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    • soloS Offline
      solo
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      πŸ‘

      That works.

      The question I have is are you having fun?

      If yes, then you are doing it right.

      So what else can I help with, I am around but distracted due to the silly season, so ask away and I'll jump in as I can.

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      • JAWSnAZJ Offline
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        @solo said:

        :thumb:

        That works.

        The question I have is are you having fun?

        If yes, then you are doing it right.

        So what else can I help with, I am around but distracted due to the silly season, so ask away and I'll jump in as I can.

        Answer is yes. I am loving it! It is much easier to learn with your help. At least you can point me in the right direction so I am not floundering around aimlessly. Thank you!

        Next would be general ambient light. Is there a setting to bring up the general brightness so that it isn't pitch black in the areas that are not being illuminated by light sources?

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        • soloS Offline
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          @unknownuser said:

          Next would be general ambient light. Is there a setting to bring up the general brightness so that it isn't pitch black in the areas that are not being illuminated by light sources?

          Do you have a scene in particular? interior or exterior?

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          • JAWSnAZJ Offline
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            I am still playing around with the lighting but here is a couple of pictures.

            https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-TPJjmPu8jmQ/UroHkkyoDRI/AAAAAAAAA-g/TPTV5O6S230/w1280-h720-no/Back+Yard+05+-+LumenRT+Test_004.jpg

            https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-9hn639nPouY/UroFPwSVPXI/AAAAAAAAA-I/PnILGiMDt6A/w956-h538-no/Back+Yard+05+-+LumenRT+Test_003.jpg

            https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-x8pS93uptAg/UroFPzFoZeI/AAAAAAAAA-M/1dLda2KwiXk/w956-h538-no/Back+Yard+05+-+LumenRT+Test_002.jpg

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            • soloS Offline
              solo
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              One suggestion would be to use a night time HDR image.

              Looking good so far.

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                @jawsnaz said:

                ...
                I painted the light bulbs with Luminous material and created a point light just below the light bulb. I get the glow of the luminous material and I get the light pattern I am looking for.

                Nice solution. Fire looks great too!

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                • JAWSnAZJ Offline
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                  OK solo. So when you get back from enjoying the "silly season" as you call it lol, maybe you can walk us through using a HDR image.

                  I am self-taught and have zero computer art schooling so HDR is a new term for me. I looked it up. Thanks for the point in the right direction again.

                  This is very interesting.

                  High-dynamic-range rendering (HDRR or HDR rendering), also known as high-dynamic-range lighting, is the rendering of computer graphics scenes by using lighting calculations done in a larger dynamic range. This allows preservation of details that may be lost due to limiting contrast ratios. Video games and computer-generated movies and special effects benefit from this as it creates more realistic scenes than with the more simplistic lighting models used.

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                  • JAWSnAZJ Offline
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                    @d12dozr said:

                    @jawsnaz said:

                    ...
                    I painted the light bulbs with Luminous material and created a point light just below the light bulb. I get the glow of the luminous material and I get the light pattern I am looking for.

                    Nice solution. Fire looks great too!

                    Thank you. πŸ˜„

                    I am starting to understand the concept behind this software and that is helping me anticipate what it will do.

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                    • S Offline
                      sonder
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                      Nice work guys! I love this software. So fast with amazing results. I do all my rendering with it now.

                      One quick suggestion- add some lights under water in the sidewall of the pool. LumenRT works some magic with water.

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                      • JAWSnAZJ Offline
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                        @unknownuser said:

                        Nice work guys! I love this software. So fast with amazing results. I do all my rendering with it now.

                        One quick suggestion- add some lights under water in the sidewall of the pool. LumenRT works some magic with water.

                        Thanks!

                        I have been trying every thing I can think of to get my pool to light up. I have lights in the pool in my render that I posted in this thread earlier but the water looks black. If you look, you will see that the lounge chair sitting in the water is illuminated from under the water. I have placed point lights in multiple locations inside the pool, I have also place directional lights with not much luck. I have sent this backyard model to the guys at LumenRT and with no real response. I have tried creating the water with a flat surface and as a solid block. I have used the LumenRT "pool water" and the standard SU "pool water." I'm sure I am missing something simple along the way.

                        Do you have any ideas? ❓

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