- Setting up Animation Preferences
- Rigging the Rotors with Custom Attributes, Expressions & Deformers
- Apache Rigging
- Animating Apache with Motion Path & Hand Keying
- Using Playblast Function
- Animating Hand Held Cameras with Custom Attributes Hand Keying & Expressions
- Lighting a Scene with Image Based Lighting (HDR)
- Rendering with Mental Ray & Final Gathering
- Creating an Environment for Animation
- Rendering Ground Shadow Passes
- Projecting Ground Textures
- Baking Animations
- Render Layers
- Saving Motion Information and Post Motion Blur
- Compositing with Digital Fusion
- Color Corrections
- Z-Depth Effects: Fog & Depth of Field
- Overview for Sprite Particles
- Adding Heat Distortion and Exhaust Smoke