Return-Path: Received: from mail-ie0-f174.google.com ([209.85.223.174] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5325320 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Sat, 21 Dec 2013 00:20:02 +0100 Received: by mail-ie0-f174.google.com with SMTP id at1so3780868iec.5 for ; Fri, 20 Dec 2013 15:23:01 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=x88eyrmMH7Zvd2+OoJBKWK576uVzqLPAm2c9fu5ne2I=; b=LLekaTGrOq0KsxgOv0tdKfVdsVPwdJ1D84eBsrX1M0xnrGp5/tTxXJHGDzwehykGaO FmLsnpSvfydCpRkO0ZaAZ30SXF2vFNwk0HqVGJiwSHNVnqwHXb9P7Fj1+f0pPuL3GTZw eXYSArFuq0KNm1LX6NAyY783yolGZay8bbJ2wf3UGPOKaGKZzJdnyzdp4yOV9hlBw21T r6w42BpanvYMUJctiPAgYkU6IeJISMjM4GdjgN22ESXxR+m+hDClwB9o03sIb7nBTSnJ V195w1lhyf/bLve4xJOQQw24QmNbP2MIvA0DSft0YDOixbt21mFgwdBM9glibpv/DheO WeGA== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.50.30.66 with SMTP id q2mr9917025igh.17.1387581781817; Fri, 20 Dec 2013 15:23:01 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.50.57.162 with HTTP; Fri, 20 Dec 2013 15:23:01 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.50.57.162 with HTTP; Fri, 20 Dec 2013 15:23:01 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2013 18:23:01 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] AE Question that has boggled me From: "Mr. Eric D. Kirk" To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7bdc0fb433bd8c04edff8f53 --047d7bdc0fb433bd8c04edff8f53 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hello, I started this thread a week two ago and have a follow up that pertinent. I have this setup that includes like a large stage with a singer on it. I have a bunch of spot lights focused around like a disco thing. The look I want to create is to have the stage dark and when the spotlight changes position, it lights up the stage in the area it is directed. Any ideas on how best to set this up? I mean, I'd like the stage to be completely dark except where the light is focused. Thanks ahead. Eric On Dec 20, 2013 5:28 PM, "Mr. Eric D. Kirk" wrote: > Hello, > > I started this thread a week two ago and have a follow up that pertinent. > I have this setup that includes like a large stage with a singer on it. I > have a bunch of spot lights focused around like a disco thing. The look I > want to create is to have the stage dark and when the spotlight changes > position, it lights up the stage in the area it is directed. > > Any ideas on how best to set this up? I mean, I'd like the stage to be > completely dark except where the light is focused. > > Thanks ahead. > > Eric > > > On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 4:14 PM, Robert Davidson wrote: > >> 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" >> 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 >> >> >> Robert Davidson >> Multimedia Specialist >> 0419 211175 >> robdav@ozemail.com.au >> http://members.ozemail.com.au/~robdav/SiteRD/Welcome.html >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > *Eric D. Kirk | **Kirk Productions* > *Hidden in the Woods | VFX* > *The Night Visitor | VFX* > *443.206.1347 <443.206.1347>* > > *www.kirkproductions.com > kirkproductions@gmail.com > * > *IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3351363/ > * > > --047d7bdc0fb433bd8c04edff8f53 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hello,

I started this thread a week two ago and have a follow up th= at pertinent. =A0I have this setup that includes like a large stage with a = singer on it. =A0I have a bunch of spot lights focused around like a disco = thing. =A0The look I want to create is to have the stage dark and when the = spotlight changes position, it lights up the stage in the area it is direct= ed.

Any ideas on how best to set this up? =A0I mean, I'd lik= e the stage to be completely dark except where the light is focused.

Thanks ahead.

Eric

On Dec 20, 2013 5:28 PM, "Mr. Eric D. Kirk&= quot; <kirkproductions@gmai= l.com> wrote:
Hello,

I started this thread a week two= ago and have a follow up that pertinent. =A0I have this setup that include= s like a large stage with a singer on it. =A0I have a bunch of spot lights = focused around like a disco thing. =A0The look I want to create is to have = the stage dark and when the spotlight changes position, it lights up the st= age in the area it is directed.

Any ideas on how best to set this up? =A0I mean, I'= d like the stage to be completely dark except where the light is focused.

Thanks ahead.

Eric


On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 4:14 PM, Robert D= avidson <robdav@ozemail.com.au> wrote:
Now I see what you mean Eric.=A0
Wa= lter explains it well!
Rob

=A0
On 09/12/2013, at 3:41 AM, Walter Soyka wrote:

On Dec 8, 2013 11:08 AM, "Mr. Eric D. Kirk" <kirkproduction= s@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Sorry - thought I was clear. =A0You know when you add a 2D image and a= dd a light, the image becomes black? =A0Then you have to change accept ligh= ts to off and the image reappears. =A0The appearance is that you are changi= ng 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 tell= ing 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 dar= k, 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 repositi= on your light, or add additional lights to the scene.

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

Walter Soyka


Robert Davidson
Multimedia Specialist






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