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Rendering a Motion Pass in Massive with Air

Posted on March 31, 2014 by sitexgraphics

Air includes two surface shaders for rendering a motion pass: ReelSmartMotion:  This surface shader produces an image compatible with the ReelSmart Motion blur plugin from RE:Vision Effects. MotionPass:  This is a general motion vector shader with an optional opacity map. … Continue reading →

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Fake Carpet shader

Posted on April 8, 2013 by sitexgraphics

Air 12.09 introduces a new FakeCarpet surface shader that turns a simple rectangle into a patch of fuzzy carpet.  The carpet effect is produced by ray tracing a virtual field of carpet fibers inside the surface shader; no additional geometry … Continue reading →

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Fast spherical lights

Posted on September 28, 2012 by sitexgraphics

A spherical light source can provide more realistic illumination than a traditional point light because it gives the light an actual size and shape.  The usual way to render a sphere light is to use an area light shader with … Continue reading →

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