I'm not the only one in class am I??? Oh well, I'm stayin', don't mind me if I'm studying my C4D book while I'm taking notes in here... so much to learn, so little space upstairs. -jay

I'm just glad for the repostings...it's like getting a refresher course on each point. Thank you, Dr. Geep!

Thanks. for the reposts Doc. These look somehow better than the originals. Have you enhanced them in any way?

Hi VI_Knight, Thanks and ... No, but some things are just better the second time around, no? ;=]

Cool, having these all grouped together is much easier to review. Thanks again for the reposts Doc, I missed a few of these.

Hell...we didn't even have time to pander. Dammit. Now I feel so....empty. Thanks DrG. =) Any possibility of the camera tute being reposted again soon? I missed d/l'ing that one and can't find the coinciding one at fallencity. Is it there?

Cheers Doc, most "enlightening" and a much needed lesson.

Hi Ben, I plan to "REPOST" all of the tuts eventually, but I will space them out so I don't "flood" the 1st page in the Forum. Just ... stay tuned ... Ok? cheers, dr geep ;=] Or ... you could ... wait for the "book." But, I wouldn't hold my breath. ;=]

as always , thanks DG

;=]

Sounds great DrG, hope that didn't come off as rushing you. Thanks. =)
Oh, and put me down for one of those books, too. ;)

Rushing me? Nope, not at all ... ya kain't "rush" when yer on one o' these pesky dial-up thing-a-ma-bob-do-jigger-slower-than-molasses-runnin'-up-hill-in January-&^&R#%#$% type lines. Ya know? Nuff said. ;=]

Settling into class! :)

oh gosh, I lost another post for not looking when I click after typing... Dr. geep, thanks so much for reposting... but, could you elaborate more on how to make the "visible"light cone effect, as seen in theaters (where the dust in the air helps produce the light cone effect)... is it just putting any cone and making it transparent?? but how transparent then?? I was also wondering how to get the effect of sun light in a hot summer day, but I think that by reading your tutorial i can figure it out myself (I think) thanks again! Max

Good! The most important tool of all.

My monitor has 16,777,216 colors.

Wow, Doc...now I have a basic understanding of something that has escaped me (and the mousetrap I call my brain) for several years! Er, these tutorials wouldn't be available somewhere as zip files, would they?

Hi cedarwolf, Many of my tutorials are available as .pdf files on Crescent's website "Ebonshire." You can find it HERE. cheers, dr geep ;=]

You can CLICK HERE for a list of (most of) Doc's P4 tuts. cheers, dr geep ;=]

I would also like to add my thanks to Doc for a great tut , your time and effort is very much appreciated.

Thanks.

Lovely to see this thread back again:-))

One point I'd like to make ('cos it confused me for a l-o-o-o-o-o-n-g time) is what "angle start/angle end" actually does. I couldn't get my mind around it at all, until one day the penny dropped (tracked by a spot-light)...

(see Doc's page 10)...

"Angle start" defines the angle at which the light (emanating from the spotlight) is at full brilliance.
"Angle end" defines the angle beyond which there is no light (ie dark).
The bit between those 2 angles is the "fall-off zone" - the light darkens (in the yellow area on P10) as it gets closer to the "Angle end"...

Both of these effects are affected by the distance fall-off...

I have to admit to feeling a total fool after the penny finally dropped, it's so obvious! Isn't it? Well.. err... it wasn't to me:-(((

So I'm posting this to possibly help someone else who has the same blind-spot I suffered from..

Cheers,
Diolma