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Make a 3D Light Shine Through a Solid?
For the life of me, I can’t figure this out, and it should be simple.
I have a photo with a light. I want to mask out the light in the photo and have an AE created light look like it’s shining though.
I assumed I’d just draw a mask on the photo, subtract it, make the layer 3D, add a light and wah-la. Wrong. The 3D light simply illuminates the scene. No matter where I position it, it doesn’t look like it’s shining ‘through’ the hole of the image.
What am I doing wrong, please?
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Hi there,
After Effects doesn’t include volumetric lighting that you’re after which is a shame. However, there is a third party solution. Trapcode Lux is designed specifically for this and will give you what you need;
https://www.redgiantsoftware.com/products/all/trapcode-lux/
Hope this helps!
cheers,
Angie
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You can fake it with CC Lightburst or that other CC effect that’s right near it, but the name of which escapes me at the moment.
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