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May 20, 2009
• Cast soft shadows with a fast-rendering lighting array
• Break up text characters and animate individually
TUTORIAL NOTES:
The technique in this tutorial can be translated for many other 3D programs including Cinema 4D, Blender and others.
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192 RESPONSES TO "SOFT SHADOWS 3DMAX" by Majid Arif Siddiqui 10/31/2009 any chance for more 3d max tutorials? hehe.. this is really great.. tnx ;} by BraCharles 10/29/2009 Great use of 3D in a also sutle way. Very Very Smart. You Rock!!! by formeazzy 10/08/2009 great by Ashish 09/21/2009 hi andrew this is nice 1 god bless u by elvijsb 09/13/2009 nice tutorial but i had to stop the video like every 2 seconds to keep up :D starting to think that 3ds max just isnt for me. by TonyBarrio 09/07/2009 u R The BesT one! by jonathanphillip 09/06/2009 E ai, sou Jonathan Phillip por Cubo Artes Design, parabenizando pelos tutoriais, muito bem explicados e prduzidos... abraço by ujouyu 08/30/2009 Never thought I would hear your voice on a 3DS Max tutorial :P by JVSF 08/21/2009 Great! Make more 3D's Max tuts! Basic training tutorials for 3D's Max would be great :) by Dominik K. 08/19/2009 Nice tutorial. After watching i made this in Blender. Ok mine is a little bit different cause i took a freaky and grungy font and made it much darker (i just used one lamp) But it comes really near to this :) Thanks for the inspiration Mr. Kramer by Jamie 08/14/2009 I can't for the life of me, get those lights in the correct spacing/positon. Been working on this all day, and just about to abandon the project. If anyone could help me out, I would really appreciate it. Thanks. wargsm AT gmail DOT com by cham altatis 08/09/2009 hi andrew!i really love all your tutorials in after effects! i'm currently learning 3dsmax now but i'm still in the basics. can you pls make a basic training as well in 3d? i think i can learn it better when you are the teacher, tnx! God bless! by rafiq hayath 07/29/2009 andrew !!! really u r inspired me to work AE, thank u, by Kahlua 07/25/2009 Greats kramer!! by Lina 07/22/2009 awesome tutorial!! by yamilsoft 07/22/2009 la verda me encanta como esta realizado! pero a mi no me salio! jaja... se me complica mucho con 3Dmax by wtf 07/16/2009 is it ok to use all Boujou, Maya, Cinema4D and 3DS Max? like do companies do that at all? or are they just reserved for one software? I'd like to know if anyone could answer me this. by william 07/10/2009 Saw this effect used on a promo for a cable station (maybe SciFi network.) I was blown away to see it was a straight rip from the project files - down to the font used! Do the guys who do these promos sit around their computers hitting refresh all day with the hopes that Andrew has posted another tutorial? It's cool to used a tut to get the creative jucies flowing but come on! by houcem 07/10/2009 this program is the coooooooooooooooooool program... by youtube.com/ddoodm 07/06/2009 This is great!!! I for one, really want more MAX tutorials! :D by Moop 07/05/2009 Cool! by bodyflex 07/04/2009 U are the Best by Colo 07/03/2009 Aguante el Cinema 4D!!! Saludos desde Argentina! by Viktor 07/03/2009 God is a fairy-tale, but Andrew Kramer is real!! Andrew, thank you for all you doing for us. by m2studio 07/02/2009 AK i dont knw what to really say about u but i knw God created to be creative to others , here in nigeria and mostly on MTVBase and other country i always see alots of ur work. AK God will bless u more and more and pls find solution to shipping to my country nigeria. thnx by Anders Printz 06/30/2009 I used this tutorial for the opening title in a little 0:- project i made here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFdpV1lT4cE Thanks alot Andrew, i followed you since Creative Cow days, you are the best! by omoluku 06/27/2009 please,how do i get your tutorials to download? by luis 06/26/2009 HOLA COMO ESTÁN ESPERO QUE BIEN. ME ENCANTA SU PAGINA. TODO LO REFERENTE A PRODUCCIÓN DIGITAL. HEY A.C THANK YOU FOR ALL THIS TUTORIALS. I HAVE A PROBLEM WHIT THIS TUTORIAL I CAN'T SEE THIS VIDEO. by Terskov Alexander 06/25/2009 Thanks! Bolshoe spasibo!!! by Jose francesena (argentina) 06/24/2009 grande Andrew! Te mandamos un grande abrazo desde argentina! sos un grande! Gracias por todos los consejos utilisimos que nos das! te agradeceria si haces mas tutorials de 3d studio! Segui asi! by chahat 06/23/2009 Andrew.........awesome work again...want to know that from where did u start bro? by Jswift 06/23/2009 U are the f*cking man!!! Andrew, that was amazing. by ali 06/22/2009 Hello Andrew, you do a great job making these awesome tutorials. I have this question, why is it that when I render my videos they're kinda laggy? they videos play part of it and then stop, the players slider bar keeps moving but the image stops.? please help by aldz 06/21/2009 Thank you sir, this is a great tutorial... by Xander 06/21/2009 Nice tut! But got one problem. When I press F9 i get the render of the front view, not the perspective view. And I don't kow how to change that. (How do u get the extra