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vRay Render Properties – Maxscript


If you change your current renderer to VRAY these are a list of parameters which you can adjust with MaxScript: vr = renderers.current –this changes your renderer to vray V_Ray_DEMO_1_50_SP2:V_Ray_DEMO_1_50_SP2 –This it the result showProperties vr  –this will provide the following list of properties to change: .imageSampler_type : integer .filter_on : boolean .filter_kernel : maxObject [...]



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Maxscript Mathematic functions (scalar)


Some useful scalar values for maxscript: x^x Raise the first number to the power given by the second number. If the first number is an integer, the result is a rounded integer. -x unary minus abs x Returns the absolute value of the number. The result is the same type as the argument. mod x Modulo arithmetic, [...]



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Open Multiple After Effects Instances


I don’t know why this is so hard to find normally or so difficult to do but to open multiple AE windows simply add “-m” to the end of the target shortcut. Boom! Enjoy.



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Windows 7 – Basic Performance Enhancement


To remove default transparency from Windows please follow the directions below: Right click anywhere on your windows desktop. On the menu that pops up select This will open up a window for “Appearance and Personalization”. You may see icons representing different things than shown in the example but not to worry. You should see something [...]



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Render Farms and Windows Upgrades


Over the last few months we’ve had issues here at work with our technology in the 3D Department. With little experience running and or troubleshooting a render farm before Windows Vista I had to essentially teach myself. The scouring of the web offered little assistance in this effort as for one most of our render [...]



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