CGTalk - Nuke Light Wrap

Fantastic Plastic Machine

03-06-2006, 12:28 AM

I've been looking at some Nuke training DVDs lately and I'm really impressed by the LightWrap node. Unfortunately, I don't have Nuke. Does anyone know of a plugin or tool for after effects or combustion that might simulate the lightwrap effect? Unfortunately these and the XSI FX tree are the only compositor I have access to.

Thanks,

Ben

beaker

03-06-2006, 01:27 AM

There are a dozen plugins for AE that do this(just google "light wrap after effects plugin"). Thing is you don't need it. It can be done quite easily in all compositing apps without plugins.

http://www.creativecow.net/articles/dewar_john/light_spill/index.html

Fantastic Plastic Machine

03-06-2006, 05:29 AM

Brilliant - Thank you. I had looked at highend 2d, but didn't think of just checking google. My mistake. I'll check out that link as soon as I'm on a computer without ridiculous internet restrictions.

interference

03-18-2006, 12:52 PM

http://www.tahlniran.com/

there you'll find a tutorial for Afx to make a lightwrap without plugin

Vympel

03-18-2006, 01:43 PM

Use the Find edges filter in the matte ( you can need usethe matte as RGB channels, use shift channels for example) after this use blur, "erode" and brightness and contrast to adjust the lightwrap matte

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