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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: aldo_14 on July 24, 2001, 08:19:00 am

Title: I want to make nice laser/beam renders!!!
Post by: aldo_14 on July 24, 2001, 08:19:00 am
How do you add them into TS5?  With lighting  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)

I think I've asked this before.....(Shrugs)

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Title: I want to make nice laser/beam renders!!!
Post by: Carl on July 24, 2001, 10:15:00 am
usually do them in photoshop.
Title: I want to make nice laser/beam renders!!!
Post by: KillMeNow on July 24, 2001, 10:18:00 am
 (http://members.aol.com/syrinx18/vorlonfire.jpg)

that good enough??
Title: I want to make nice laser/beam renders!!!
Post by: Taristin on July 24, 2001, 11:25:00 am
It needs to be emitting light... :-/
Title: I want to make nice laser/beam renders!!!
Post by: aldo_14 on July 24, 2001, 11:29:00 am
 
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Originally posted by KillMeNow:


that good enough??

Yes...but how!!!!!!

BTW;  Not sure how to use PSP7.0 (for that is what I use) to make beams... plus I want to try and add vsible lighting from the beam.

Title: I want to make nice laser/beam renders!!!
Post by: KillMeNow on July 24, 2001, 11:34:00 am
well i dont know how to make the beams glows - i not sure if you can with treuspace - but - i did that one with just a long thing cylinder textured brightly put a little ball at the end although dont need that really cause you will make the glow in psp7. then just use the illumination effects sunburst put ot over the bit you want to glow and get the size rights and all pic the colour you want then do it again abit small in the smae place but white making the beam look like its glowing hmmmmm difficult one - let me think about it
Title: I want to make nice laser/beam renders!!!
Post by: aldo_14 on July 24, 2001, 12:10:00 pm
 
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Originally posted by KillMeNow:
well i dont know how to make the beams glows - i not sure if you can with treuspace - but - i did that one with just a long thing cylinder textured brightly put a little ball at the end although dont need that really cause you will make the glow in psp7. then just use the illumination effects sunburst put ot over the bit you want to glow and get the size rights and all pic the colour you want then do it again abit small in the smae place but white making the beam look like its glowing hmmmmm difficult one - let me think about it

That's how I did my only attempt so far.... I was hoping to find a way to kind of 'shine' or reflect a light down the inside of a tube, like a flourescent (?) light.

Title: I want to make nice laser/beam renders!!!
Post by: KillMeNow on July 25, 2001, 07:35:00 pm
ok whats your icq# casue i have a plan  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif) its not prefect but probally as good as you will get with truespace
Title: I want to make nice laser/beam renders!!!
Post by: Kazan on July 26, 2001, 07:18:00 am
we need to be able how to figure everything out to have it done in TrueSpace so we can do it dynamically [animations]
Title: I want to make nice laser/beam renders!!!
Post by: aldo_14 on July 26, 2001, 02:09:00 pm
 
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Originally posted by KillMeNow:
ok whats your icq# casue i have a plan   (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif) its not prefect but probally as good as you will get with truespace

I've been able to get lights showing up properly - simple stuff but a good start for me  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif) - although I need to do some work on perfecting the size / colour before I render anyhting with them.

Unfortunately, TS seems to like to have lights of a uniform size (i.e. a circle) - otherwise I could have tired using a light 'tube'.....  I'll keep on experimenting a wee bit and see what I can do  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)



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Title: I want to make nice laser/beam renders!!!
Post by: CODEDOG ND on July 26, 2001, 02:42:00 pm
well try this...use a blur on the beam from psp 7, then a diffuse gradient glow from Eye Candy 4000, and use lights in truespace 4.2 around the beam.  

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Title: I want to make nice laser/beam renders!!!
Post by: Carl on July 26, 2001, 02:52:00 pm
set the aspect ration of your lens flares to 0.0