The LIGHTSABRE COMPETITION Strikes Back

lol! ok, ok! lol, i'll fix it! Lens flares just kinda... "spice it up" i guess...

The general opionion in that lens flares, especially ones that stick themselves out like those did, are unprofessional looking, and shouldn't be done.

oh, and btw, in the movies, the sabers did have a small lens flare when there's a close up on them

Do you have an example picture? I've studied the lightsaber in the films, and have never noticed even the slightest hint of lens flare, except maybe the small star that appears right at the emitter when a blade is first actived, or as it is last deactivated.

 

k, with lens flares:

http://www.angelfire.com/stars4/shadowfalls/done.jpg

without lens flares

http://www.angelfire.com/stars4/shadowfalls/noflare.jpg

btw, i used a "spicy" version of ryans method *tips hat to ryan* your way is good!

 

I always though it was a risk Scott, you had everything to lose.

Actually Daft, I lost nothing. I remain undefeated for video, and that's what matters.

Congrats Ryan!

M. Scott

 

In Episode II especially, there are emitter flares on the sabers, but what makes them unlike emitter flares in the traditional Adobe sense is that in the movie they are color balance the same with the rest of the aura and not white, and also do not produce refractals.

Anyway, for anybody interested, in my pic there I used 4 aura layers at 5, 10, 20, 40 I believe (or double those figures, I don't quite recall) and color balanced it to be more of a pure blue than compared to, say, Dorkman since I figured the blue didn't really need to be striking over a pure black background. I think a lot of this competition was in people's color balance prefrences.

 

EIF: I think it's in Episode one, when Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan are fighting Maul. Right before maul does his backflip off the circular platform onto teh other ramp, It does a closeup of obi-wan and his lightsaber has a flare right where the blade starts (i think... havnt watched the movie in awhile)

 

in my pic there I used 4 aura layers at 5, 10, 20, 40 I believe (or double those figures, I don't quite recall)

It was double. I recall thinking 80 pixels is MASSIVE, when you told me.

M. Scott

 

Thanks Daft, I thought it was a good spot aswell

Congrats to Ryan and of course the others that participated! Now... if I could only repliacte that!

Oh yes... next time... lets make it 3-4 days I don't think I could last that long on another competition!

 

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