There is also a making-of, discussing the techniques used with Maya, V-Ray, and Nuke to create the cover image. Topics include the V-Ray, Blend, Car Paint, Two-Sided, Hair, SSS and Skin Materials as well as Displacement, Global Illumination, Render Elements, Proxies, Physical Camera, and effective usage of the Adaptive DMC. There is also an in-depth discussion on general workflow techniques that will be useful for all levels of artists, and are directly related to how Stephen works in production. All major aspects of V-Ray will be covered, starting with the fundamentals of how V-Ray integrates into Maya, linear workflow and color management, render settings, lights, materials, new features of vray 3 and 3.1, xgen integration, and more. Read a full list of changes in dDo 5.In this lecture, CG Supervisor Stehen DeLalla gives a thorough introduction to V-Ray for Maya. A non-commercial licence costs $99, while commercial licences cost $249 and $499 for freelancers and studios respectively. Price, system requirements and a mini-reviewĪn interesting thread on the Quixel forums has a miniature user review of the update, welcoming Marmoset support and unlimited triangle counts, but assessing which of the other changes help in professional work.ĭDo is available now for Photoshop CS3 and above.
There is also a long list of smaller improvements and bugfixes. Performance has been greatly improved, with Quixel quoting speed boosts of 10x for texture previewing and 20x for refreshing the UI. There is also a new post-processing engine supporting effects including depth of field, vignetting, chromatic aberration, sharpening, anamorphic and ghosting lens effects, CCD noise, FOV and wireframe overlay. Major additions include support for HDR image-based lighting in the 3D preview, powered by Marmoset’s yet-to-be-released Skyshop engine and support for unlimited triangles in 3D models. Quixel has released what it describes as a “mega upgrade” to dDo, its Photoshop add-on for automating common texturing tasks, particularly for games work. Developer Quixel has just released dDo 5.0, adding support for HDR IBL lighting and an unlimited triangle count to the Photoshop texturing tool. The trailer for dDo, released when the plugin entered open beta.
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