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What are the odds that VW will figure out how to make strip lights render light realistically? I know I can play around with the field and beam settings to sort of fake it, but the lights don't look believable if you are using them for lighting a scenic good like a cyc. 

 

here are supposed to be ColorForce 72s in a line. What I get are hot spots. Any thoughts? 🧐

 

Thank you,

Josh

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1 minute ago, Josh Schulman said:

What are the odds that VW will figure out how to make strip lights render light realistically? I know I can play around with the field and beam settings to sort of fake it, but the lights don't look believable if you are using them for lighting a scenic good like a cyc. 

 

here are supposed to be ColorForce 72s in a line. What I get are hot spots. Any thoughts? 🧐

 

Thank you,

Josh

Screenshot 2022-10-27 at 1.51.01 PM.png

@Josh Schulman I tend to either roll my own by deploying IES files, but multiples of them per strip fixture, or I create one with multiple sources from the 'Spotlight Mode' of the VWX Light tool (the light bulb icon). I end up playing with the beam and field angles to develop something which 'looks' right-er. I also attached a modified spotlight CFII72 with IES lights, in case you're interested

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CF72+IES.vwx

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1 hour ago, MrTemplate said:

yes, multiple emitters is a good starting point. but if you're dealing with old-school three-circuit striplights do your homework, especially if you want to view the colored gel in the rendered striplight.

Yep, this is such a fun task!

 

1 hour ago, Kevin Allen said:

 

really nice render.

@Kevin Allen thanks man. the really fun part was the filled scrim

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