Create Shots

Create Shots is a Lighting tool intended to help lighting artists in creating the scene file for each shot after a master file for the sequence has been created.

Screen Shot:

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The Create Shots tools running inside Maya

Features:

  • Generate multiple lighting scene assembly for shots from a master shot.

  • Automatically find and replace available caches.

  • Create collage using the output of stills from the shots in order to check the files.

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UI for modifying the mapping for create shots

  • Modify mapping between objects and caches found on storage.

Usage:

  1. Create a sequence “Master Scene” using Add Assets and Setup Master Scene scripts.

  2. Provide a shots dir to scan and populate shots in the drop down.

  3. Select the shot(s) for which the scenes are to generated.

  4. Check on Create Files and Create Collage as required.

  5. Hit Start.

  6. When the mapping UI shows up adjust the mappings and select the appropriate name for the layers from the list. Press OK to proceed.