Re: "use backround shader"?

["Tim Leydecker" <BauerOink(at)gmx.de>]

Hi guys,

sorry, my box has suddenly started doing an "eeechhhhy"
sound, I won´t be able to reply until I´ve fixed that fan...

I hope to read your replies later tonite, and off I go.

Bleeeeeeeep.

tim
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Serguei Kalentchouk" <serguei.kalentchouk(at)ubisoft.com>
To: <XSI(at)Softimage.COM>
Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 5:14 PM
Subject: RE: "use backround shader"?


> I think to get the effect you want, you can put a grid that you want to catch the 
> shadows and apply a shadow material to it. I should not be visible in your renders 
> but a shadow would be cast onto it and hence it will be composited on top of your 
> background plate.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of Tim 
> Leydecker
> Sent: September 21, 2006 11:05 AM
> To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> Subject: Re: "use backround shader"?
>
> Umhh, I should have described it´s functionality obviously...
>
> The "use backround shader" picks up the color of whatever
> is behind it, e.g. the environment color or imageplane color
> (whatever comes first) but also receives shadow and can
> have reflections to it. It´s mostly assigned to geometry
> supposed to catch shadow from a foregroundelement,
> like in my case a character and "ground" things together.
>
> I could allways render an empty pass with just the envmap
> and project that back through camera onto those objects
> but I was looking for something quick and dirty.
>
> Cheers
>
> tim
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "André Adam" <a_adam(at)49games.de>
> To: <XSI(at)Softimage.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 4:35 PM
> Subject: Re: "use backround shader"?
>
>
> > So, what does it do?
> >
> >
> > Tim Leydecker wrote:
> > > Hi guys,
> > >
> > > I´m looking for the equivalent or even a superior
> > > counterpart to Maya´s "use backround shader".
> > >
> > > Where do I find such type in XSI?
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > >
> > > tim
> >
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