Projection Screens

[ChadL]

Is there any way to make a screen w/image emit light? I made a 3D screen, used texture to put an image on there, but now when I am lighting my drawing the screens are dark. How do I (without hanging a light and focusing it on it) have the screen lite up?

[Fergy]

Make it a light emitting surface.

Here's what I do:

Front elevation, draw a rectangle the size of your screen matte over your real screen. Convert that to a 3D poly, so that effectively it's a plane. Drop on your screen image texture. Then Modify:Convert to Area Light. I think this converts it into two different new objects, and you might have to do a little tweaking, but I got some nice results that way.

Be aware that it's going to jam up your rendering time a lot.

[ChadL]

That is exactly what I needed. Thanks!

[Russel]

try the videoscreen 4 plugin from Landru design. saves so much time, you can create a screen in seconds, with an image.....best plugin I've got for spotlight