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  Re: Can anyone help by suggesting some lighting tips?
 
"Allan Bedford" <ExpertBuilder-DELET...otome.com> skrev i meddelandet news:HHBnzC.uH@lugnet.com... (...) suggested (...) Sorry, I have never used it, just read about it. It is supposed to place a light at exactly at the spot where you put that piece (...) (21 years ago, 1-Jul-03, to lugnet.cad.ray)
 
  Re: Can anyone help by suggesting some lighting tips?
 
(...) First off... let me say again, a big thank you to everyone who has contributed to this thread. Due to input from each of you I feel as though I've been able to make good progress in the direction of the types of renders I hope to achieve for (...) (21 years ago, 1-Jul-03, to lugnet.cad.ray)
 
  Re: Can anyone help by suggesting some lighting tips?
 
(...) I'm quite happy/comfortable editing the .pov file directly... it's just the values and directions I'm still trying to get a grip on. (...) Is this different than some of the .inc files that others have already suggested using? And if so, can (...) (21 years ago, 1-Jul-03, to lugnet.cad.ray)
 
  Re: Can anyone help by suggesting some lighting tips?
 
(...) (I don't know how much of this you can affect from LPub) One way is to add a 'light.dat' to your model at a position you want the light to come from. Not to close though... I usually put the lights far, far away from the model, to get more of (...) (21 years ago, 30-Jun-03, to lugnet.cad.ray)
 
  Re: Can anyone help by suggesting some lighting tips?
 
(...) Sorry to take so long to respond. I don't post from work, and was away all evening. But I did see the work you'd done as soon as it was moderated on Brickshelf. Thank you so much for taking the time to help me understand this process. I will (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jun-03, to lugnet.cad.ray)
 
  Re: Can anyone help by suggesting some lighting tips?
 
Hi Allan, You can find pictures of your (lovely!) model here: (URL) (21 years ago, 27-Jun-03, to lugnet.cad.ray)
 
  Re: Can anyone help by suggesting some lighting tips?
 
(...) No magic involved here. Best way is to be inspired by real photos. Take a good look at a picture you like (or where you like the lighting) and try to figure out where the light s coming from and where the camera was placed. A rough guide: (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jun-03, to lugnet.cad.ray)
 
  Re: Can anyone help by suggesting some lighting tips?
 
(...) Hi Jeroen, (...) In fact, I dropped down to using radio_1. I'm not interested in 100% realistic pics, but I knew that what I was producing could look better. Thanks for the advice though. :) (...) light. Is there some magical way in which you (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jun-03, to lugnet.cad.ray)
 
  Re: Can anyone help by suggesting some lighting tips?
 
(...) Actually, as long as you are rendering your file manually in POV, you can delete all of those command line options. There're really only used by LPub with it's generating instruction images and LPub will add them back in automatically. -Orion (21 years ago, 26-Jun-03, to lugnet.cad.ray, FTX)
 
  Re: Can anyone help by suggesting some lighting tips?
 
(...) D'oh! I'm such an idiot. I was so busy trying to find it in the code, I didn't even think to look on the interface for it. Thank you so much for saving my sanity! (...) Currently (with no manual intervention from me) it reads: LPub +W800 +H600 (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jun-03, to lugnet.cad.ray, FTX)


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