Level Up Your Night Scenes Using Ray-MMD (Beginner's Tutorial ft. Hatsune Miku)

Are your night scenes in your MMD videos turning out too dark and ugly despite watching countless Ray-MMD tutorials? Frustrated with tutorials giving vague instructions like "put it just around here," only to change the instructions later? Well, worry no more! In this MMD tutorial, I'll provide you with the exact values and techniques I use to make your MMD videos shine during night scenes. By the end of this beginner's tutorial, you'll not only learn how to set up a night scene using Ray-MMD but also combine it with other MMD effects.

MMD TUTORIAL LINKS:
Basic Ray-MMD / Raycast Step-by-step Beginner's Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2QD4Y_tHPk
Ray-MMD + KiraKira Effect Combo Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeybeZn0ULs

DL LINKS FOR THIS TUTORIAL:
MME(MikuMikuEffect) - https://learnmmd.com/http:/learnmmd.com/download-mme-install-mikimikueffects-add-effects-mmd
Hatsune Miku Model - https://3d.nicovideo.jp/works/td56081
Stage - https://bowlroll.net/file/273709
Raycast/Ray-MMD 1.5.2 - https://github.com/ray-cast/ray-mmd/releases

DL LINKS FOR THE OTHER MMD EFFECTS USED IN THIS TUTORIAL:
Diffusion7 by Soboro - https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=EF581C37A4524EDA&id=EF581C37A4524EDA%21121&parId=EF581C37A4524EDA%21108&o=OneUp
Autoluminous4 by Soboro - https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=EF581C37A4524EDA&id=EF581C37A4524EDA%21119&parId=EF581C37A4524EDA%21108&o=OneUp
SoftSmoke by Beamman - https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=%21ANLgFpsFrUrQ4L4&cid=825DFC8A54D86E4C&id=825DFC8A54D86E4C%213467&parId=825DFC8A54D86E4C%21183&o=OneUp

Video Clips Used in the intro(From my channel):
CH4NGE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MLgLZ-D27M
KING - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRLaAYDbBKA

Model used in intro/outro:
REM's SEKAI Style Hatsune Miku / 初音ミク VS ver.1.2 - @REMmaple
DL link: https://bowlroll.net/file/284224

CHAPTERS:
0:00 The Ray-MMD Night Scene You'll Ever Need
0:38 Requirements For This Tutorial
1:27 Basic Setup: Clearing The Stage
1:57 Basic Setup: Loading All Assets
3:09 Basic Setup: Configuring Ray-MMD In MME(MikuMikuEffect)
4:30 Configuring the Time of Night Controller
5:36 Configuring the Ray Controller
6:19 Materials: Adding Ray MMD Materials
7:20 Materials: Changing the Eyes White Texture Via Controller
8:12 Combining Ray MMD with other MMD Effects
9:53 Lighting: Configuring SpotlightIES
10:38 Lighting: Making the Light Source Follow The Model
11:39 Lighting: Hiding the Light Source From the Scene
12:18 Ray-MMD Night Scene + KiraKira Effect Sample
12:30 Want More MMD Tutorials?

Want more Ray MMD Tutorials featuring Hatsune Miku? Visit my channel: @theweebdev

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