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Hello;

Can someone please tell me from where can I start learning VEX;
Are there any other resources than the help content.

Thank You.
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All books/papers about… RendarMan and its RSL language is the best place to start learning VEX.
VEX is very similar to RSL, lots of the same concepts and ideas. If you know RSL you know VEX (approximately )The most important difference (exept code execution enviroment ) is that there are plenty of useful learning stuff about RenderMan and very few about VEX.

cheers,

SY.


PS See Odforce.net/tutorials –> for VEX shader writting introduction.
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Thank You so much SYmek

You know, I want t dive so deep in VOPs, and I'm just getting ready. :wink:

What book about RSL is your suggestion for a beginner?

Thanks.
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Look here:

www.renderman.org [renderman.org]

(you're also interested in every Siggraph paper on RenderMan and shaders code from that site.)

or look on five books from the top here:

www.amazon.com [amazon.com]


sorry! No misterious sources here. Just RenderMan community and amazon .


cheers,
SY.
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Yeah, Thanks SYmek.

I'm going to start RSL.

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This is also good:
http://odforce.net/happy_rendering_with_vex/ [odforce.net]
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OK!

Thanks to edward and SYmek.

So lets get started.

Have nice time guys.
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Please also take a look at this page too: http://odforce.net/wiki/index.php/VEX [odforce.net]

Enjoy!
Jason
Jason Iversen, Technology Supervisor & FX Pipeline/R+D Lead @ Weta FX
also, http://www.odforce.net [www.odforce.net]
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Thank You jason_iversen

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