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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Taristin on October 20, 2001, 09:43:00 am

Title: Rendering question to the steak
Post by: Taristin on October 20, 2001, 09:43:00 am

How ya' doin' AWACs?
Ah's got a simple question. How do you get those thruster glows like you have in your renders? I'm using TS5, and the lights won't show a glow behind an object, and I've tried using planes, with transparency and filtering like with beams, but it's not always successful...  Any suggestions?

Title: Rendering question to the steak
Post by: Thorn on October 20, 2001, 09:47:00 am

Speaking of renders..
anyone know of a good rendering tutorial for Lightwave or TS?
I'd like to start doing some HW renders...

Title: Rendering question to the steak
Post by: Nico on October 20, 2001, 09:49:00 am

 

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Originally posted by Raa Tor'h:
How ya' doin' AWACs?
Ah's got a simple question. How do you get those thruster glows like you have in your renders? I'm using TS5, and the lights won't show a glow behind an object, and I've tried using planes, with transparency and filtering like with beams, but it's not always successful...  Any suggestions?

I thought Setekh used Spear, not Ts?

[This message has been edited by venom2506 (edited 10-20-2001).]

Title: Rendering question to the steak
Post by: DragonClaw on October 20, 2001, 09:51:00 am

 

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Originally posted by Thorn:
Speaking of renders..
anyone know of a good rendering tutorial for Lightwave or TS?
I'd like to start doing some HW renders...

h4w h4w...

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Title: Rendering question to the steak
Post by: Fineus on October 20, 2001, 10:47:00 am

 

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Originally posted by venom2506:
 I thought Setekh used Spear, not Ts?

Thats "Spire".

And he uses little lens flares for all his glows, just don't ask me how he got it to look so good. I can't seem to replicate it.

Title: Rendering question to the steak
Post by: Taristin on October 20, 2001, 01:01:00 pm

I tried lensflares... Damn (we can say that right?) his spire! TS won't show lensflares if they are behind the object... and these plane concoctions of mine don't allways work right...

Title: Rendering question to the steak
Post by: Stryke 9 on October 20, 2001, 04:58:00 pm

 

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Originally posted by Raa Tor'h:
I tried lensflares... Damn (we can say that right?) his spire! TS won't show lensflares if they are behind the object... and these plane concoctions of mine don't allways work right...

Ha ha...

This is why you go abandonware, not modern freeware.

Title: Rendering question to the steak
Post by: Setekh on October 21, 2001, 05:12:00 am

Well, yes I have Spire and yes I use lots of little lens flares - but in particular, I think I have the answer to your question about engine glows behind ships. I set Spire to render lens flares for me so that glows persist even when they are behind other objects. So basically, the engine generates new flares based on what non-transparent objects are above it  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

Title: Rendering question to the steak
Post by: Nico on October 21, 2001, 06:20:00 am

 

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Originally posted by Setekh:
Well, yes I have Spire and yes I use lots of little lens flares - but in particular, I think I have the answer to your question about engine glows behind ships. I set Spire to render lens flares for me so that glows persist even when they are behind other objects. So basically, the engine generates new flares based on what non-transparent objects are above it   (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

there's the same thing in max... you sure your brother made it? sounds really professional to me  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

Title: Rendering question to the steak
Post by: aldo_14 on October 21, 2001, 07:23:00 am

 

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Originally posted by Raa Tor'h:
I tried lensflares... Damn (we can say that right?) his spire! TS won't show lensflares if they are behind the object... and these plane concoctions of mine don't allways work right...

TS is evil.... it took me half an hour to add 4 visible lights on a render.  If the light intersects in any way with the model, it doesn't show... if you get the wrong settings on the light itself - doesn't work.  And all the lens flares seem to be set to look the same size when rendering, regardless of the actual light size, making it near impossible to add running lights and thrusters at the same time  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/mad.gif)

Title: Rendering question to the steak
Post by: Thorn on October 21, 2001, 11:36:00 am

Yeah, Ive been using TS till I figure Lightwave out..
god its confusing.

Title: Rendering question to the steak
Post by: Carl on October 21, 2001, 12:13:00 pm

TS4 does 90% as much as TS5 when it comes to rendering, and it is alot less complicated.

Title: Rendering question to the steak
Post by: Setekh on October 22, 2001, 05:16:00 am

 

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Originally posted by venom2506:
there's the same thing in max... you sure your brother made it? sounds really professional to me   (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

Oh yes, I'm sure - I made it with him  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

Title: Rendering question to the steak
Post by: Nico on October 22, 2001, 05:21:00 am

well, bow down before the Woo family then  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

Title: Rendering question to the steak
Post by: Setekh on October 22, 2001, 06:08:00 am

No no, none of that's necessary  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif) But what you can do is take a look at these...  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

 (http://www.3dap.com/hlp/staff/setekh/thumbs/akeldama.jpg)   (http://www.3dap.com/hlp/staff/setekh/thumbs/mit-mig.jpg)  ("http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/array/")

Enjoy!  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)

Title: Rendering question to the steak
Post by: Thorn on October 22, 2001, 01:03:00 pm

Sweet.....monkeying....christ..
those are sweet...

[edit] damn that monkey [/edit]

[This message has been edited by Thorn (edited 10-22-2001).]