#Heiarchy for light beams
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Thanks for the tip. I tried your tip and it works. At first I used a
round
about way in the IK module. I would really like to somehow link the spotlight
target to a dummy object and put the dummy object on a path. I would like the
cone object to stretch like the spotlight does as you move the spotlight
target. I
am not sure if this is possible. I guess I need something like a vertice anchor
command for the tip of the cone mesh. Or I also would like to link the
spotlight
target to an object as well as the cone mesh and as I move the spotlight it
would
stay pointed at the object and the cone mesh would also stay pointed at the
object
while the tip of the cone mesh moves along with the spotlight. ( I hope im
being clear) . Anyhow thanks for the help. I am getting LensFX lumina tommorow
so I need to rest up tonight. Plan on being up late tommorow. 🙂 later.
Douglas Drossman
Douglas,
Glad to help, to get the cone to change size, try morphing it to the
bigger/smaller size. Your on the right track by thinking of using a dummy to
get the target to follw other objects. Just link them properly and the dummy
can follow an object and the target will follow the dummy.
I have LenzFX and It's not very difficult to use, but your mind races for all
the new things to use it on.
Cheers,
Tom
>> but your mind races for all the new things to use it on.
Hey, I'm making God with it! Sort of an ethereal entity. I'll see if I can post
some stills.
DM
This is probably the best IPAS routine I've seen! However I D/L a file
showing a flic of an explosion using LenzFX. Do you know how he accomplished
this effect. Im fooloing around with the gradient dettings with UV on. Lots of
fun
trying out different combos. Have you come up with anything particularly good?
Speak to you later. BTW Im using a PAR to output to SVHS. Whats your setup?
Later.
Douglas Drossman
Douglas,
Don't know what flic you're talking about, I'll look for it and get back to
you.
As far as my setup goes: I have a full A/B roll studio the list of equipment is
quite long but here are some of the details:
JVC BR-S822U Record deck (SVHS)
JVC BR-S622U Source deck (SVHS)
Sony UVW 1800 Record/Source deck (BetaCam SP)
Sony EVO-9850 (Hi-8)
Mackie 1604 mixer
Bunch of other stuff, TBC's etc.
All this is spread across three computers, a P90 , aP60, and a 486/66, all Dell
machines. All decks and computers are controlled by a Videomedia VLAN system. I
use OZ pro for all editing tasks. I use a Targa+64 for frame output to any of
the record machines. Right now, I still do frameXframe to tape with a turbo
targa routine from Video Media. I was going to buy a PAR but after I saw the
PVR at NAB, I put my order in for that and am now waiting for that to ship
before I do any NLE stuff. For CG titles i use Deputy CG with a Magni VGA
Producer Pro for VGA to NTSC encoding and genlock.
On the software side, I use 3DS4, Painter Corel 5.0, and Photoshop for most
graphis work. I just got Macromedia's Director and Animator Studio as well but
have only just loaded them.
Let me know if you want more details on something.
Cheers,
Tom