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Subject: Magnifying lens: is it necessary

Winterclaw opened this issue on Nov 26, 2010 · 15 posts
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Winterclaw ( ) posted Fri, 26 November 2010 at 9:42 PM · edited Thu, 01 August 2024 at 2:00 PM

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Just trying out a magnifying lens in poser.

 

Here's one with the lens.

WARK!

Thus Spoketh Winterclaw: a blog about a Winterclaw who speaks from time to time.

 

(using Poser Pro 2014 SR3, on 64 bit Win 7, poser units are inches.)

Winterclaw ( ) posted Fri, 26 November 2010 at 9:43 PM

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And one without.

 

 

Probably not necessary, but it's a cool toy.  All I used was a sphere cut in half and squished.

WARK!

Thus Spoketh Winterclaw: a blog about a Winterclaw who speaks from time to time.

 

(using Poser Pro 2014 SR3, on 64 bit Win 7, poser units are inches.)

Seaview123 ( ) posted Sat, 27 November 2010 at 7:16 AM

Pretty cool effect!

Winterclaw ( ) posted Sat, 27 November 2010 at 12:30 PM

Yeah, it was one of those things I tried to see if it was possible to do.

WARK!

Thus Spoketh Winterclaw: a blog about a Winterclaw who speaks from time to time.

 

(using Poser Pro 2014 SR3, on 64 bit Win 7, poser units are inches.)

EnglishBob ( ) posted Sat, 27 November 2010 at 5:20 PM

And yet, for some reason, you chose to magnify her...

 

...hands.

:lol:

Winterclaw ( ) posted Sat, 27 November 2010 at 6:27 PM

Your right, and I totally forgot to give her a ring or something.

WARK!

Thus Spoketh Winterclaw: a blog about a Winterclaw who speaks from time to time.

 

(using Poser Pro 2014 SR3, on 64 bit Win 7, poser units are inches.)

Paul Francis ( ) posted Sun, 30 January 2011 at 3:49 PM

This is exactly the effect I'm after; would you be able to share your material settings?  I tried using a squashed sphere with the glass procedurals, but they don't give the magniying effect I'm after!

My self-build system - Vista 64 on a Kingston 240GB SSD, Asus P5Q Pro MB, Quad 6600 CPU, 8 Gb Geil Black Dragon Ram, CoolerMaster HAF932 full tower chassis, EVGA Geforce GTX 750Ti Superclocked 2 Gb, Coolermaster V8 CPU aircooler, Enermax 600W Modular PSU, 240Gb SSD, 2Tb HDD storage, 28" LCD monitor, and more red LEDs than a grown man really needs.....I built it in 2008 and can't afford a new one, yet.....!

My Software - Poser Pro 2012, Photoshop, Bryce 6 and Borderlands......"Catch a  r--i---d-----e-----!"

 

BionicRooster ( ) posted Sun, 30 January 2011 at 4:36 PM
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I actually made a "real" lens shape for my Sherlock Holmes set in my freebies. It should work like that also.

                                                                                                                    

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Winterclaw ( ) posted Sun, 30 January 2011 at 10:02 PM

Quote - This is exactly the effect I'm after; would you be able to share your material settings?  I tried using a squashed sphere with the glass procedurals, but they don't give the magniying effect I'm after!

 

Paul, I used a rounded concave object (not a sphere, more like the lens of your eyes or glasses) and added a refraction node using the IOR of 1.2.

WARK!

Thus Spoketh Winterclaw: a blog about a Winterclaw who speaks from time to time.

 

(using Poser Pro 2014 SR3, on 64 bit Win 7, poser units are inches.)

Winterclaw ( ) posted Sun, 30 January 2011 at 10:10 PM · edited Sun, 30 January 2011 at 10:18 PM

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Here's the node set up.  Everything but the refraction is a gamma correction shader I've been using and that's why it looks black in the first picture.  If you use the shader just remember to put something behind it and you won't have to worry about that.  You may or may not need it, so I included it just in case.

