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"Watermark" for logos

    28-Feb-94 12:44:20
Sb: "Watermark" for logos
Fm: Mike Ratledge 73751,3246
To: All
OK, guys – here's one that should be a no-brainer, but I can't seem to figure out exactly "how-to": 'Watermarks' or the company or station logo that broadcast stations have added to the lower-right hand corner, which look as though they are clear, and allow anything that they are superimposed upon to show through. I've tried cutting out the front and back faces, I've tried lofting glass and white glass materials, but I always get what appears to be a 3-D image that doesn't have the highlighting I want (usually from the top-left but sometimes from top-right). I figure it's one of those that I need to create in 3DS and then put in the black shadows with either Animator/Pro or PhotoShop – but still am mostly in the dark as to what exactly I'm doing wrong. Any ideas? All I really need is a still image, that is in 24-bit color format, with minimum depth. It needs to be clear, but show an outline of the logo, of course.