options where u can choose the different views when u press F9?) Any help would be appreciated, Thx by Javier 06/16/2009 My friend, from Caracas - Venezuela I tell you good job, You´re the best. Thanks for give your knowledges. i learned a lot with your tutorials. good luck by shift 06/16/2009 Nicley explained, but this technique is like nearly 10 years old. There were a ton of scripts and plugs that did this, now all obsolete, you may find the right settings that will give you this, with less setup time. You just need to know how to setup in mray or vray, As said tho, Final holds the top step here, fast and no flicker. And you could have tweaked lightracer to get it 3 times as fast as default, with no noticeable visual change. by Albert 06/15/2009 AWESOME!!! We would like to request also if you could give us some tips and tricks about spline how to connect and break. I have been your avid follower to your products and its amazing what had done in my job. I am looking forward to your next launching of your new product. Mysh by aob 06/15/2009 SO GOOD by Alexis Rodriguez 06/14/2009 WE'RE NOT WORTHY! by Norberto 06/13/2009 Andrew, make more tutorial with Blender please. by Syphon 06/13/2009 Great quality of all your work Andrew, i think you`re doing a fantastic favour to the community! The fact that you`re an entertainer aswell makes it even better! :D by marty 06/13/2009 dear andrew, i'm writting from china, i've being a fan of your work and website for sometime now, but after i got back to china, i found there's no way of viewing your tutorials online, is there anyway i could download your tutorials perhaps? i really wish to keep watching your videos they give me endless ideas. thanks a lot. u da man. by AlexUNDER 06/10/2009 NICE ! P.S. ??????? ?????. ??? ???????. ????????? ????? by Suomi-Pepe 06/10/2009 This is nice sh*t! Thank you Andrew, luv u man! -Pertti from Finland by milos 06/09/2009 Nice lightening technique for this simple letters, but in complex scenes is it unuseful. Anyway great tip andrew... by HK 06/08/2009 Hi...You are one of the best in giving tutorials. I have used a lot different ones and you come right at the top.. How can i do this in AE. I am not a 3D person Thanks HK by Sp1 06/08/2009 I haven't read all the comments so someone may have pointed this out already. To detach elements to objects automatically in Max, just convert to editable mesh use "explode" with a setting of 180. Thanks Andrew! by Navaneedakumar 06/07/2009 Thank you very much for your tutorials. This is exactly i want.:) by LightForce 06/07/2009 Awesome :) ,with this 3d max ,AE,cool sounds,music,actors real or just models....and of course with this exelent knowledge of Andrew and VC,you can make own hi tech,hd movies. With all respect of course we dont need Spilberg or Hudini for this ;D. R`N`R ,its time for movies!Amen by Abanoub 06/07/2009 what about the Matrix Andrew (sir) by V3N0M 06/07/2009 nice one Andrew, make more tutorials for 3Ds MAX if you can. :) again great one by popboy 06/05/2009 COOL~ by JSern 06/04/2009 Hey andrew.. I had some problems in the making of the 3DsoftShadow... Can u gimme some correction on my vid? Heres the link http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=1385GOYEgvc by MD671 06/04/2009 Pssshhhhhhh.....I could do better. WHAT AM I SAYING!!!! *bowing down* you are the master. I just received the 10 pack bundle and WOW! Where do I start. I have been following all your tutorials since ever since and this is my first comment....but not my last. Where do I get that plug in? by saymos 06/04/2009 I like that ! Thx you Kramer ! by hampis 06/04/2009 hallo from geece... you are the best ..... i have the 3d max but i dont now how to use this... by suhaimi 06/03/2009 nice...!!!! by rcon2001 06/02/2009 so nice 3q AK by djbennyj 06/02/2009 Hey andrew, great tut ! I found this one on the net : http://vimeo.com/4824948 A translation of your tut to C4D ^^ by Brandon Henry 06/01/2009 Have you looked at the free script for Max called E-Light? You should check it out, does the same thing and will save you time. Good tutorial still! by ?? 05/31/2009 andrews plz adds mores!!!...u a innovation guy! by Jack Peirson 05/30/2009 Awesome! i used this tutorial to help me make part of the title for my upcoming production http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZvH81y4itA Thanks a lot!! by Ilyasse 05/30/2009 Good I like what I have done by vaish 05/29/2009 lol, ur tutorials are godly, just tried the ancient text, worked like a charm! Can't wait to try this one out! P.S. You should be knighted. lol by Breyon 05/29/2009 You did it again. THIS WAS AWESOME MAN!!!!!!!!! THANKS!!!!!!! by Martin 05/29/2009 HEY !!! YOU ARE SO GOOD ON AE !!! THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING!! by froeman 05/29/2009 Wow...Thank you so much for that technique...Used it in C4D perfectly. by Iserys 05/29/2009 Is that a new Mic you're using to record your voice there? Thanks for the Tut, just starting off with Max after wasting a month learning Blender and getting NOWHERE. The user interface is very tough to learn! by Anthony Alexander 05/28/2009 