Maya 2025: Lighting and Rendering with Arnold, Compositing in Adobe After Effects
In this tutorial, we walk through the basic workflow for rendering in Autodesk Maya using Arnold. The video demonstrates how to set up a simple directional light, adjust lighting settings, and control shadow quality to produce a clean render.
The tutorial also covers exporting an image sequence from Maya and bringing it into Adobe After Effects for final compositing. You will learn how to assemble the rendered frames, apply basic adjustments, and compress the final output into a video file ready for presentation or upload.
This walkthrough is designed for beginners who want to understand the full pipeline from rendering in Maya to producing a finished video.