Template:MR Manually connecting mia exposure simple

Open the Hypershade and go to the Cameras tab:

Drag each of the cameras you want to use for rendering to the Work Area below using you middle mouse button (MMB).

Now we're going to create the mia_exposure_simple node. This is a Mental Ray Node, so we need to switch the inventory at the left to Create Mental Ray Nodes:

Scroll to the Lenses section and open it. Click the mia_exposure_simple icon. A new node will be created and displayed in your Work Area:

Now it's time to connect it to our cameras. MMB drag the mia_exposure node onto the camera icon and release your mouse button. A pop-up will appear asking you what type of connection should be created. Choose default in this case.

That's it. The mia_exposure is now connected to your camera and can be used to adjust the rendered image. We'll keep the default settings for now. We will adjust them shortly.

You can repeat this process for other cameras. In most cases a single mia_exposure_control node will suffice, just connecting it to multiple cameras. In other cases you may want to create multiple mia_exposure nodes as well, allowing you to fine-tune per camera.

If you want to create an existing mia_exposure_simple node to one of your cameras, but your Work Area is empty, you can find existing mia_exposure_simple nodes in the Utilities tab. You can MMB-drag them into your Work Area to connect them.

If you want to see to which cameras a node is connected, select it and use the button to show its connections.