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From: "Allan McCormick - Burnt Toast Design" <allan@(protected)>
To: <truespace@(protected)>
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 10:09 AM
Subject: Re: [TSML] Chrome :) yeah really
> Thanks for the tips, your assessment is correct in the
>
> " I'm guessing the reason you have an image as a background shader is so
> that
> it can be seen reflected in the chrome sphere? You just don't want to be
> able to see the background?"
>
> I will have a go at that in the morning and let you know how it came
> about.
>
> Thanks
>
> ================================================
> Alan,
>
> I'm guessing the reason you have an image as a background shader is so
> that
> it can be seen reflected in the chrome sphere? You just don't want to be
> able to see the background?
>
> Two methods spring to mind.
>
> 1) Remove the Background Effects Image Shader. In it's place use a
> Global
> Environment Foreground Effects Shader with the image on. That way you'll
> see
> the image reflected in objects but not in the background. If you just
> want
> certain objects to reflect a background or even want different
> backgrounds
> reflected in different objects, then drop the foreground and background
> effects shaders completely and paint the objects with the Environment
> Map
> Reflectance shader.
>
> 2) Render the animation you already have to a 32 bit TGA file sequence.
> You
> can then use the alpha mask in the TGA frames to remove the background
> in a
> video editing application.
>
> Anthony
>
>
>
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