Next Linux Movies meet Feb 2nd - Writing Shaders and mental ray

NEXT MEETING -- Linux Movies Group -- Hollywood Region

    "Writing Shaders and mental ray"

Feb 2nd, 2005

* 7pm - 9pm Presentation at Flash Film Works (743 Seward St.)
* Afterwards - Alessi Italian restaurant (6602 Melrose Ave.)

Speakers

* mental ray pipeline integration expert Andy Kopra
* L.A. mental ray user group leader Barton Gawboy

Presentation on writing shaders for mental ray, with an overview of 
rendering theory and mental ray's capabilities. A mental ray shader is a 
runtime-linked plug-in written in C/C++ that can make images more 
photorealistic or faster to render.

mental ray rendering software processes 3D models created in packages such 
as SoftImage or Maya and outputs photorealistic 2D images for movies. It 
combines physically correct simulation of the behavior of light with full 
programmability to create images of outstanding quality and unsurpassed 
realism. It uses GPU acceleration and recursive sampling techniques for 
faster rendering on single processor machines and provides scalable 
performance across networks of machines.

http://www.mentalimages.com
http://www.lamrug.org

Location

    Flash Film Works
    743 Seward St.
    Los Angeles, CA 90038

*** DIRECTIONS AND PARKING ***

Flash Film Works is located just north of Melrose between Highland and Vine 
on Seward St. in Hollywood. The Seward Street sign is hard to see. It is the 
second right after Wilcox when going west, or the second left after Cherokee 
when going east. Park on the street. Enter through gate. Enter building in 
back and then upstairs.

* From Glendale: Rt. 134 west, exit Lankershim south (you can't get on Rt. 
101 south directly), pass Universal Studios and under bridge, turn right at 
light and right again on 101 south, exit on Vine south, Melrose west, Seward 
north.
* From North Hollywood: Rt. 101 south, exit on Vine south, Melrose west, 
Seward north.
* From downtown Los Angeles, Rt. 101 north, exit on Melrose west, Seward 
north.
* From Santa Monica: Rt. 10 east, exit La Brea north, take La Brea to 
Melrose east, Seward north.
* From Beverly Hills: Melrose east past La Brea, Seward north.

No charge to attend. No reservations necessary.

See you there!

Robin
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