To clarify, IBL alone is typically not a good solution for lighting in games (though it can be in offline renderers which do full on ray-traced radiosity which means you get shadows from ibl). Most modern game engines do something like this: Base IBL for the sky/clouds Local IBL that is generated from the actual level…
Oh I just realized it works for me because I'm using Switcher. I bought switcher pretty early when I went from Maya to Max so I forgot that it was one of its features :/ Do I still win a interwebs cookie? There is a "Repeat last action" hotkey in the "Editable Poly" group but I think it only repeats editable poly commands.…
I do exactly what Hawken does, except I've carved out a bigger niche for myself in the 3D department relative to my interactive work. I'm 100% self-employed, and have had gigs with everyone from the Cincinnati Children's Hospital to Victoria's Secret. You gotta make a demo reel, same as with a game studio, and start…
Thanks for pointing that out, Vailias. Had to double-check their location with google maps, cause for some reason I was thinking "Marin... isn't that in SoCal?". :poly142: Tyler, yah, time to blow the dust off that site and get some use out of it again! :) Started writing up a list of fx I want recorded by the guys still…
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Hey found a hopefully useful image for you! http://www.sacred-destinations.com/france/images/paris/notre-dame-cathedral/resized/xti_9828.jpg Notice how the light falls mostly on the floor and lower parts of the columns. The bounce light subtly lights the rest of the scene. It seems as though you're using point lights for…
I have actually been interested in using Open Broadcaster Software for recording, without streaming. Fraps and most other good screencap software is paid, but OBS is an open source streaming package, commonly used for Twitch. I was streaming the other night, and noticed I could record my stream to a local drive without…