I feel a bit exposed, sitting at the front like this. Good thing I brought some sandwiches. ;-)

I'll sit next to ya. Break out those sandwiches!

This is just what ive been looking for, geep can i down load your tut's anywhere, thx for you time...

Question: In the past, I've loaded a number of custom light sets created by folks to see what they look like. Sometimes, I'll create a bunch of different spot lights just to see what color Poser will pick. The results can be interesting. However, when you delete those lights, the shadow cam remains. Can a shadow cam be deleted?

Hi Elfwine, Answer: The shadow cam is deleted when the corresponding light is deleted. If you have loaded a number a light sets, the shadow cam numbers may not always correspond directly with the light numbers. So, you might delete a light and the shadow cam may appear to remain. You can use the Hierarchy Editor to see the shadow lights, also. Just enable (check) both "lights" and "cameras." The shadow cams will be parented to the corresponding light. cheers, dr geep ;=]

Hi ford3auss, You can download most of the tuts (.pdf) if you click HERE. cheers, dr geep ;=]

Thx Geep, do you update the page with your new tute's, im downloading now, thx for all the tute's M8...

Heh heh this is going to date me. "Who knows what evil, lurks in the hearts of men..." "Dr Geep knows, wuahhhhhh..." "Ok, yes sir, I understand. Ah sorry." (Goes and sits in the corner at the back of the class.) "Ah you mean I've got to wear this pointy thing also?" (Embarrassed, puts on the dunce cap for disrupting the class.) Bookmarked! -jay ps. Those of you too young. This was an intro to "the Shadow", and old and very popular radio show. And yeah, I'm too young for it also but I've heard tapes of it back when I was trying to decide a photojournalism major or Radio/TV/Film. sorry, couldn't resist.

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LOL @ Jay7347

Tapes?

( I used to listen to it live on a 5 tube superhet. ) <----- but don't tell anyone. ;=]

You may come out of the corner now ...
... and please give back my "thinking cap."

Thank you.

;=]

Thank you for all these great tutorials !!!

Hi ford3auss, re: " ... do you update the page with your new tute's?" Um, that's not my website so I do not have any control over any updates which are done. Crescent has graciously agreed to host the tuts for me. Any inquiries about the site update should be directed to Crescent. cheers, dr geep ;=]

Anything that helps shed light on Poser's lighting is welcome news!!! Thanks dr geep!

Are we going to have some dark humor? OR ELSE!

Cool, been wonder what the heck is the shadow cam! ;O) Thanks DG!

How can I update from "Shadow Cam Lite" to the full version?

I'm here.

I am here lurking in the shadows

Hiyas bip77,

Doc axed me ta rite dis to ya ... so hear goze ...

Yuze kin made da full vergin of da lite wun jus by ... ... addin' more calories to da thingy.

'Least dats wot da Doc tole me ... 'k?

Hop dat give ya da questun to for yer answer.

Wee gun hav sum fun wif dis wun ... ha ha ...

cheerios, <--------- dat wot Ah hav fer da brekfast.
Da NaySayGuy
|=} <----------- dat mi smilie facial thinga ma bober

%-D thanks, will try dat!

wooops i am late or the class :( thought i would miss it :(

so shadow cam only appears for SPOT lights, right ? and (logically) they would appear for spot with "cast shadow" box checked ? If you check/uncheck the boxs after creating the spot, does the shadowcam dissapear too or not ?

Sorry, I'm late

All lights have a shadow cam. I think the good Doc is useing spots for the example.

Dang it bip77 ... I sure wish you had not posted that pic ... Now you got NaySay all excited and I can't get him to shut up. He wants to know how he can meet the "full vergin." No more pics, ok? (just kidding) (post a bunch of pics ... then I don't have to do anything) ;=] Now, if I can get NaySay calmed down ... ;=]

Thanks beryld, You are correct ... We are starting with spotlights because when you create a new light, that is what you get. We will be covering the shadow cam for the Infinite light, also. cheers, dr geep ;=]

Hi Riddokun,

Q.
" ... If you check/uncheck the boxs after creating the spot, does the shadowcam dissapear too or not ?"

A.
If you UNcheck the box "Casts shadow" ... you do NOT delete the shadow cam ... it is just not used when a render is produced.

The shadow cam is still there so if you CHECK the "Casts shadow" box, then the shadow cam is used for the next render providing that you, also, have "Cast shadows" checked in the ...

[menu] "Render" ---> "Render Options..."

cheers,
dr geep
;=]

Looks like shadows are in the spotlights for this class.

ohh I'm late but I'm here!

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Anyone know what "hither" is? [right above "scale"]

hit her - Something a man does who beats his wife? hi ther - Nay Say Guy spelling of "Hi There" Coming soon, the real meaning: _________________________ <----Fill in the blank

"Hither" means HERE.

Like Hither and Thither = Here and there.

You can make everything in the studio invisible at a variable distance from the camera lens.

This allows you to "peel away" walls or other objects and see exactly where objects are located WITHOUT moving the camera.

Hither does NOT affect the render, only the non-rendered view.

cheers,
dr geep
;=]

As an adverb: To or toward this place: Come hither. As an adjective: Located on the near side. Must mean something like bring closer or zoom. Not really English so I don't know, lol.

Oops, the Dr comes with the real meaning while I fiddle away in dictionaries.

I got it! Thanks.

;=]

(Smacks forehead and has an epiphany) Doh!! I've been hangin out with Nay Say way to much lately!! :D

This is all very well, but how exactly do I SAVE lights and their respective Shadow Cams to the library? When saving, there is no listing of Shadow Cams in the Hierarchy Editor to check.

I've just encountered a bug in Poser where created light sets refuse to render shadows when loaded. Even when the lights are set to cast shadows and have Shadow Cams; in the library they do not.

Message edited on: 11/13/2005 08:26