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Re: [Virtools] lighting in Creation vs. Players


Thanks for the reply Araya -

It doesn't matter whether using the opengl or direct3d engines or
authoring with one/ playing with the other. I also tried copying the
render engine files themselves from Creations installation to the
players installation. No difference.

It is simple to see:
Put a grey cube in a scene.
Place a point light near one corner and adjust so the far
area of the cube is nearly black, but not quite.
Save the cmo and load it into the player.
The cube will be _much_ lighter grey in the areas that were
dark before.

I've tried reducing the levels of my lights to compensate, but it
doesn't work because everything is equally darker in the player, but
with the same brighter ambient level in the 'shadow' areas.

I've gotten a very nicely lit scene within Creation, and the nice lighting
effects are mostly lost when loaded into the player.



>Hi Alan,
>
>A lighting difference between the Players and Creation can came from the
>fact that you didn't used the same 3d engine in Creation than in the
>Players. This can append with textured object on which you applied specular
>color. OpenGL and DirectX won't render exactly the same effect.
>
>Hope this will help,
>
>Araya
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "alan" <alan@irc.umbc.edu>
>To: <virtools-user-group@lists.theswapmeet.com>
>Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 6:04 PM
>Subject: [Virtools] lighting in Creation vs. Players
>
>
>>
>>  After spending much time carefully lighting a scene in Creation -
>>  I've noticed the Players (Web or Standalone) show the lighting
>>  much differently -
>>  It looks like the overall ambience is pushed up much higher -
>>  Anyone know about this?
>>  thanks
>>
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