Return-Path: Received: from icp-osb-irony-out4.external.iinet.net.au ([203.59.1.220] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 5310513 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Sun, 08 Dec 2013 22:12:02 +0100 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AjYCAGHgpFI6BjM8/2dsb2JhbAANTBaCLXyxEohRgS2DGQEBAQMBfgsLDQsuITYGE4dwAwkTsFGJAA2GZxeMfYIagyCBEwOWKAGDG4U8hW6Idg X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.93,852,1378828800"; d="scan'208,217";a="167904671" Received: from unknown (HELO [10.1.1.6]) ([58.6.51.60]) by icp-osb-irony-out4.iinet.net.au with ESMTP; 09 Dec 2013 05:14:35 +0800 From: Robert Davidson Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1085) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-1-208182238 Subject: Re: [AE] AE Question that has boggled me Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2013 08:14:35 +1100 In-Reply-To: To: "After Effects Mail List" References: Message-Id: <3595D512-E295-45C6-AD78-6B4FE763796F@ozemail.com.au> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1085) --Apple-Mail-1-208182238 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Now I see what you mean Eric.=20 Walter explains it well! Rob =20 On 09/12/2013, at 3:41 AM, Walter Soyka wrote: > On Dec 8, 2013 11:08 AM, "Mr. Eric D. Kirk" = wrote: > > > > Sorry - thought I was clear. You know when you add a 2D image and = add a light, the image becomes black? Then you have to change accept = lights to off and the image reappears. The appearance is that you are = changing it TO accept lights since now you can see it. > > > > Just not understanding what's really happening there. > > > > Eric >=20 > When you set accept lights to off, you are telling the layer to = disregard the lighting in the scene. It will not be shaded at all, = becoming neither lighter nor darker in response to lights. >=20 > If you have a light in the scene, accept lights is on, and the layer = is dark, then it is accepting lights, but no light is actually hitting = the layer. Since it's not being illuminated, it is dark. You may need to = reposition your light, or add additional lights to the scene. >=20 > You can use an ambient light in the scene to raise the overall = lighting level. >=20 > Walter Soyka >=20 Robert Davidson Multimedia Specialist 0419 211175 robdav@ozemail.com.au http://members.ozemail.com.au/~robdav/SiteRD/Welcome.html --Apple-Mail-1-208182238 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Now I = see what you mean Eric. 
Walter explains it = well!
Rob

 
On= 09/12/2013, at 3:41 AM, Walter Soyka wrote:

On Dec 8, 2013 11:08 AM, "Mr. Eric D. Kirk" <kirkproductions@gmail.com>= ; wrote:
>
> Sorry - thought I was clear.  You know when you add a 2D image = and add a light, the image becomes black?  Then you have to change = accept lights to off and the image reappears.  The appearance is = that you are changing it TO accept lights since now you can see it.
>
> Just not understanding what's really happening there.
>
> Eric

When you set accept lights to off, you are = telling the layer to disregard the lighting in the scene. It will not be = shaded at all, becoming neither lighter nor darker in response to = lights.

If you have a light in the scene, accept = lights is on, and the layer is dark, then it is accepting lights, but no = light is actually hitting the layer. Since it's not being illuminated, = it is dark. You may need to reposition your light, or add additional = lights to the scene.

You can use an ambient light in = the scene to raise the overall lighting level.

Walter = Soyka


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