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Off-Topic Discussion => Arts & Talents => Topic started by: Stunaep on December 30, 2002, 05:16:01 pm

Title: The Lens Flare thread
Post by: Stunaep on December 30, 2002, 05:16:01 pm: For all of you derailing my topic with discussions of lens flares, here is where you'll want to come.

Ask away and let the renderers answer! :nod:
Title: Re: The Lens Flare thread
Post by: Ulundel on December 30, 2002, 05:24:00 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Stunaep
For all of you derailing my topic with discussions of lens flares

That'd be me :D

And I already got everything working. I was just trying to create different engine glows but got stuck with radius parameters.
Title: The Lens Flare thread
Post by: Stunaep on December 30, 2002, 05:34:48 pm: I see. Well that's like all other lens flare thingys in relative size of the screen, the render, the image, whatever you call it. Are you using Video Post?
Title: The Lens Flare thread
Post by: Ulundel on December 30, 2002, 05:45:10 pm: Yes, that too
Title: The Lens Flare thread
Post by: Nico on December 30, 2002, 07:44:59 pm: well, radius have to be animated with the distance. I know, that sux, but that's the way it is :(
Title: The Lens Flare thread
Post by: Anaz on December 30, 2002, 07:57:49 pm: and what proggy are we talking about? MAX?
Title: The Lens Flare thread
Post by: Deepblue on December 30, 2002, 08:58:57 pm: I have the same problem. When I use Video Post it doesnt show up in a still render. Then when I use effects I cant adjust color/intensity. I am using Max 5.0
Title: The Lens Flare thread
Post by: Ulundel on December 31, 2002, 03:13:32 am: Quote
Originally posted by Analazon
and what proggy are we talking about? MAX?

Yes, we're talking about Max here

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I have the same problem. When I use Video Post it doesnt show up in a still render.

*thinks*

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well, radius have to be animated with the distance. I know, that sux, but that's the way it is

*bangs head against the wall*

*kicks Max*

Crap! The thing I was trying to do didn't work...
Title: The Lens Flare thread
Post by: Nico on December 31, 2002, 06:51:29 am: Quote
Originally posted by Deepblue
I have the same problem. When I use Video Post it doesnt show up in a still render. Then when I use effects I cant adjust color/intensity. I am using Max 5.0

video post effects works only with the video post renderer, the "running guy" icon if you don't know already, and won't show up in the basic renderer.
Title: The Lens Flare thread
Post by: an0n on December 31, 2002, 01:28:25 pm: See, that's what got me for a long time.

I still can't get firey and gaseous to work with the damn glows though.
Title: The Lens Flare thread
Post by: Stunaep on December 31, 2002, 04:11:05 pm: Quote
Originally posted by an0n

I still can't get firey and gaseous to work with the damn glows though.

Inferno? to what part of the flare are you applying them to?
Title: The Lens Flare thread
Post by: an0n on December 31, 2002, 05:11:29 pm: .....Glows.

It just gives a ****ty even glow. I want fire dammit! I demand to have at least one area in which I can out-do the animal kingdom.
Title: The Lens Flare thread
Post by: Ulundel on January 01, 2003, 06:40:59 am: Talking about Inferno...I don't know...it's the only effect that doesen't show up. :doubt: Any ideas why?
Title: The Lens Flare thread
Post by: Stunaep on January 01, 2003, 08:09:59 am: Quote
Originally posted by Ten of Twelve
Talking about Inferno...I don't know...it's the only effect that doesen't show up. :doubt: Any ideas why?

assign Inferno to an effect (usually to the glow or secondary flare) in the general parameters.
Title: The Lens Flare thread
Post by: Stunaep on January 01, 2003, 08:10:57 am: Quote
Originally posted by an0n
.....Glows.

It just gives a ****ty even glow. I want fire dammit! I demand to have at least one area in which I can out-do the animal kingdom.

try manipulating the transparency and colour values, also radial transparency.
Title: The Lens Flare thread
Post by: Ulundel on January 01, 2003, 08:13:14 am: Quote
Originally posted by Stunaep

try manipulating the transparency and colour values, also radial transparency.

