rendering using mental ray..

[prashanth]

Hi frnds,

 

I hav created a interior scene using maya, havent completed fully yet! I use mental ray for rendering. Can anyone help me in setting up lights and rendering using mental ray??

 

There are lots of 'light leaks'..hw do i correct them

 

Thnks

 

Prashanth

[William Alexander]

prashanth,

 

More FG samples or sample a larger area to start with. The grainy FG shadows of the cabinet doors tell that story.

 

 

Mr Bradley...I presume...

 

Is that you 'Bri', LOL, you're older than you look

 

WDA

[prashanth]

hi guys,

 

Thnks for replying. Am very new to maya and mental ray, I actually dont know many things. Every thing is 'trial and error'... the settings i used for this scene are,

 

Light - 1 Directional light outside the window

 

color-white, Intensity-1, decay rate- linear, raytraced shadows-on

 

photon color-white, photon intensity-30, exponent-2, GI photons-10000

 

In render globals:

 

Min samples=2, max samples=5, filter=mitchell

 

GI:

 

Accuracy=1000, Radius=0, Photon Volume Accuracy=1000,

Photon vol radius=0

 

FG:

 

Rays=1000, MinRays=0; MaxRays=0

 

I also tried using point light, with the area light option enabled under the mental ray tab. But nothing worked out..

 

Can u please help me, i dont knw to use mental ray shaders and lights, i couldnt understand anyting from maya help files..