If you don't read other people's comments don't expect yours to be magically noticed. Most people like yourself, only care about themselves. @Y, depends on which you can *afford* I'd go for 3ds max, its industry standard software and there are a bevy of tutorials to help you create "reality from scratch" tm by Tom 05/28/2009 Hi Andrew! I wanted to thank you so much for all the great tutorials you and your team made! Before I stumbled upon your site, I acctualy didn't dare to touch AE (I wanted it so badly though :D ), because I didn't understand a thing! But after following the basic training and now i've done almost all of your tutorials, I'm quite familiar with the program! Also, 3Ds max is a program wich I used way longer before AE, but still are there some great tips in the tutorials! As a example this tutorials with the nice lighting. Keep up the good work and thank you! (And the rest of the videocopilot team) by kenji 05/28/2009 Good tutorial... Thx again man. Personaly i want some real deal tutorials whit particle sistem ( only you can do something good) ;). Kenji Romania by Ferenc 05/27/2009 Hi Andrew, Just want to thank you for al those great tutorials. Amazing how you explain things in a fast but clear way. You helped me a lot! With your help I was able to make the following trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9YJTVM2R2k Thank you very much! Ferenc by Tom 05/27/2009 Hi Andrew, isn't this soft shadow called "Ambient Occlusion" at least that is what I thought, but you never use this term, so now I'm confused... Tom by michael 05/26/2009 hey andrew very nice tutorial I was just wondering is there a way to send 3D models to after effects? from Cinema 4D and 3D max I cad find the way do you render as alpha or as matte ok Cheers michael.. by Roberto 05/26/2009 Very very...... nice Andrew! by Richard 05/26/2009 Wow superb man, !! i really love your tuts, and also very nice that once in a while some very goodlooking 3d tuts come up. Gonna try this with C4D because im mac user. by Hosseini 05/26/2009 so great and fantastic from bloody hell(Afghanistan) by Shahrier Shipon 05/26/2009 Nice.................. by Ozzy Capitalism 05/26/2009 Mantap kalipun...!!! "Funtastic..!!!" by Jorge F. Creations 05/26/2009 Thanks for this tutorial! I've been in the 3ds max scene for 4 years now and still searching for the best lightning techniques. I hope your tutorial could help me a bit! by salmanlp 05/26/2009 awesome tutorial Sir, i've been looking for this. plz someone make Cinema 4D tutorial please... by blenderman 05/25/2009 Great Tutorial, Thank you! With spotlights the shadowmap is calculated only once. There are several Plugins by guidogast 05/25/2009 Hi all, Soon i'm going to make exact the same tut. Only than in C4D (But only with your permission Andrew :D) I already know how to do it... Not everything is the same. But hey, if I can help... I'll be there! Greets, Guido(gast) by Jafar 05/24/2009 You are great uncle andrew. Superb! by hayssam 05/24/2009 i think you are famous in egypt than any graphic designer because you are the best your friend from egypt by Aidan 05/24/2009 wow wee wahh wow, 2 new tuts in 1 day!!! We are bless³d :) Thanks Andrew I can'tt wait....! /excited* I have AE7 and its missing some of the CC modules anyone know where i can get them? Esp that CC Particle world one. Pls reply I'll check back here. by spiralboy 05/24/2009 I had to made one too ;] [url]http://www.vimeo.com/4803499[/url] Made in Maya, I used only 4 soft shadow lights and ambient occlusion (beauty, amb occlusion, masks) Ae. Thanks Andrew Greetz from Poland by Edis 05/24/2009 I think your idea for this project came from the new hit film, Star Trek. Am I right? by dayoobrown 05/24/2009 this is very very very very coooooooooool by edes 05/23/2009 como cosigo o tutorial projeto ? by Baha 05/23/2009 Yet again another awesome tutorial! Even though I like your AE tutorials better, this one for 3DS Max is wonderful too. Thanks again! by Lucas 05/23/2009 You should do Blender tutorials too! by Jackson 05/23/2009 Loved it, great technique. Learned a lot. by Clement O 05/23/2009 Your wealth of experience is highly appreciated. God will continually improve you. You are simply the best!!! by huzaini 05/23/2009 hai andrew if u read this ...first thing i want to say i like 3ds max and i have for 2010.. can u do alot tutorial for 3ds max....who agree say (yeah) by Mrityunjay Singh 05/23/2009 Yes "You are a god at AE" ya it's 100% true :) this is my first comment but i m watching your tutorial last 2 years but never comment. sorry for this :)Andrew sir ur style of teaching is amazing realy by On 05/23/2009 Loved it so mutch ! thanks ! by Mikey Angel 05/22/2009 Wicked! I us Cinema 4D. Decided to find a C4D work flow for this. Turned out kinda nice. Here is a link to a wallpaper of the final image. Thanks for the inspiration Andrew. http://www.mahspot.com/img/mahspot-wallpaper-orig.jpg by psycronicx 05/22/2009 i like it when you put 3DS MAX Tutorial... i'm addict with this s/w, thx andrew. Currently showing 100 of 192 Comments.
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