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The Cadalog SU Podium V2 Plus User Guide This is fast way to get started with SU Podium V2.5 Plus. This user guide is written for V2 Plus but it's very applicable to V2.5.x Plus. This is a PDF download. Written by Nicolas Harvey. Tips Pages - tons of tips Introduction to Photo realistic rendering in SketchUp with SU Podium V2 Part 1, Overview Part 2, Textures Part 3, Lights Part 4, Geometry Detail Part 5, Night Rendering Quick Start tutorials Quick Start -Applying Material Tutorial This quick start tutorial is an introduction to applying Podium materials to SketchUp faces and groups. This tutorial will also introduce you to EditInPlace, a utility for group and component editing. This tutorial will can be used with the or can preceed the Quick Start Interior tutorial. Quick Start Interior tutorial This quick start tutorial is primarily for customers that are starting to use SU Podium V2 Plus and are looking for methods to develop good interior images. The tutorial will apply the use of presets, the different type of lighting and examine Podium material properties. Creating your own Materials Chrome Plastic Translucent Glass Bump maps Podium Materials UI: Why Diffuse, Transparency & Reflection? Interiors and Exterior lighting tutorials Interior Lighting Tutorial Exterior Lighting Tutorial Another Night Render tutorial using LEM Adjust omni lights power value Also see the above Introduction to photo-realistic rendering tutorial and go to the Lights section (Part 3) Preset Tutorials The Preset Compare page - a visual guide Choosing the Right Preset A page on non-standard presets Getting rid of Blotches with QMC or high presets Modifying and Creating Presets with the Podium Preset Editor Creating your own Tone Mapping settings with Podium Preset Editor LEM Lighting Tutorials Interior Lighting Tutorial Quick Start Interior - LEM section The LEM fill tutorial - Using hidden LEMs to illuminate a shopping mall interior. Night Render tutorial using LEM Hidden LEM tip- Render a computer monitor or TV Also see the above Introduction to photo-realistic rendering tutorial and go to the Lights section (Part 3) Post Processing Tutorials Using PP (post processing) to finalise the rendering Basic Light Bloom using Photoshop Introducing the Podium Image Editor Mimicking photographic effects using Depth of Field and Filters with Podium Image Editor How to create a line overlay photo-realistic image Quick Tips Rendering a Night Scene in SU Podium How to use Podium Analyse tools Panorama Tutorials How to use Podium panoramas Exterior Panorama -tips and tricks, Part 1 Exterior Panorama -tips and tricks, Part 2 Google Cardboard with Podium Panoramas Using Cloud Domes with your Panorama Other tutorials Podium Image Editor - post processing inside SketchUp directly with SU Podium images Using Depth of Field with PIE Styles for SU Podium V2 Plus Alternative to Physical Sky Getting Ready to Print on Paper Rendering over 9,999 X 9,999 pixels Rendering 2½D Grass   (This links to the Grass Tutorial web page) How to use EditInPlace Adjust omni lights power value

Podium Browser Tutorials

Books

Essentials: Rendering with SU Podium V2 Plus very detailed book on V2 Plus by Jim Kenney

Free User Guide for V2 Plus from Cadalog, Inc.