
Vue 8.5
The leading computer graphics standard in easily creating believable and even photo realistic environments for animation or still imagery. Vue is able to completely function as a stand-alone program, however, the Vue xStream plug-in lets users also integrate as a environmental development tool within SoftImage (XSI), Cinema 4D, Lightwave, Maya and 3Ds Max. This Vue course intelligently, with plain spoken demonstrations, brings new users up to speed quickly and demonstrates real-world uses of Vueâs powerful Ecosystem capabilities. By the end of the course, users will have a working knowledge of all of Vueâs basic and advanced tool sets and will able to quickly engage Vue into their professional environment. Work files are included. To begin learning today, simply click on the movie links.
Course content
Introduction1 lessons
Vue Work Environment6 lessons
Navigating the Interface5 lessons
Vue 8.5 Improvements7 lessons
Scene Building Essentials16 lessons
- Scenes Introduction1:221 credit or ad
- Primitive Objects5:361 credit or ad
- Infinite & Alpha Planes6:421 credit or ad
- Terrain Types6:451 credit or ad
- Object Load vs. Import5:451 credit or ad
- Rock & Scatter Function4:511 credit or ad
- Planets in the Background3:401 credit or ad
- Clouds - Meta Cloud Settings5:441 credit or ad
- Light5:441 credit or ad
- Applying Textures4:161 credit or ad
- Grouping Objects6:261 credit or ad
- Boolean Objects4:371 credit or ad
- Metablobs4:011 credit or ad
- Plants2:501 credit or ad
- Ventilators4:141 credit or ad
- Ecosystems5:201 credit or ad
Scene Editor Details & Workflow19 lessons
- Editors Introduction1:131 credit or ad
- Improved Interface Usage4:331 credit or ad
- Twisting - The Mystery4:061 credit or ad
- Terrain Editor - Standard6:101 credit or ad
- Terrain Editor - Editing6:391 credit or ad
- Terrain Procedural Effects6:431 credit or ad
- Terrain Material Painting6:191 credit or ad
- Meta Water5:431 credit or ad
- Plants5:071 credit or ad
- Polygon Objects pt. 16:501 credit or ad
- Polygon Objects pt. 26:301 credit or ad
- Ecosystems pt. 16:511 credit or ad
- Ecosystems pt. 25:461 credit or ad
- Ecosystems Advanced pt. 16:101 credit or ad
- Ecosystems Advanced pt. 26:461 credit or ad
- Ventilator6:181 credit or ad
- Atmospheres pt. 16:361 credit or ad
- Atmospheres pt. 26:091 credit or ad
- Atmospheres pt. 36:171 credit or ad
Poser Integration5 lessons
Materials17 lessons
- Materials Introduction2:521 credit or ad
- Simple Material Editor5:451 credit or ad
- Advanced Material Editor2:481 credit or ad
- Essential Material Controls Basic3:521 credit or ad
- Essential Material Controls Advanced6:451 credit or ad
- Effects Controls4:311 credit or ad
- Advanced Mixed Materials pt. 16:501 credit or ad
- Advanced Mixed Materials pt. 26:171 credit or ad
- Advanced Mixed Materials pt. 36:051 credit or ad
- Advanced Mixed Materials pt. 46:131 credit or ad
- Advanced Mixed Materials pt. 51:351 credit or ad
- Volumetric Materials Cloud6:531 credit or ad
- Volumetric Materials Hypertexture4:431 credit or ad
- Meta Materials6:361 credit or ad
- Alpha Planes & Maps6:411 credit or ad
- Translucency & Subsurface Scattering6:501 credit or ad
- Displacement6:411 credit or ad
Lighting12 lessons
- Lighting Introduction1:081 credit or ad
- Sunlight vs. Directional5:071 credit or ad
- Spot & Quadratic Spot5:461 credit or ad
- Point & Quadratic Point1:371 credit or ad
- Light Panels3:441 credit or ad
- Track Light3:071 credit or ad
- Light Emitting Objects3:121 credit or ad
- Lens Flare5:181 credit or ad
- Light Gel4:561 credit or ad
- Volumetric Light3:411 credit or ad
- Shadows4:301 credit or ad
- Connecting the Atmosphere2:581 credit or ad
Ecosystems - Advanced8 lessons
- Advanced Ecosystems Introduction3:411 credit or ad
- Initial Surfaces5:511 credit or ad
- Initial Plant Placement6:461 credit or ad
- Secondary Live & Dead6:561 credit or ad
- Rocks & Dirt5:581 credit or ad
- Custom Alluvium Rocks6:351 credit or ad
- Alluvium Rock Distribution6:041 credit or ad
- Ecosystem Adjustments6:181 credit or ad
Function Controls8 lessons
- Practical Function Introduction3:041 credit or ad
- Essential Node Controls pt. 16:391 credit or ad
- Essential Node Controls pt. 26:521 credit or ad
- Meta Nodes pt. 16:411 credit or ad
- Meta Nodes pt. 24:451 credit or ad
- Meta Nodes pt. 36:541 credit or ad
- Meta Nodes Water3:151 credit or ad
- Functions for Objects3:371 credit or ad
Cameras5 lessons
Animation14 lessons
- Animation Introduction2:121 credit or ad
- Animation Wizard pt. 16:291 credit or ad
- Animation Wizard pt. 25:341 credit or ad
- Animation Essential Tools pt. 16:561 credit or ad
- Animation Essential Tools pt. 25:431 credit or ad
- Bugs & Basic Animation pt. 16:151 credit or ad
- Bugs & Basic Animation pt. 26:341 credit or ad
- Bugs & Basic Animation pt. 36:521 credit or ad
- Link Response Random Motion5:131 credit or ad
- Animating Plants5:071 credit or ad
- Breeze & Winds3:071 credit or ad
- Motion Blur4:491 credit or ad
- Atmospheres2:331 credit or ad
- Materials2:231 credit or ad