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lllab
11-06-2002, 07:26 PM
hi kaiskai,

i saw a sample movie of a rotating cristal done with v8.(by you i think - very nice!!!)
it has caustics and the new glow features. its up the imashination webpage.

how has you done this? i needed to render a crystal like object and i am trying to get this glow and rainboweffect, but i cant figure it out...:-(

is there a chance that you are willing to share your c4dfile or to give some hints?

i guess you used also the spectral shader? i also tried that but i am doing something wrong

thanks

stefan
(studio bundle 8.012)
LucentDreams
11-06-2002, 07:49 PM
I did use spectral, and the new highlights rather than glow. Do note that you can't use highlight an glow togetherthey cancel out whichever post effect renders first :(

I don't have the scene file on hand its packed away but I will see if I can get a hold of it. One note is use the spectral shader in more than just the specularity colour, only use a spotlight for casting caustics so that all the photons are directed towards the focus making better renders with less photons and less wait. I used the spectral shader in the transperency channel I believe, with multiply. hope that helps but I will see about finding it though.
lllab
11-06-2002, 07:54 PM
thanks kaiskai,

in the mean while i get bettre results, and i now ude highlights only. i had the spectral in the lumiance channel.
will try it also in transpareny...

thank you, maybe you will find the file sometimes?
i think its made very, very well. would be great to learn about highlights and the spectral shader!

thx:-)

stefan
LucentDreams
11-06-2002, 09:04 PM
apparently the file is included with the demo and final relese so you shouldn't have troules getting a hold of it ;)
Mike Hooma
11-06-2002, 11:40 PM
where do u get the spectral shader?

and what are its pros/cons?

thankyou...
Per-Anders
11-06-2002, 11:42 PM
it's part of c4d 8, one of the standard shaders. it's designed to basically give eitehr a thin film look, or a compact disc look. (at it's most basic). just play around with it, and you'll see what can be done.
lllab
11-07-2002, 02:03 PM
well, i have the studio early bird cds, mine is version 8.012 - dont know if this is the finalversion, its defenitly newer than the first eb.

i will search on my cds , havent seen it-sorry and thank you all:-)

stefan


cinema4dstudiobundlev8
lllab
11-07-2002, 02:21 PM
well, maybe i am blind, but i cant find the file.
where exactly should it be? on which cd.
there are so much files...
thx

stefan
LucentDreams
11-07-2002, 03:34 PM
I'm not sure is there a samples folder? If there are seperate CD's it might be under advanced render but I don't have CD's so I don't know try downloading the demo. I'm not sure what the final file name is either spectral crystal or somethiiing like that I would guess.
lllab
11-07-2002, 05:09 PM
thank you for quuick response.

i havent found it until now. but theres so much stuff. when i have more time i will check my 5 cd again. also downloaded the demo in the meanwhile, ....

more and more i realize anyway how to deal with spectralshader and highlights, viewing your movie helped already!

so thanks again:-)

stefan
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