Prerequisites : knowledge of C programming language, experience with CG rendering and shaders usage

Profile : R&D engineers, technical directors, tools developers or people with a C programming background used to rendering

Sessions on demand: Ask for one session

Cost : 2 400 Euros per person without V.A.T (19.6%) for the 3 days ( travel, lodging, meals NOT included )

Course content

Day 1 : Theory

• Shaders type
  
• DLL/SO functions for mental ray shaders
  
• .mi files, shader declaration / specifics command related to Maya / 3DSMAX (optionnal)
  
• .spdl files for XSI (optionnal)
  
• coordinates systems
  
• color spaces
  
• state
  
• shaders init/exit/main
  
• scanline + raytracing + direct /indirect illumination + global illumination + photons + final gather + caustics + subsurface scattering physical /non physical
  
• mi scene file structure
  
• basics shaders (Lambert, Blinn, Phong..)

Day 2 : Using the mental ray API

• Shaders calls
  
• data base
  
• ray casting
  
• vector/Matrix maths
  
• transform from one space to another
  
• noise
  
• IMG
  
• contour
  
• memory allocation
  
• messages and errors
  
• user data

Day 3 : In depth pratical exercises

• texture shaders development
  
• material shaders development (shadow/photon)
  
• volume shaders development
  
• lens shader development
  
• displacement shader development
  
• geometry shader development
  
• output shader development
  
• custom shader development if you already have a project to work on