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KURV studios teams up with Mesmer!

KURV studios recognizes quality when we see it and Mesmer is a company that definitely has the same vision for training that we do. We decided instead of publishing our own videos on XSI we would team up with Mesmer.

Simple Rendering in Softimage | XSI

If you are new to the Render Tree in Softimage|XSI and need help untangling shaders and rendering, this is the DVD you have been waiting for! In this 90 minute DVD, author and animator Anthony Rossano introduces the material paradigm in XSI version 4.0, teaches how the Render Tree interface controls the mental ray renderer, and explores many of the valuable Render Tree shader nodes that ship with XSI. Simple Rendering in XSI makes the Render Tree understandable to the XSI neophyte and useful to everyone! , click here for more information on this DVD.
        • Understanding Shaders
        • Chaining and Mixing Shaders
        • Understanding Texture Space
        • Using Image Maps
        • Shader Utility Skills
        • Keying and Color Correcting
        • Tricks: Procedurals, Sprites and Normals
For a more in depth table of contents please click here.

About Mesmer, our XSI Partner

In class, on-site, online, in your hands
Mesmer Animation Labs is a resource center for the Information Age. We’re an authorized training center for game art, computer graphics, animation and special effects software from Softimage and Alias.
When companies, schools, government agencies and individuals need to learn the latest computer graphics software, they turn to Mesmer. With classroom instruction, on-site custom training, web based distance learning, DVDs, printed books and courseware, Mesmer has the right learning experience for everyone, all around the world, all the time.

Mad Skills
In the information economy, knowledge is power. Those with the skills rise to the top while those without sink to the bottom. Maintaining your knowledge edge is a constant process of reinvention and renewal, and Mesmer is your secret weapon.

Companies come to Mesmer to make teams more productive, more creative, and more profitable. Schools use Mesmer materials to benefit their teachers and students. Individuals take Mesmer courses and online training to develop skills they need to break into the growing computer graphics industry. Professionals come back to Mesmer to upgrade their brains, retool and retrain for new challenges.

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