Also don't worry about me setting refraction to .99, I was just trying something and you can use 1 or whatever you like.  Just start by putting the refract node into the refraction color and see what that gets you.

If using a sphere doesn't work and you need to make the prop yourself, just grab something free like wings or blender. 

WARK!

Thus Spoketh Winterclaw: a blog about a Winterclaw who speaks from time to time.

 

(using Poser Pro 2014 SR3, on 64 bit Win 7, poser units are inches.)

Paul Francis ( ) posted Mon, 31 January 2011 at 1:38 AM

That's great, thanks!  I've got two whole weeks off work so I'll give it a try later on.  Thanks again!

My self-build system - Vista 64 on a Kingston 240GB SSD, Asus P5Q Pro MB, Quad 6600 CPU, 8 Gb Geil Black Dragon Ram, CoolerMaster HAF932 full tower chassis, EVGA Geforce GTX 750Ti Superclocked 2 Gb, Coolermaster V8 CPU aircooler, Enermax 600W Modular PSU, 240Gb SSD, 2Tb HDD storage, 28" LCD monitor, and more red LEDs than a grown man really needs.....I built it in 2008 and can't afford a new one, yet.....!

My Software - Poser Pro 2012, Photoshop, Bryce 6 and Borderlands......"Catch a  r--i---d-----e-----!"

 

BionicRooster ( ) posted Mon, 31 January 2011 at 9:00 AM · edited Mon, 31 January 2011 at 9:00 AM
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I woulda thunk someone as gifted as you (Paul), woulda already known how to something as easy as this.

                                                                                                                    

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Wings 3D


Paul Francis ( ) posted Mon, 31 January 2011 at 10:07 AM

Quote - I woulda thunk someone as gifted as you (Paul), woulda already known how to something as easy as this.

Aw, shucks....I'm useless, really....!  Just couldn't get it to work in Poser for some reason.  Nailed it in seconds in Bryce, but the idea I've got for a picture needs to be done in Poser.

My self-build system - Vista 64 on a Kingston 240GB SSD, Asus P5Q Pro MB, Quad 6600 CPU, 8 Gb Geil Black Dragon Ram, CoolerMaster HAF932 full tower chassis, EVGA Geforce GTX 750Ti Superclocked 2 Gb, Coolermaster V8 CPU aircooler, Enermax 600W Modular PSU, 240Gb SSD, 2Tb HDD storage, 28" LCD monitor, and more red LEDs than a grown man really needs.....I built it in 2008 and can't afford a new one, yet.....!

My Software - Poser Pro 2012, Photoshop, Bryce 6 and Borderlands......"Catch a  r--i---d-----e-----!"

 

BionicRooster ( ) posted Mon, 31 January 2011 at 11:06 AM
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Quote - and lots and lots of red LEDs.....

My PC has lots and lots of blue LCD's... I hope they don't start shooting at each other hehehe

*I know, that's sooooooo 80's :o)

                                                                                                                    

Poser 10

Octane Render

Wings 3D


Paul Francis ( ) posted Mon, 31 January 2011 at 1:14 PM · edited Mon, 31 January 2011 at 1:14 PM

...it wouldn't work without them, they are an ESSENTIAL part of the system, especially the ones on the memory modules....they help the memory to, er, remember stuff better.....

My self-build system - Vista 64 on a Kingston 240GB SSD, Asus P5Q Pro MB, Quad 6600 CPU, 8 Gb Geil Black Dragon Ram, CoolerMaster HAF932 full tower chassis, EVGA Geforce GTX 750Ti Superclocked 2 Gb, Coolermaster V8 CPU aircooler, Enermax 600W Modular PSU, 240Gb SSD, 2Tb HDD storage, 28" LCD monitor, and more red LEDs than a grown man really needs.....I built it in 2008 and can't afford a new one, yet.....!

My Software - Poser Pro 2012, Photoshop, Bryce 6 and Borderlands......"Catch a  r--i---d-----e-----!"

 

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