Light Trail ??

#1

I post my question here after i posted it in messiah forum.

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=92&t=454813

quick explaination:
I would like to render burnout trail (as car lights trail for example) and i don’t know where to begin to find out solution.
is it possible to do this in some dicreet software?

So i try to get there an illumination :slight_smile:

Thanks for advices ahead.
David.

#2

You could probably get something like this by isolating the lights layer and using motion blur to blend the frames together.

The best solution though would be to use 3DS Max, and a render effect called KY_Trails, (which is free) or a plugin called Ghost Trails (which is a cheap plugin).

KY Trails creates a trail from an object or particles, and Ghost Trails creates actual geometry.

http://lastjedioutpost.ru/Plug-ins.htm

http://www.bytegeistsoftware.com/prod01.htm#GT

  • Steve
#3

I think you could just use particles… there are many particle presets in discreet products and im sure you will find the one you are looking for. Just lock the emiter onto car´s lights, tweak particle´s settings and you got it.

#4

Motion blur with levels and or if you’re desperate:

Multiple layers offset by one frame from the previous with a histogram crushing the blacks. Then just use “Add” for each layer. But that would be pretty ram heavy.

#5

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