Secrets of Poser Revealed: Render Passes by N/A

Software:

Poser 7+, Poser 8 / Poser Pro 2010+, Poser 10 / Poser Pro 2014 +

Requirements:

* Image editing program (i.e. Photoshop)

Departments:

Tutorials•Poser
Tutorials•Other

Available Uses:

Standard License

Tutorial includes over an hour of instruction in 7 zipped MP4 files covering compositing and post-work using render passes, giving you new skills to enhance your artwork like never before.

Part 1: Overview - A brief introduction to the concepts that are covered in the following chapters including a brief description of the difference between “render passes” and “render layers”. Includes a quick look at using “Groupings” in newer versions of Poser to emulate render layers.

Part 2: Getting Started - Here we take a look at where you can find the your render passes in the render settings dialogue, and cover what these mean and alternate applications they may have.

Part 3: Passes in Photoshop - The powerhouse of Render Passes comes in compositing the passes using Photoshop or another image editor. Here we discuss setting up the layers for compositing and as well as touching on ways one can alter their render pass layers inside Photoshop to further enhance their overall effect.

Part 4: Shadow Pass - In this chapter we go over the Shadow Pass, useful ways of incorporating it into your composite, and some techniques for altering the shadows of your image at this stage without the need for re-rendering.

Part 5: Depth Effects - One of the most powerful aspects of rendering in passes is the creation of a Depth Pass. Here we discuss a variety of ways in which the Depth Pass may be used to create fogs, hazes, and color adjustments, as well as giving you some fundamentals through which you can explore and come up with your own ways to incorporate this incredibly useful tool.

Part 6: Toon ID - As a kind of alternate to “render layers”, here we show how Toon ID rendering can be used to isolate elements of an image and give you the ultimate in control of post-render corrections and alterations.

Part 7: Camera Blur - Last, but certainly not least, we return to the Depth Pass and show you how to use it in conjunction with a Lens Blur filter to achieve incredible depth of field and camera back effects in real time.