Rendering neon lights in video?

[icedkasz]

Hey forum dwellers,

My boss recently asked me to create a .gif of our company logo, altered to look like a vegas sign, spinning atop a metal structure. Optimally I'd like to make this look photo-realistic. Unfortunately, Sketchup Podium doesn't allow for video. Can anyone help me out?

If you've worked with rendering gaudy neon lights, I'd love to hear about that too

Thanks!

[d12dozr]

Twilight can do that -- Neon lights: http://twilightrender.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=1797&start=0
Animation in Twilight: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=306208#p306208

Or Kerkythea, which is free, can do that too(just not as easily): http://www.kerkythea.net/joomla/index.php

Vue can do neon lights and animations as well.

Those are just a few renderers I am familiar with, but most others should be able to as well.