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Chaos Corona for 3ds Max => [Max] I need help! => Topic started by: Basshunter on 2020-10-31, 01:03:33

Title: Best way to animate lights only?
Post by: Basshunter on 2020-10-31, 01:03:33

Hi,

what do you think is the best way to create an animation like this one?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hQul9qWMh5NpcHYjwmBFNpV5bEMFOp-Q/view (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hQul9qWMh5NpcHYjwmBFNpV5bEMFOp-Q/view)

In my case, camera will be completely static and there will be no fog. Just the light trick.

I was wondering if there's a way I could to this using lightmix.

Title: Re: Best way to animate lights only?
Post by: burnin on 2020-10-31, 05:46:28

First, there's no way to edit & export animation simply by using VFB (in comparison to Maxwell's Multilight app - feature req.;). For that you need a compositing app.

Then, for rendering, since there's basically no secondary light (GI) effect observed, just set "GI mode" to either "Single bounce" or "None (direct only)".  This way you'll have less error prone & faster rendering.

So I think it would be best, if you simply do your homework. Find out what's your fastest way to animate & render simple, short sequence. Are you faster controlling light sequence with Max and just rendering or generating passes and then composing the sequence?

Title: Re: Best way to animate lights only?
Post by: GeorgeK on 2020-11-03, 09:27:53

Quote from: Basshunter on 2020-10-31, 01:03:33

Hi,

what do you think is the best way to create an animation like this one?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hQul9qWMh5NpcHYjwmBFNpV5bEMFOp-Q/view (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hQul9qWMh5NpcHYjwmBFNpV5bEMFOp-Q/view)

In my case, camera will be completely static and there will be no fog. Just the light trick.

I was wondering if there's a way I could to this using lightmix.

I believe there is a way you can wire the parameters of an Audio Position Controller  -Limited to one axis movement- (but you ll have to convert your track to .wav), and then link it to the inensity of a lightmtl or light's intensity. Theoritically it's possible I will try and make a test scene and share it here. The effect might not be exactly what you wish tough with this method, looking into some post production software to recreate this and produce an animated bitmap would be a better solution IMO.

Other than that it is still doable with lightmix but the animation would require quite the effort without the use of a script.

Title: Re: Best way to animate lights only?
Post by: Basshunter on 2020-11-09, 00:37:08

Quote from: GeorgeK on 2020-11-03, 09:27:53

I will try and make a test scene and share it here.

Thank you GeorgeK. I would really appreciate that.

Regarding using Lightmix with a script, would you elaborate, please?