A photo on a billboard doesn't solve the issue at all. If one would like to be able to see a cloud from any angle as they move their camera around, even through or above it, a 2D photo is even worse than the regular cloud system. ;) It's partly a matter of quality, yes, but the major thing is I'm confused about "volumetric clouds" being on their feature list, yet not being able to figure out how to use/create them.

Not only that but, despite workarounds such as you describe in another post, billboards just don't emit proper lighting and matching lighting, atmospherics, etc. with a billboard is difficult. Even worse, you can't change the lighting on anything in the photo, so you have to either tailor your scene for a photo you have, or try to find the perfect photo to match your scene. Thanks for the reply though, any input is appreciated. :)

• Oshyan

Message edited on: 07/19/2005 21:44