Re: CCTV shader

Date : Wed, 15 Feb 2006 19:44:29 +0000
To : XSI(at)Softimage.COM
From : "brad" <brad(at)cg-soup.com>
Subject : Re: CCTV shader
Good news, I was just able to accomplish the exact same effect using a lightmap on a reflective surface.
I would also think it's possible with camera projections.

-Brad

>  in other words..
>  
>  no..
>  
>  XSI doesn't have anything "like" this shader..
>  
>  
>  todd
>  
>  Andre DeAngelis wrote:
>  
>  >Of course, but you have to remember that your CCTV images (cameras) need
>  >to be rendered first.
>  >
>  >Then render the final pass with all the CCTV images mappes to the TV's.
>  >
>  >So in effect, you set up setting up n+1 passes (n being the number of
>  >frames) and can avoid comping altogether if you want to.
>  >
>  >Of course, if you want the feedback effect, you may have to set up many
>  >more passes.
>  >
>  >Make sense?
>  >
>  >-----Original Message-----
>  >From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf
>  >Of Adrian L
>  >Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 2:04 PM
>  >To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
>  >Subject: RE: CCTV shader
>  >
>  >I know this would be very easy to do in comps.. as many passes as
>  >necessary, one for each camera view.  But being able to have it all
>  >happen in the same render would be a great time-saver.  Is it not
>  >possible to 'pipe' the output from several cameras to different surfaces
>  >in a render?
>  >
>  >Adrian
>  >
>  >
>  >-----Original Message-----
>  >From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf
>  >Of Andre DeAngelis
>  >Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 1:35 PM
>  >To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
>  >Subject: RE: CCTV shader
>  >
>  >Seems like a cool little tool but hardly unachievable.
>  >
>  >Passes copuld do the trcik, by piping the texture from the previous
>  >frame onto the screens.  Then in the comp, just offset the screen
>  >images.
>  >
>  >-----Original Message-----
>  >From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf
>  >Of Adrian L
>  >Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 1:20 PM
>  >To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
>  >Subject: CCTV shader
>  >
>  >Lightwave has just added a CCTV shader to the new version.
>  >
>  >http://www.newtek.com/lightwave/lw9_demos.php
>  >
>  >Does XSI have anything like this?  Could be very useful for a project we
>  >have coming up.
>  >
>  >Adrian
>  >
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