Hi,

I have done a fair few scenes in Vue 6 Infinite, but for some reason some scenes come out with plants that look "burnt", I have tried messing around with the atmosphere settings but I am not sure exactly what is causing the problem, does anyone have any ideas of how to avoid things like in the example below? As you can see some of the other leaves look ok, but other ones go like the one in the picture.

Thanks
Jon

I have been having the same trouble and attribute the change in color and other anomolies to the new changes in Radiosity.  My plants did not look so withered and colorless in the previous patch.  I have been lightening the colors, and adding spot lights near the plants with the correct color to add to the look.  In some cases I have to change the plant all together.  Modify the distribution of materials, changing the Colo& Alpha, and making other correctioins.  Not good, too much time spent correcting.  I assume this correction is for Poser.

Some Vue 6 spectrals make SolidGrowth plants look absolutely horrid. And I agree that fixing the problems can be very time consuming and annoying.

You can always try changing the atmospheres to see if the colors look better in a different one.

Also, check out my tutorial on Vue 6 spectral shadows. Changing the lighting can drastically change the appearance of a plant:

http://www.incrediblylush.com/V6atmos.html

This tip will give you an idea on how to change the over all plant color:
[http://www.incrediblylush.com/tips.htm#vibrant

](http://www.incrediblylush.com/tips.html#vibrant)Hope this helps!

Thanks for the advice :)

I have some really nice scenes which are ruined by the atmospheres, turning some options down sort of fixes the problem but means the scene is not the way i would have like it to be lit.

I will check out your tutorial Linda and see if it can shed some "light" on the scene :) hehe

Jon

Before adjusting whole atmosphere light i would care about the materials. Try setting the material options for the palm leaves (use material browser).  Try playing with ambient lighting slides and maybe turn on "backlighted material" if it is off (it should be 1-sided and backlighted!). Try adjusting there first or you will change the whole scenery lighting (which may ruin the desired lighting effect).