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title: "R.F. - Getting Started"
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Welcome to RenderMan Fundamentals, the official introductory training for Pixar's flagship renderer.
This page contains everything you need to install and learn the basics of RenderMan.
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NCR - Installation
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This lesson is all about installing the NCR version of RenderMan and getting it up and running inside Maya.
Katana Setup
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Learn how to get up and running with RenderMan inside of Katana.
Houdini Setup
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Learn how to set up RenderMan for Houdini and check if everything is working correctly.
Understanding The Shelf
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Let’s explore all the options within the RenderMan Shelf inside Maya.
Exploring the RenderMan Shelf
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In this lesson, I'll guide you through the various options available in the RenderMan menu.
Preset Browser - Part 1
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In this first lesson, you'll learn the basics of the RenderMan Preset Browser and how to create your own shader libraries to use across multiple projects, share with others, and also across RenderMan DCCs.
Preset Browser - Part 2
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In this second lesson about the RenderMan Preset Browser, I’ll be demonstrating how to create your own RenderMan shader and lighting libraries.
RenderMan's Image Tool - IT
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Learn how to use RenderMan’s Image Tool, or IT, and fire up your interactive rendering sessions.
The RenderMan Viewport
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In this lesson, you’ll learn how to get up and running with RenderMan’s interactive viewport within Maya for your look-development work.
Using Maya's Render view
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If you prefer to work within Maya’s RenderView window, then this lesson will get you up and rendering.
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### Next Steps
Ready for the next step in your RenderMan Fundamentals learning path?
Let’s move on to demystifying the Aces color management, part of the Academy's OCIO system.
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