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In rendering, a simulation of several bright disks of light, of various sizes, extending in one direction from the light source.
Industry:Software
In rendering, the simulation of light shining through fine particles (fog, smoke, or dust) in the air. In Maya, you must add fog to a light to simulate light fog. This fog is associated with a specific light, and can only appear within the light’s illumination.
Industry:Software
In rendering, an object that provides illumination to a scene. In the real world, the surfaces of objects are illuminated by light rays emitted from various light sources (for example, light bulbs, flashlights, the sun, fire, and so on).
In Maya, by setting the properties of a light source you can simulate many of the different types of real-world light sources that illuminate surfaces. Also known as light.
Industry:Software
The unit of measure for operations that use linear values (for example, moving and scaling). The default unit for measuring linear values is centimeters.
Industry:Software
In animation, a coordinate system aligned to the orientation of a joint. If the position of the joint is changed, its local axes may have to be realigned.
Industry:Software
The coordinate system (origin and axes) from the point of view of an object's parent node in the hierarchy of objects.
Industry:Software
A combination of several Maya commands that have been saved to the shelf, hotkey, or marking menu. Macros are time-saving tools that allow you to take repetitive tasks and combine them into a single button.
Industry:Software
Diffuse surfaces reflect (or scatter) light, and color in many angles. This type of surface causes light and color to spread freely.
Industry:Software
In post-production video, a real-time recording device that stores images electronically on a disk in a digital format rather than on video tape. These devices are commonly used with computer graphics because they are much faster than videotape recorders, and provide high-quality recording capabilities.
Industry:Software
