Uploaded June 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago

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This video is about common misconceptions surrounding the metalness map within a PBR workflow, notably the belief that metalness maps should contain only black or white values.

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00:00 Introduction
01:25 Looking at Ore
03:54 Texels
08:02 Mipmaps
10:00 Metalness Examples