Information
for members of the LAmrUG

Program

Our agenda is to help all those wishing to further their knowledge of mental ray^®, from users wishing to understand parameters better, to expert shader writers trading tips, or offering advice.

Where

Our goal is to rotate the meeting around to the offices of various production houses, software vendors and educational institutions. In the past, these have included RFX, Digital Dimension, Klasky-Csupo, Motion Works and Digiscope, as well as in the meeting room of several hotels, such as the historic Culver Hotel.

When

Monthly, typically from 7-10PM, on the Tuesday after the local Siggraph meeting. Local Siggraph is usually on the second or third Tuesday, so we end up usually on the third or fourth Tuesday of the month. We also help mental images plan global receptions for SIGGRAPH.

What

Proposed Activities

• Performance tips
• Rasterizer usage
• Understanding Global Illumination and Final Gathering
• Hardware Accelerated Shaders: OpenGL & Cg
• Hair, Fur & Feathers: Geoshaders
• NPR Rendering: Contour Shaders
• Phenomena Creation and Editing Tools
• Shader writing tips from training class

How

If you'd like to be put on the email list announcing the specifics of what, where and when we have each meeting, just send a message to notice (using that name prepended with an *at* sign to the lamrug.org domain), with your contact information.

And if you plan on attending a meeting, we like to have an estimated head count beforehand, for space and refreshments planning. So we very much appreciate an RSVP, or a reply back to the meeting notice. Thanks, and welcome to our community!