• Boris FX

  Light House Effect

  Posted by Peter Tours on August 15, 2013 at 7:30 pm

  The vision I have is a wedge ray of light emanating from a lighthouse that rotates and the light wipes the screen as a transition…anyone ever done that? Looking for ideas. Thanks!

  Peter Tours
  TnT Video Services, Inc.
  Fort Lauderdale, FL

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  Jon Kozenko replied 12 years, 9 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  Jon Kozenko

  August 20, 2013 at 4:54 pm

  Peter,

  I was able to create a similar effect using the BCC Spotlight and a few Constant variables in Boris RED. First, I set the Light Source X and Y to Constant and set them towards the middle of the screen (you can put this center point onto a lighthouse in an image), and also set the Target Y to Constant, at a point 40 pixels above (so a lower number) the Source Y. This way the light, when behind/in front of the Lighthouse, is still visible. Then, I set the Light Elevation to 1.0, and set this to Constant (setting it to 0.0 makes it black).

  Then, the final change was I changed the Target X to Keyframe so that it would move back and forth. You can even position the Target X so that it moves far away Light Source X, resulting in a more consistent light levels, and I found that the default Light Cone Width is perfect for this effect.

  If you’d like I can send you a copy of the .red file I made with this effect – it’s just the light over a black Color. Hope this helps you get started with this look. If you want the project, send me an email at support@borisfx.com.

  Thanks.

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