Highlights some of the techniques used to approximate a linear workflow in blender. While its mainly targeted at tackling several linux problems its main ideas still hold true for all platforms.
A typical lightsaber effect realized with the compositor and aimed to be used in live action video. It is configurable and supports any color and motion blur.
I step by step breakdown of my way of achieving a pearl material with luxrender. It describes and highlights some aspects of the luxrender material system.