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    Masking light?

    Posted by Lisa Simonson on October 24, 2012 at 1:52 am

    Hi everyone,

    I have a character in my comp which only needs a spotlight. The rest of the scene has ambient light. Is it possible to have the character accept only the spot in the comp without the ambient? Or do I have to nest a comp for that effect.I thought masking the light would work but not able to do that.

    Thanks

    Lisa Simonson replied 13 years, 6 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  • Vishesh Arora

    October 24, 2012 at 6:51 am

    Lisa

    Just Precomp your Character with the Spot Light.

    Now if you make your Precomp 3D, it will accept the ambient light.

    So to get rid out of that , Press “A” twice after selecting your precomp and them Turn Off your Accept lights.

    Vishesh Arora
    3D and Motion Graphics Artist
    Films Rajendra

    Blog:
    https://digieffects.wordpress.com

    Demo Reel(3D):
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHPgIJU_BR8

  • Lisa Simonson

    October 24, 2012 at 6:53 pm

    Aaaahhhh!That is a great simple solution. I always tend to take the difficult route, thanks a bunch

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