CGTalk - reflection falloff

STRAT

03-24-2003, 06:47 PM

hi guys

this post is a follow up to my last post last week looking for a reflection falloff material/plugin OTHER than the usual falloff plugin.

i didn't find any other plugins, but i was thinking about a work around.
Can you guys think of any effective methods i might come up with to give me reflection falloff using c4d's standard or sla materials?
Any ideas using SLA falloff or gradiant falloff maps or anything else? i've tried a couple but with not much success, but im sure there's an effective alternative from the standard falloff map.

Per-Anders

03-24-2003, 07:16 PM

possibly try the sla volumetric materials, i know that Danel has distance falloff, so if you were to sue that for your reflective materials you might get somewhere. (possibly in combination with other materials?)

DiGiman

03-24-2003, 07:35 PM

My method of work around is kinda complicated, but very effective.

Compositing....
Render out a beauty pass and a reflection pass of your object.
Then, render out a B/W falloff pass with the settings you need.

In AE or PS, you would have the beauty pass, then the reflection pass would use the falloff pass as a track matte.

hope this helps.

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