2 newb questions: Lighting and animated materials

cetihcra · April 15th, 2008

Hey all -- I'm a complete newb to 3DS/VIZ, but i'm learning. I do have two rather specific questions:

1. How can i achieve some sort of air density/particle effect from lights (Such as in http://static.flickr.com/92/245476507_d9ea1d0b8f.jpg) preferably using MR.

2. Is it possible to assign a small video clip as a material, such that it runs it's own animation while the scene is rendered? I guess it would be possible (but insanely time consuming) to alter the material in each frame, but is there an easier way?

Thanks all
r

Claudio Branch · April 15th, 2008

The effect you're interested in is "Volume Light" and it is added within the lights' Atmosphere and Effects panel. Use the User Reference within the app to get acquainted with the range of settings for this effect.

Using a video clip is no problem. Just go to the diffuse slot of a Standard Material and choose Bitmap. There you can pull down the File Type and use something like .avi or .ifl

cetihcra · April 15th, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Claudio Branch

The effect you're interested in is "Volume Light" and it is added within the lights' Atmosphere and Effects panel. Use the User Reference within the app to get acquainted with the range of settings for this effect.

Using a video clip is no problem. Just go to the diffuse slot of a Standard Material and choose Bitmap. There you can pull down the File Type and use something like .avi or .ifl

Thanks for your help -- i guess i had no idea that i could simply use an AVI as the diffuse material.

r

April 15th, 2008	#1 (permalink)
cetihcra Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 3 Name: Ron Jewett	2 newb questions: Lighting and animated materials Hey all -- I'm a complete newb to 3DS/VIZ, but i'm learning. I do have two rather specific questions: 1. How can i achieve some sort of air density/particle effect from lights (Such as in http://static.flickr.com/92/245476507_d9ea1d0b8f.jpg) preferably using MR. 2. Is it possible to assign a small video clip as a material, such that it runs it's own animation while the scene is rendered? I guess it would be possible (but insanely time consuming) to alter the material in each frame, but is there an easier way? Thanks all r

April 15th, 2008	#2 (permalink)
Claudio Branch Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Arlington, Texas Age: 43 Posts: 775 Name: Claudio Branch	Re: 2 newb questions: Lighting and animated materials The effect you're interested in is "Volume Light" and it is added within the lights' Atmosphere and Effects panel. Use the User Reference within the app to get acquainted with the range of settings for this effect. Using a video clip is no problem. Just go to the diffuse slot of a Standard Material and choose Bitmap. There you can pull down the File Type and use something like .avi or .ifl

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