Crispycraft opened this issue on Sep 17, 2015 ยท 16 posts
Crispycraft posted Thu, 17 September 2015 at 8:57 AM
I'm using Poser 10, and I was wondering if there is a way to shine a light on only one object in a scene (Light only hits the one specific object and nothing else around it). I know that this could be done with Carrara, but what about Poser?
3DFineries posted Thu, 17 September 2015 at 9:09 AM
Use a spotlight and change angle start & angle stop until you get the effect you're looking for.
Have a creative day!
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bagginsbill posted Thu, 17 September 2015 at 9:10 AM
If you're asking does Poser have an obvious control for this, no it does not.
If anyone were to ask is it impossible or possible, the answer is it is possible, through very clever hackery with materials. I wrote a thread on this, but it can no longer be found because the search engine here is a piece of ...
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bagginsbill posted Thu, 17 September 2015 at 9:11 AM
3DFineries posted at 10:11AM Thu, 17 September 2015 - #4228920
Use a spotlight and change angle start & angle stop until you get the effect you're looking for.
That's still lighting the floor and the other objects. This answer isn't an answer.
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3DFineries posted Thu, 17 September 2015 at 9:13 AM
Oops! Sorry, that one above is set to Angle Start 15 & End at 32.
IF IDL is off, nothing else will get light.
The one below is set to Angel Start 6.2 & End at 24.25. Angle End & IDL OFF in render settings are the key. Hope that helps & happy rendering. 
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bagginsbill posted Thu, 17 September 2015 at 9:15 AM
Still lighting the other objects. What are you not getting about the question?
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bagginsbill posted Thu, 17 September 2015 at 9:15 AM
"Light only hits the one specific object and nothing else around it"
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3DFineries posted Thu, 17 September 2015 at 9:17 AM
I edited the post. I had IDL on and if you make the floor invisible it won't be in the render. 
I'm just trying to help but had I seen your post before mine, I wouldn't said anything cause you 'da man! I'd just render the one object with a black background and export it as a png, open in my image editor & do the rest by hand.
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bagginsbill posted Thu, 17 September 2015 at 9:23 AM
Do you not see the floor there - it is lit. I won't keep beating you up about it but wow - this is a technical question and your answer is incorrect.
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Crispycraft posted Thu, 17 September 2015 at 9:27 AM
bagginsbill posted at 8:25AM Thu, 17 September 2015 - #4228922
If you're asking does Poser have an obvious control for this, no it does not.
If anyone were to ask is it impossible or possible, the answer is it is possible, through very clever hackery with materials. I wrote a thread on this, but it can no longer be found because the search engine here is a piece of ...
Thanks for the reply, bagginsbill. I'll try to figure something out on post production. ;)
3DFineries posted Thu, 17 September 2015 at 9:29 AM
bagginsbill posted at 9:27AM Thu, 17 September 2015 - #4228930
Do you not see the floor there - it is lit. I won't keep beating you up about it but wow - this is a technical question and your answer is incorrect.
It's ok. Beat me up. 
I deserve it.
Have a creative day!
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Crispycraft posted Thu, 17 September 2015 at 9:32 AM
3DFineries posted at 8:28AM Thu, 17 September 2015 - #4228928
I edited the post. I had IDL on and if you make the floor invisible it won't be in the render.
The trouble I'm having with my scene is that I'm using many mirrors and I need one figure to collect more light without light reflection in the mirrors. Because of the needed reflections on the figure, I can't turn off (make invisible) the other objects in the scene.
hborre posted Thu, 17 September 2015 at 10:17 AM
Found it! https://www.renderosity.com/mod/forumpro/?thread_id=2794898#msg3603187
Crispycraft posted Thu, 17 September 2015 at 10:29 AM
Awesome! Thanks!
rokket posted Thu, 17 September 2015 at 9:54 PM
Whoa... cool! I gotta go play with this!!!
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seachnasaigh posted Thu, 17 September 2015 at 11:28 PM
Neat trick, BB! 
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