Carrara Tutorial Video

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This Carrara 5 tutorial video is the ideal learning resource for both beginners and intermediate users, starting with the fundamentals and covering slightly more complex tasks and techniques as the lessons progress users will find learning both simple and enjoyable. The learning is presented using narrated QuickTime videos and all the working files that are used by the author are also included on the training CD. If your looking for a method of training that is engaging and offers an degree of retention that other forms of training can't match, then this is the course for you. By the conclusion of this video tutorial users will be able to use Carrara to create stunning graphical effects, and work within a commercial environment. .

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Topics Covered on this Training Video Include:
Introduction to Carrara 5
Using The Cameras
Creating Scenes in Carrara 5
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Managing Scene Elements
  • Setting Up a Scene
  • Moving/Scaling/Rotating Scene Elements
  • Aligning/Duplicating/Distributing/Spacing Objects
  • Using the Eye Dropper
Lighting a Scene
  • Basic Scene Lighting
  • Using the Distant Light
  • Using the Spot Light
  • Using the Bulb Light
  • Using the Anything Glows Light
  • Using the Shape & Tube Light
  • Best-methods For Lighting
  • Advanced - Special Lighting Effects
Carrara 5 Modifiers
  • Using Modifiers & Deformers
  • Grouped Modifiers
The Three Carrara 5 Modelers
  • Comparing Spline/Vertex/Metaball Modelers
Spline Modeler
  • Creating Cross Sections
  • Creating a Wine Glass
  • Advanced - Importing From Other Drawing Programs
  • Advanced 2 - Additional Imports
  • Extrusion Methods
Vertex Modeler
  • Vertex Basics
  • Extruding & Sweeping
  • Lathing & Lofting
  • Tool Integration/Creasing/Smoothing
  • Booleans & the Cut Tool
  • Drawing/Ruled/Double Sweep Surfaces Tools
  • Drawing/Gordon/Coons Surfaces Tools
  • Edge Tools Tutorials
Metaball Modeler
  • Using the Carrara Metaball Modeler
Creating Terrains in Carrara 5
  • Introduction to Terrain Objects
  • Creating & Modifying a Terrain
  • Using the Map Editor
  • Creating Realistic Skies
Using the Replicators
  • What are the Two Replicators?
  • The Replicator Tutorials 1
  • The Replicator pt. 2
  • The Surface Replicator
  • Advanced - Shader Controlled Surface Replication
Using Shaders
  • Shader Introduction
  • Shader Tree & Basic Shader Functions
  • Using the Shader Tree & Applying Shaders
  • Working With the Multi-Channel Mixer
  • Working With Texture Maps
  • Displacement Maps
  • Shader Domains & Layer Lists
  • Carrara Layer Lists Continued
  • Advanced - Complex Shader Development
  • Advanced - Animated Displacement Mapping
  • Advanced - Refraction & Reflection
  • Translucence
  • Advanced - The Terrain Shader
  • Advanced - Terrain Shader Continued
Adding Natural & Environmental Elements
  • Using Particles Tutorials 1
  • Using Particles pt. 2
  • Advanced - Animating Particles & Particle Maps
  • Adding Fire/Fountains/Fog
  • Adding Volumetric Clouds
Animating a Scene in Carrara 5
  • Working With Keyframes
  • Tweeners
  • Carrara Motion Paths Tutorials
  • Using Physics & Behaviors
  • Advanced - Using the Timeline Graph Editor
  • Advanced - Camera Animation & Effects
Character Animation
  • Basic Rigging in Carrara
  • Adding Bones
  • Motion Constraints & Inverse Kinematics For Organic Shapes
  • Influencing Bones With Weightmap Painting
  • Motion Constraints For Robots
  • Creating & Using Morph Targets
Importing Poser Files
  • Importing With Transposer & Poser Native Files
Rendering in Carrara 5
  • Best-methods For Rendering
  • Choosing a Render Engine
  • Rendering Still Images in Carrara
  • Rendering Animations Tutorials
  • Rendering With Global Illumination/Caustics/Ambient Occlusion/Irradiance maps
  • Batch Rendering & Network Rendering
Tutorials Conclusion
  • Wrap-Up
  • Contact Information
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