Course Overview

Explore the rendering workflow in V-Ray Next for Unreal, the game-changing render engine offering offline and real-time photographic rendering.

Course Circullum

Introduction

Creating renders using V-Ray in Unreal
Software versions used in this course
The 3ds Max project structure
Gamma and units setup

1. V-Ray to Unreal: The Basic Workflow

Checking out the 3ds Max scene that we will be using
Handling UVs correctly
Exporting the VR scene
Unreal project setup
V-Ray in the Unreal UI
Workflow choices
Working with our camera settings
Checking the imported materials, part 1
Checking the imported materials, part 2
Rendering what we have

2. Lighting with V-Ray

An introduction to lighting with V-Ray
The sun and sky blueprint, part 1
The sun and sky blueprint, part 2
The light dome blueprint, part 1
The light dome blueprint, part 2
The light rectangle blueprint
Light behavior basics
Working with the GI engines

3. Working with Materials

Material choices when using V-Ray in Unreal Engine 4 (UE4)
The V-Ray material instance asset
The VRayMtl
The VRayCarPaintMtl
The V-Ray physically based rendering (PBR) Mtl
Creating basic materials
Using external materials

4. Quality Control Using the Settings Window

Image sampling explained
Using the common settings
V-Ray performance settings

5. Working with Render Elements

Render elements explained
Pipeline decisions
Render elements workflow
Rendering the desired elements
Compositing the elements in After Effects

6. V-Ray Frame Buffer (VFB)

UI overview
The color correction controls
Using the history tool
Interactive lens FX

7. Light Baking and Real Time Rendering with V-Ray

Getting ready for light baking
Creating our first light bake
Tweaking bake quality
Finishing touches

Conclusion

Next steps

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