topic AC 9 Water rendering tip for LightWorks in Visualization

AC 9 Water rendering tip for LightWorks

Dwight — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 13:01:12 GMT

Decrease water transparency from 32 - 72 for improved reflection

Re: AC 9 Water rendering tip for LightWorks

Anonymous — Mon, 27 Sep 2004 12:49:48 GMT

Dwight,

I'm convinced.

This water stuff is cool.

I look forward to having some time to play with it. When I did a bunch of renderings in Art*lantis for presentations the only materials we changed were glass and water and they made all the difference.

I also learned that too much reflection can look pretty strange. Even if it is real, it is not always what one thinks looks real.

Re: AC 9 Water rendering tip for LightWorks

Dwight — Mon, 27 Sep 2004 16:36:31 GMT

And nothing is ever as smooth or perfect as in cyberspace so grime and roughness make folks comfy. It is more like their living room.

Re: AC 9 Water rendering tip for LightWorks

Ben Odonnell — Mon, 27 Sep 2004 17:24:44 GMT

Really nice Dwight.
Is that a reflection map that you have used on the water?

Cheers.
Ben

Re: AC 9 Water rendering tip for LightWorks

Dwight — Mon, 27 Sep 2004 17:40:16 GMT

That is a modified [increased opacity] LightWorks material as applied to the waterwave object - a poly mesh of adjustable amplitude - reflecting the actual background elements of the scene.

So, unlike the old days, we didn't need to cheat.

LightWorks allows for control of five aspects of material quality, including a sort of fuzzy blob opacity that is ideal for mapping a water surface.

Re: AC 9 Water rendering tip for LightWorks

Ben Odonnell — Mon, 27 Sep 2004 17:57:00 GMT

Thanks for that.
I'm off to try it

Cheers.
Ben

Re: AC 9 Water rendering tip for LightWorks

Dwight — Mon, 27 Sep 2004 18:10:04 GMT

here

Re: AC 9 Water rendering tip for LightWorks

Dwight — Mon, 27 Sep 2004 18:11:57 GMT

blobby reflection