May 15, 2018, 04:21:18 pm
THIS IS ONE I JUST COMPLETED FOR A CLIENT. THEY ARE VERY HAPPY AND SO AM I.
THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS I HAD WERE THE FLICKERING ISSUES WITH THE LEAD FLASHINGS/BRICK/RENDER BECAUSE OF CONFLICTS AS WELL AS FLASHING/FLICKERING OF THE CHROME LETTER BOXES ON THE DOORS.
I ADJUSTED THE MODELS ENDLESSLY TO BRING THE SURFACES APART SO THEY DIDN'T FIGHT AND JUST ABOUT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM BUT IT TOOK A LOT OF FIDDLING ABOUT. THE TROUBLE WAS THAT WHEN I MANAGED TO GET RID OF ONE FLICKERING ISSUE IT WOULD OFTEN CAUSE A DIFFERENT ONE SOMEWHERE ELSE!
I DIDN'T DO IT IN THE END AS I RAN OUT IF TIME (RE-RENDERING THE WHOLE MOVIE TOOK 18 HOURS EACH TIME) BUT THE ONLY WAY I COULD STOP THE LETTERBOXES FLICKERING/REFLECTING EVERYTHING WAS TO MAKE THEM A DIFFERENT MATERIAL COMPLETELY. I WOULD DO LOTS OF TEST RENDERS IN LOW RES BUT OFTEN PROBLEMS ONLY WERE VISIBLE WHEN RENDERED AT HIGHER QUALITY.
ANYWAY I AM VERY HAPPY WITH THE OVERALL RESULT AND I THANK THE LUMION TEAM VERY MUCH FOR CREATING A RELATIVELY EASY TO USE PRODUCT WHICH CAN GIVE SUCH GOOD AND QUICK RESULTS; I ESPECIALLY LIKE TO TRY AND BRING THE PROJECT TO LIFE WITH THE PEOPLE,CARS, BIRDS ETC.
IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE A FEW MORE ANIMALS, PEOPLE ETC SO THAT THE SAME ONES DON'T KEEP TURNING UP!
I USED A VERSION OF THE REALISTIC PRESET WHICH SHOWED A SUNNY STYLE WHICH THE CLIENT WAS AFTER HOWEVER MY FIRST SHORT CLIP I SENT THEM WAS USING THE OVERCAST ONE WHICH LOOKS MUCH MORE REALISTIC AND ENGLISH IN STYLE BUT A BIT TOO GLOOMY TO PROMOTE AND SELL THE DEVELOPMENT REALLY; I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO TRY AND FIND A VERSION WITH THE REALISM OF OVERCAST BUT WITH A BRIGHTER VIBE IF POSSIBLE. MY ATTEMPTS WHEN BRIGHTENING THE OVERCAST PRE-SET STARTED TO LOSE THE REALISTIC FEEL UNFORTUNATELY.
ANY SUGGESTIONS?