Flashing lights

[daveclive]

Hey all,

Hoping for some clarification.
I'm wanting to animate multiple lights flashing. I have a sphere of bulbs setup around a 3D model. Think of it like a sphere of bulbs flashing as though camera flashes when taking pics.

How would the corona lights need to be animated? Would it be just as simple as animating the intensity from 1 to 100 back to 1 in 3 quick frames.

Or is there another method for making lights flash like a camera flash style

[daveclive]

Any advice/update no this?

Just want to create animated light flashes like a camera taking a picture

[FrostKiwi]

You got it right. Animate the light's intensity. With a fast attack and a slow fallow & orange tint towards the lower brightness if you want light bulb style flash instead of a LED style flash.
The characteristic thing about a flash is not necessarily the light, but the glare. So turn up glaring to get that, which is what actually creates the flash look, see image.

edit: A flash is very short, so 1 frame only for an LED style flash, unless you want something artistic. Then disregard this.

[daveclive]

Awesome,

thanks for the reply