本教程是关于KATANA视觉特效VFX照明渲染全面训练视频教程，时长：10小时，大小：4.6 GB，MP4高清视频格式，共45个章节，作者：Arvid Schneider，语言：英语。
KATANA是一种用来渲染3D数据的环境，允许艺术家去自定义和控制外观、灯光，同时保持性能，即使在处理大的数据集。
通过使用基于规则的方法，它的操作并不具有破坏性，因此可以让建模、外观开发、动画和灯光团队并行工作。
KATANA最初是在索尼图形图像开发，用以处理日益复杂的工作流程，早在制作《贝奥武夫》和《冲浪企鹅》时已经被投入使用。
KATANA的商业开发是由The Foundry在2009年年末开始的，以作为两家公司独特合作的一部分。
The Foundry的不断努力，以及和广泛用户的协商，都确保了KATANA是一个十分灵活的产品，并能够最终集成任何的工作流程和任何渲染器。
能够和Nuke、皮克斯的RenderMan一起工作，都表明了它是一个非常友好的产品。
Arvid Schneider is an established artist, who has been working in the professional VFX industry for more than 10 years. He has worked on big blockbusters like Captain Marvel, Aquaman, Ready Player One, Jurassic World, Transformers and many more.DescriptionWith his knowledge and expertise, Arvid has prepared a detailed course to get to know and understand the industry standard lighting and look development software Katana. This course will help you to jump-start your career by becoming an advanced lighting and shading TD in today's competitive industry.DisclaimerThis course is tagged for all levels - but it gets Intermediate and Advanced fairly quickly!This is a technical and artistic course which means that it will contain quite a lot of theory, bit also artistic hands-on lectures.This course is using Katana for Windows and Arnold as the main software tools. (But all topics can be achieved on Linux or Mac workstations, the same applies for other renderers).Mastering KatanaGain real production insightsFully understand how to work within Katana and to understand important workflowsCreate your own powerful macros and templates to organize your workTechnical course on how to create advanced templates within KatanaAdvanced LookDev and Lighting practicesOpscripts, Graph State Variables, Reference Expressions, Macros, Live Groups, Variable SwitchesBrief OverviewIntroduction to Katana - installation, navigation, UIPrinciples of Look Development and LightingCreating advanced and versatile Look and Lighting templatesLook development of production assetsShot lighting of production assetsRendering shotsCompositingAccomplishmentsYou will be able to fully work with Katana at a high level.Directly jump into a VFX company with advanced knowledge in templates and workflows.Create and customize custom workflows.Develop tools and macros.What this course is NOTNot teaching a specific renderer (Course is applicable to other renderers).Not about modelling, texturing or animation.Will not teach about Python or Lua or other programming languages.Who this course is for:Students who want to work professionally in the VFX industry and need a good understanding of the software KatanaBeginner level artists curious to learn VFX standardsArtists who want to add another set of tools to their toolbagCourse contentIntroductionIntroductionPreparation and InstallationInstalling Arnold for KatanaEnvironment VariablesAdding Additional ResourcesKatana | FundamentalsIntroductionConfiguration and LayoutNavigating and ViewingDataflowStructuring the TemplateLookdev and Lighting PrinciplesPreparation of Upstream DepartmentsArnold OverviewIntroductionCross DCC plugins - MtoA, KtoA, HtoA, C4DtoA, MAXtoAFundamentals of Arnold CourseLook DevelopmentIntroductionArnold Shading Node Shortcut ExtensionBasic Look Development WorkflowsChild Materials and Automatic AssignmentsBasic Principles and KLF BakingTurntable Template SetupLighting Template for LookdevLightingIntroductionIntroduction to GafferIntroduction to Monitor and CatalogArbitrary Output Variables - AOVs