If you’ll be in LA for SIGGRAPH2010, you might want to consider attending the Chaos Group’s 8-hour training event on VRay.  On the FaceBook page you can see the agenda and some of the great freebies you’ll get for attending:

Everyone who attends gets a free copy of 3DATS’s ispirato book. Plus a chance to win “One Project” and “Advanced to Expert” books, V-Ray t-shirts, pins, notepads, pens and V-Ray RT licenses.

AGENDA

0930-1000: Registration, Setup, Coffee
1000-1100: The Critical Settings and their Math
1100-1200: Real World Material Creation
1200-1300: Animating with V-Ray
1300-1330: Lunch, Networking
1330-1500: V-Ray Power Tools
1500-1600: Practical Exterior Lighting
1600-1700: Practical Interior Lighting
1700-1800: Q&A, Networking, Refreshments

You’ll need to know 3dsMax and VRay 1.5SP5, register early for $100 discount.  Full details on the CGSchool Page.

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