Date: Wed, 1 Oct 1997 16:10:00 CDT From: Caspari D SrA 2CS/SCBBC Subject: [IML] IFW:Lights Here's a problem I have: There is a light source wich I want to run across a logo to give it a gleam effect (I know this could be done with brushmaps..I'll try that next). Anyway here's the problem...Frame 1 is where the light is rotated 90 degrees to the left so it doesn't shine on the logo. The last frame I rotated it 180 degrees to the right, again not shining on the logo. I was hoping for Imagine to make the in-between frames have the light shine on the logo..Nope! Frame 1 the light is 90 degrees to the left and the last frame the light is 90 degrees to the right...when following the animation frame by frame the light stays to the left until the last frame. I had set alignment bars and nothing changed...When I ran a null axis behind the logo it tracked fine, but I guess you can't tween alignment of lights.. Dom --------------------------------- Date: Wed, 1 Oct 1997 21:40:58 -0700 From: Seclusion I haven't tried this but.... just use the rotate fx on the light source...? --------------------------------- Date: Fri, 3 Oct 1997 10:00:34 MST From: Ian Stearns (I sent this once, but never saw it show up. Here I go again.) I'm wondering: In the action editor, does the alignment bar look like this: frame# 1 5 10 15 20 25 etc. _______________________________________________ light align. ************************************X OR this: frame# 1 5 10 15 20 25 etc. _______________________________________________ light align. *XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX ...where *** is the first alignment (90 degrees left) and XXX is the last alignment (90 degrees right). The second figure is the correct one for morphing between frames 1 and 25. Just thought I'd make sure that this wasn't the problem. Of course, YES...PLAN B is to make an in-between frame with the camera facing 0 degrees, to give Imagine a clue as to which way it should turn around. frame# 1 5 10 15 20 25 etc. _______________________________________________ light align. *XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY *= 90 degrees left (aka 270 degrees) X= 0 degrees Y= 90 degrees right (aka 90 degrees)