Hello Everybody,
We're proud to be first training provider for Lightmap Ltd and introduce Getting Started with HDR Light Studio, the first title in a new series of training for the software independent package HDR Light Studio, as well as four self-paced courses for Softimage, MotionBuilder, Nuke and Fusion.
Thanks for your continued support!
The Digital-Tutors Team
[b][Getting Started with HDR Light Studio](http://www.digitaltutors.com/09/training.php?cid=207&pid=218)[/b]
Take your product renders to the next level and effortlessly create highly realistic studio environments with HDR Light Studio.
- Create lifelike product renders using any rendering software application
- Gain a strong understanding and learn the fundamentals of HDR Light Studio
- Explore light placement and intensity, light falloff controls, and adjusting background luminance
- Achieve highly realistic lighting effects and utilize guide markers
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[b]Run Time[/b]: 43 min
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[b][Creating Next-Gen Game Assets in Softimage](http://www.digitaltutors.com/09/training.php?cid=2&pid=202)[/b]
Discover essential workflows and valuable concepts to creating highly detailed next-gen game assets in Softimage.
- Go step-by-step through the game asset creation process
- Explore a variety of polygon modeling techniques to create low and high resolution versions of your asset
- Use the Ultimapper to transfer all hi-res details back to low-res meshes
- Learn how to set up rotoscopes within Softimage to use as reference
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[b]Run Time[/b]: 5 hrs 40 min
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[b][Characterizing Skeletons in MotionBuilder](http://www.digitaltutors.com/09/training.php?cid=191&pid=113)[/b]
Utilize the power of MotionBuilder through time-saving techniques and essential tips to characterizing skeletons.
- Correctly bring in formatted skeletons and characterize them
- Learn how to manually characterize skeletons
- Easily characterize quadruped rigs and discover solutions to common quadruped issues
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[b]Run Time[/b]: 28 min
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[b][Multi-channel Compositing in Nuke](http://www.digitaltutors.com/09/training.php?cid=203&pid=194)[/b]
Easily learn how to composite with the channels system inside The Foundry's production-proven compositing software Nuke.
- Illustrate the basics of compositing a 3D render using the channel workflow
- Explore basic color correcting and masking techniques
- Organize your Node Tree with Backdrop and Dot Nodes
- Composite your render on top of a photograph while keeping shadows
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[b]Run Time[/b]: 1 hr 10 min
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[b][Compositing 3D Renders in Fusion](http://www.digitaltutors.com/09/training.php?cid=104&pid=204)[/b]
Discover how to bring in multiple 3D render passes and composite the resulting image on top of a photograph using many tools and techniques in Fusion.
- Importing layers and assemble them into a basic render of a car
- Learn how to use the bitmap mask, matte control and channel Booleans tools
- Discover compositing tricks to blend the foreground and background
- Learn reflection matching, lightwraping, color correction and grain matching
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[b]Run Time[/b]: 1 hr
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[b]Available for Annual Members: Immediately[/b]
[b]Available for Monthly and Semi-annual Members: November 8, 2009[/b]
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