Best Practices for Working with Textures

April 2013 – Duration: 58 minutes

Textures bring out the detail of your images adding to the realism and telling the story. See how to master them in KeyShot and deliver unbelievable visuals. In this webinar, we’ll talk about texture basics and how easily they’re applied using KeyShot’s mapping tools, plus take a look at our new procedural textures launching with KeyShot 4.1.

Best Practices for Studio Lighting Product Shots

April 2013 – Duration: 53 minutes

Lighting is perhaps the most important aspect when rendering out those product shots. How do you make them look professional? In this webinar, we talk about the key concepts to know when setting up a product shot and how to use KeyShot to create the perfect mood for your shoot.

Best Practices to Improve your 3D Renderings

March 2013 – Duration: 1:21 minutes

What’s the secret to take your 3D renderings from average to amazing? This webinar steps you through the key practices professionals use to create visuals that stand out. Improve your portfolio, captivate your website visitors, turn browsers into buyers with simple tips to improve your renderings and animations.

KeyShot 4: How it’s Done

February 2013 – Duration: 52 minutes

In this webinar, we provide an overview of new features in KeyShot 4 and show you how it was used to create the cyborg rendering you see here.

KeyShot 4 Preview

January 2013 – Duration: 52 minutes

In this webinar, you’ll get a first look at features coming to KeyShot 4, along with the new Live Linking capability available for SolidWorks, Creo and Rhinoceros via the KeyShot plugins, new physical lighting, rounded edges, model and view sets, render passes and much more.

Improving Your Material Workflow

October 2012 – Duration: 54 minutes

This webinar goes over all items relating to KeyShot Materials. We step back and take a look at what to consider before applying materials, what to know when importing your model, what’s unique about materials in KeyShot, using Material Templates and, of course, all the tips and tricks to make you the master of materials!

How to Create a KeyShotVR

September 2012 – Duration: 15 minutes

Go through each step of using KeyShotVR to create interactive 3D model viewing experiences on the web and touch-enabled devices. We show you how to use the KeyShotVR wizard, adjust your settings and embed them into your web pages. Four videos and a two manuals.

Product Rendering from Start to Finish

July 2012 – Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes

This webinar takes you step-by-step, from the modeling software to the final output. As always, we’ll have lots of tips and tricks along the way.

KeyShot Live Q&A

June 2012 – Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes

This webinar takes questions from the listeners to answers the questions about anything and everything about KeyShot. Each questions is answered with demonstration in KeyShot and additional tips and tricks to help along the way.

KeyShot 3.2 Essentials

May 2012 – Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes

This webinar will cover the new features available in KeyShot 3.2, and will go into depth in various area. Even though we will showing this off on car, everybody will benefit from the tips and tricks that will be shown. This is another webinar you don’t want to miss. Topics covered are:

• KeyShot 3.2 Overview
• Material Templates
• Open/Animate Doors
• Turn Wheels
• Lighting with HDR Editor

KeyShot Render Settings Explained

April 2012 – Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes

This webinar covers the different settings in the Render options when you are ready to produce your image. You’ll learn about each tab in the setting as well as the 3 Render Modes – Maximum time, Maximum samples and Advanced control. Topics covered are:

• Explaination of all Rendering settings
• Explaination of all 3 Render Modes

Product rendering for marketing

March 2012 – Duration: 1 hour

Within 10 minutes you see how a plain model imported into KeyShot can quickly be transformed into a more realistic image. It covers a quick process you can use to create stunning images for product brochures, images and other marketing collateral. The HDRI pack that Brian uses in the video can be found here.

• Materials
• Lighting
• Rendering
• Photoshop finishing

KeyShot 3.1 Overview

February 2012 – Duration: 51 minutes

In this webinar Jeff McCartney covers the new features added to KeyShot 3.1. Topics covered include:

• Metallic paint flakes
• Material templates
• Environment editing
• Improved texture mapping
• Improved animation interaction
• Network rendering
• Maya importer

Exploded view animation: Part 2

Duration: 53 minutes

In this part we will be taking rendered frames into After Effects for some finishing work. We will discuss how to render out animated masks to add glow, or change material colors without having to re-render animations.

Exploded view animation: Part 1

Duration: 1 hr. 7 minutes

In this webinar, Jeff McCartney covers the process of creating an exploded view animation using the new KeyShot 3 animation system.

KeyShot 3 Preview

Duration: 63 minutes

Welcome to KeyShot 3 – the webinar! In this webinar we focus on getting YOU more familiar with KeyShot 3 and all the new features. During the session we’ll cover the new user interface and updates the the Library pane. We’ll also show you new options you have for materials and textures along with cool new ways to work with parts and parts inside of assemblies. Last, but certainly not least, we’ll show the new KeyShot animation and the workflow you’ll use to create high-quality animations.

Back to Basics

Duration: 77 minutes

In this webinar you will learn some of the most fundamental concepts for working efficiently in KeyShot. Topics covered include directory structure, licensing and transfers, basic materials and lighting.

Image creation techniques: Part 2

Duration: 74 minutes

Join Brian Townsend for part two of this project based webinar that covers all aspects of image creation. During this portion of the webinar we’ll focus on render settings, output, and techniques for touching up your images.

Image creation techniques: Part 1

Duration: 74 minutes

In this webinar Brian Townsend renders the inside of a pinball machine. Throughout the project he covers basic and advanced techniques for creating materials, using textures, lighting and using cameras.

Rendering Jewelry

Duration: 91 minutes

In this webinar Brian Townsend covers techniques and tips for rendering jewelry. Techniques covered include physical properties of gem stones, precious metals, lighting and camera techniques.

Improving your KeyShot workflow: Part 2

Duration: 55 minutes

In this webinar Jeff McCartney continues working on a rendering of a camera, while explaining some tips and tricks to improve work flow. In addition he explains parameters of materials and techniques for using textures and labels.

Improving your KeyShot workflow: Part 1

Duration: 59 minutes

In this webinar, Jeff McCartney covers some concepts regarding working with scale in KeyShot. In addition, he works on rendering a digital camera and covers the creation of materials and concepts to understand while working with gamma in KeyShot.

Working with Textures

Duration: 1 hr 6 minutes

In this webinar, Brian Townsend covered some tips and tricks for creating and working with your own textures. He also talked about some techniques for improving the dynamic range of your renders using the gamma setting. The example scene can be downloaded below.