Hi All, I have a locked off series of shots taken from the POV of maybe the 3rd row from the front in a cinema. The request is to see some nice volumetric beams eminating from overhead as if coming from the projector to the screen. Sounds all quite straight forward right! For the life of me i cann…

Native rays matchbox with selectives looks promising. Try turning on smoke and animating it. Adding particles to the volume might help.

[image] Cinema Projector Beam Flame Questions Hi, has anybody made a cinema projector light beam before? Im using a light and rays as a base but i need to make it look more realistic ie take on the colour and changes of the projection and coming from behind the camera as …

[image] Sinan: atchbo Hi, Sinan once posted a very cool example with the replica node that should do the trick. [image] Light and rays questions Flame Questions It’s a feature that was introduced with fanfare, then abandoned and not readdressed. Like many, many fe…

I have a love/hate relationship with Action Rays. If you want detailed help with anything, DM me. I also have a batch template that produces good looking rays, with smoke atmosphere and dust. This tool really should be updated though.

Hi Greg, i would love to see your setup on this as its tough to acheive., as an update even my clients have given up on what they were thinking and have settled for an over head bright spot with some floaty dust which is more like what would be seen. Ill get there in the end.

Hey Marcus. Is this something we can get into Monday? Happy to share my setup and source clips, which I stole.

Do you have Sapphire, their rays are pretty decent for this type of thing

Sapphire rays are quite good. But they don’t exist in 3d action camera space.

I’m in for that if we can get the timezones right.

[image] GPM: I have a love/hate relationship with Action Rays. If you want detailed help with anything, DM me. I also have a batch template that produces good looking rays, with smoke atmosphere and dust. This tool really should be updated though. Any tips on rays working with an imported cam…

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