Glow effect

n3v

Does V-ray have bloom options?

Not as far as I know??? but someone better qualified might be able to answer, I'm happy to do it as a post production effect but have no idea how to do it!

pbacot

This may not be exactly what you want, but along the same lines: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=351&t=42258&start=0

n3v

@pbacot said:

This may not be exactly what you want, but along the same lines: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=351&t=42258&start=0

Yeh not quite what I was after but worth saving for later,

Thanks anyways!

dkendig

Lens Effects will be added in the next update. You can see the result in our latest update to V-Ray for Rhino: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Itk_EJSyJwc

n3v

thanks guys

it looks like 'bloom' is the right terminology for what I'm looking for, I've found this tutorial
to do it manually,

http://www.oferz.com/Tutorials/BloomEffect/BloomEffect.html

although it will affect the whole image, if I select the right vfb channels there is probably a way to isolate it to the areas I want.

Thanks

n3v

@n3v said:

thanks guys

it looks like 'bloom' is the right terminology for what I'm looking for, I've found this tutorial
to do it manually,

http://backgroundremovetutorials.wordpress.com/2011/06/07/creating-bloom-effect-in-photoshop/

although it will affect the whole image, if I select the right vfb channels there is probably a way to isolate it to the areas I want.

Thanks

valerostudio

That's how most folks do it anyhow. Turning on such effects would increase render times and Photoshop is much more flexible.

n3v

ah thanks man, I wasnt sure whether it was an in render feature or post production or even what it was called, now I know!

Still you have to be careful you dont get carried away with too much post production!

valerostudio

There's a saying, "Photoshop is the best rendering engine on the market!"

dkendig

I don't believe our lens effects hit the render time much or at all. You will definitely have to use Photoshop (or Gimp if you don't like spending money) in the meantime though.