3ds Max and After Effects: Product Visualization
3ds Max and After Effects: Product Visualization is an Intermediate level study on 3D + Animation, crafted by an expert, Aaron F. Ross. This study is an absolute step for an individual who needs to sharpen his/her 3D + Animation talent. It gives you a thorough grip on 3D + Animation, CAD, Compositing, Photography, Lighting, Video, Materials, Previsualization, Rendering, 3ds Max, After Effects, 3D + Animation, CAD, Compositing, Photography, Lighting, Video, Materials, Previsualization, Rendering, 3ds Max and After Effects.
3D visualization is a crucial aspect of 21st century product design, manufacturing, and marketing. This course illustrates a standard workflow for product viz, from importing a CAD model to rendering photorealistic imagery. It leverages the advanced tools of 3ds Max and the Arnold renderer to bring product designs to life in the production phases of scene layout, materials, lighting, and rendering. It also employs Adobe After Effects to composite and adjust render passes, giving you the ability to art-direct lighting without needing to re-render in 3D. The combination of 3ds Max and After Effects empowers artists and designers to render product visualizations with greater efficiency, flexibility, and creativity than ever before.
Topics include:
- Importing a CAD model
- Laying out the scene
- Saving and loading XRefs
- Camera framing and exposure
- Physically based materials
- Procedural textures
- Image-based lighting with an environment map
- Flood lighting with area lights
- Studio lighting with spot and point lights
- Light decay and exclusion
- AOV component render passes
- Optimizing Arnold render settings
- Layering render components in After Effects
- Rendering a technical illustration
