Using Two Plugins on the same model
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In a nutshell - is this possible? Probably not, but I have two plug-ins that I am currently trying out. One of them, I love the intense lighting that I get and the vibrancy of the colours. The other, the actual render is more photo-realistic but the colours are not quite what I am looking for. Is it possible therefore to use both somehow?
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What are the names of the Plugins ? (and the name of the renderer)
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Oh Oh... I was hoping not to have to do that as I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings. (The developers)
LightUp- LOVE the ease of use of the plug-in and the colours it produces. The latest version 2.7e appears to have taken care of the main problem I was having with it - crashing, badly, on a Mac. It is also quite easy to use for someone with little to no technical lighting experience such as myself.
Twilight - I have not experimented too much with this as yet, having only downloaded the trial version on Friday and since Lynda.com is the only place to see beginner tutorials for this, I had to wait to have a friend allow me to view using their login info. Have not actually done that as yet.
From what I have seen though, the actual photo-realism in Twilight is better, but it is always hard to tell when one is using a demo version and so can't really export properly. (I only use exported 2D images) The render demo window in Twilight is also very small so difficult to see the final result. I am swinging towards LightUp, but if I could use both, then that would solve my indecision for sure and give me the best of both worlds. -
Normally the exact wished image is allways retouched by some 2D programs like Photoshop or the funny free Fotosketcher
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And that is exactly why I export all of my renders as 2D images, as I do finish them up in Photoshop. For over five years I have done all of my visualizations in Photoshop alone, but the world moves on, and while I still use PS a lot for composities, the time has come to graduate to something more photo-realistic if that makes any sense to you.
Compositing when the images sent to you were all taken at different angles can be quite a challenge as well. Puppet warp not withstanding. In addition, making the changes at the drop of a hat, because the client wants to see the room from a different angle is impossible without a 3D image to start out with. And should they want to see that, it would mean having to export the image again from SU at a different angle and then rework the lighting etc., once more in PS. Seems to me like a lot of extra work for no reason.
See samples which are the original picture I was sent, and then what I was able to do with it in Photoshop alone. Also bear in mind, that while I would like to do something "pretty" my boss may not want it it to look just "pretty." He is actually quite fanatical about getting the lighting to look exactly as it will during the actual event. It is not like an architectural render where they can put it pretty flowering trees and shrubs that may never actually appear exactly like that once the building has been completed, but looked great in the render.
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