I don't have a student version ..but go to your application options and adjust from there...to see waht they have if it's not like a full version
No, the student version is exactly identical to the Inventor 2014 Professional version, with the exception of the "Education Version" watermarks everywhere. As long as anyone has set the colors, and has exported them to a recognizable format, I could just import them over to my settings.
Nonetheless, I've looked at the standard options, and they're mostly linear gradients. The colors I saw at the presentation on Youtube seemed to be model-centric gradient, like the lighting was around the model. It gives a pretty beautiful touch to the scene.
I just made this in Paint.NET using the Gradient tool, with the radial section (I'm no expert). Similar, but the one in the video looks more elliptical rather than radial. It actually looks like a roll of cloth was unrolled down a wall (from the ceiling) and continues to unroll towards the camera. Then a single light was setup above and behind the camera lens to give it the effect of a radial gradient, but with a slight horizontal gradient towads the lower portion of the screen. Pretty cool.