Uhuh. Thanks, I'll try that. :)
Title: The Lens Flare thread
Post by: Eishtmo on January 01, 2003, 11:33:50 am: Lens flares suck. Don't use them.
Title: The Lens Flare thread
Post by: Stunaep on January 01, 2003, 12:17:24 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Eishtmo
Lens flares suck. Don't use them.

does this suck?
(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/lmarshal/GWRelics.jpg)
Title: The Lens Flare thread
Post by: Ulundel on January 01, 2003, 03:12:07 pm: OK, just let's say for a moment that lens flares suck. This is one of my renders that I just made for testing some lens effects:

(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/3rdtwilight/stuff/enterprise_render_1.jpg)

And this is the same render when removing all the lens effects:

(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/3rdtwilight/stuff/enterprise_render_1_lf.jpg)

:)
Title: The Lens Flare thread
Post by: Nico on January 01, 2003, 05:20:39 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Eishtmo
Lens flares suck. Don't use them.

correction: when you don't know how to make good lenseflares, they suck. when badly done, chocolate sux, too.
Title: The Lens Flare thread
Post by: Carl on January 03, 2003, 12:04:25 am: lens flares can be good or bad, you simply must use them tastefully. a slight glow and two sharp rays coming out of an engine are okay, but don't put in a huge bright halo, eight long bright rays, and 16 colorful reflections (line of little round things)
Title: The Lens Flare thread
Post by: Knight Templar on January 03, 2003, 12:06:42 am: Quote
Originally posted by Teno

(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/3rdtwilight/stuff/enterprise_render_1.jpg)

*ignores the fact it was a lense flare test*

ewwww you made C why?
Title: The Lens Flare thread
Post by: Setekh on January 03, 2003, 01:44:21 am: Quote
Originally posted by Stunaep
(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/lmarshal/GWRelics.jpg)

The render doesn't suck (it's quite nice, actually), but funnily enough, I rendered many months ago the opposite side of that render... ;)

(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/staff/setekh/casualties.jpg)
Title: The Lens Flare thread
Post by: Knight Templar on January 03, 2003, 01:48:12 am: *cough* show off *cough*

;) ;) ;)

That's one of your cooler ones steaky :nod:
Title: The Lens Flare thread
Post by: Ulundel on January 03, 2003, 03:26:47 am: Quote
Originally posted by Knight Templar

*ignores the fact it was a lense flare test*

ewwww you made C why?

Don't ask. It was probably 4 AM or something. :D
Title: The Lens Flare thread
Post by: Stunaep on January 03, 2003, 03:41:32 am: Quote
Originally posted by Setekh

The render doesn't suck (it's quite nice, actually), but funnily enough, I rendered many months ago the opposite side of that render... ;)

(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/staff/setekh/casualties.jpg)

heh... never saw that one. :lol:. Well, there goes my next idea.
Title: The Lens Flare thread
Post by: Carl on January 03, 2003, 05:24:07 am: Quote
Originally posted by Stunaep

does this suck?
(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/lmarshal/GWRelics.jpg)

yes:D

*runs*
Title: The Lens Flare thread
Post by: Ulundel on January 22, 2003, 11:42:21 am: Errr, how can I render to file using video post effects?

And how can I change the FPS?
Title: The Lens Flare thread
Post by: Razor on January 23, 2003, 10:34:09 am: I think both Deimos related renders are awesome, but Setekh has an advantage here because he has a few tricks in his program. Right? ;) By the way Setekh, how did you create that canvas effect? I saw it on many of your renders. It's as though it was made on real canvas not on a PC. :eek:
Title: The Lens Flare thread
Post by: Setekh on January 25, 2003, 06:31:23 am: Quote
Originally posted by Mulla Mohammad Omar
heh... never saw that one. :lol:. Well, there goes my next idea.

There are so many things to render. When I left I had thousands of ideas for shots I wanted to do, but I simply lacked the time... boy, I really wanted to do a comm node explosion as in Into The Lions' Den, but I didn't end up figuring out how to make the cloud mass satisfying. ;)

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Originally posted by Razor
I think both Deimos related renders are awesome, but Setekh has an advantage here because he has a few tricks in his program. Right? ;) By the way Setekh, how did you create that canvas effect? I saw it on many of your renders. It's as though it was made on real canvas not on a PC. :eek:

Tricks? Au contraire, I think what I run is far weaker than the commercial stuff - it would be ludicrous to suggest otherwise - it's just that I know every single feature in what I use, so I can use it very effectively. :nod: And... canvas effect? The which? :nervous: