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01. Introduction and project overview

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02. Initial project concept and storyboards

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03. Adding lights to the scene in 3ds Max

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04. Using mental ray materials

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05. Using 3ds Max particles to create sparks

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06. Getting acquainted with State Sets in 3ds Max

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07. Using State Sets to create custom render passes

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08. Separating scene elements using State Sets

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09. Using Render Elements in 3ds Max

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10. Creating 3D elements that can be transferred to After Effects

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11. Using the 3ds Max Compositor View

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12. Installing the Autodesk Compositor Link plugin for After Effects

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13. Overview of Media Sync workflow between 3ds Max and After Effects

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14. Using Helper Objects to quickly place 3D layers

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15. Using 3D Nulls to drive 2D effects like lens flares

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16. Baking an expression to fix motion blurred camera animation

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17. Creating glows and changes with the Object ID pass

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18. Overview of the compositing techniques use in the final render

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19. How to install MAXScripts and add them to the interface

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20. Creating custom attributes and transforming selected objects

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21. Controlling many objects simply with MAXScript and expressions