Star Wars light altering/controling program

ilovefishsticks · 06-04-2005, 05:13 AM

i wanted to make a short few minute star wars movie for fun. does any1 know of a program that altars light in a movie so i can create actualy good looking lightsabers, spacecraft engines, blaster bolts, ect. (I know of the program AlamDV and it dosn't seem real enough)? Also and of those people that have seen episode III, do u know of a program to create backgrounds, they dont have to be masterpices just backgrounds such as space fights, lava flowing, ect.? I know in the movie they did it by having the actors act in front of a green screen then projecting the animation behind (like the weatherman), but is there also a way to do this with just your computer and a DV camara?? If anyone can help out that would be sweet. I am willing to spend lots of time on this (even a year or so if I would have to).

**Praetor** · 06-04-2005, 05:43 AM

I dont know how exactly you want to go about doing it but Lightwave can do lightsabres pretty readily. Thats the full CGI approach (and IMO easier to work with once you've modelled everything). If you want it from a video composition program, look at plugins for After Effects

ilovefishsticks · 06-04-2005, 07:35 PM

K ill try it out but is it a demo or free program, or do i have to pay just to try it?

06-04-2005, 05:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
ilovefishsticks Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Chicago, IL USA Age: 18 Posts: 396	Star Wars light altering/controling program i wanted to make a short few minute star wars movie for fun. does any1 know of a program that altars light in a movie so i can create actualy good looking lightsabers, spacecraft engines, blaster bolts, ect. (I know of the program AlamDV and it dosn't seem real enough)? Also and of those people that have seen episode III, do u know of a program to create backgrounds, they dont have to be masterpices just backgrounds such as space fights, lava flowing, ect.? I know in the movie they did it by having the actors act in front of a green screen then projecting the animation behind (like the weatherman), but is there also a way to do this with just your computer and a DV camara?? If anyone can help out that would be sweet. I am willing to spend lots of time on this (even a year or so if I would have to). __________________ My Computer Specs NVidia GeForce 6600 256mb Intel D195PCY motherboard Intel Pentium 4 3.2 Ghtz HT 300 GB Seagate SATA HDD 2048mb 533mhtz ddr2 corsair (1x1024)(2x512) Aspire X-Dreamer II case Ultra X-Connect PSU BenQ Dvd-R and DVD-RW 5.1 logitech x530 speaker system 19 inch Fuji Plus LCD monitor

06-04-2005, 05:43 AM	#2 (permalink)
Praetor Administrator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Age: 25 Posts: 19,954	I dont know how exactly you want to go about doing it but Lightwave can do lightsabres pretty readily. Thats the full CGI approach (and IMO easier to work with once you've modelled everything). If you want it from a video composition program, look at plugins for After Effects __________________ ASUS P5K Premium WiFi-AP, Q6600@3.7 / ASUS P5ND, E6400@3.8 4GB OCz Platinum XTC 8500 / 4GB CorsairXMS2 6400 5x500GB Seagate 7200.10 / 2x500 Seagate 7200.10 OCz 8800GTX 768MB @ 630/800 / 2x Galaxy 8800GT SLI

06-04-2005, 07:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
ilovefishsticks Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Chicago, IL USA Age: 18 Posts: 396	K ill try it out but is it a demo or free program, or do i have to pay just to try it? __________________ My Computer Specs NVidia GeForce 6600 256mb Intel D195PCY motherboard Intel Pentium 4 3.2 Ghtz HT 300 GB Seagate SATA HDD 2048mb 533mhtz ddr2 corsair (1x1024)(2x512) Aspire X-Dreamer II case Ultra X-Connect PSU BenQ Dvd-R and DVD-RW 5.1 logitech x530 speaker system 19 inch Fuji Plus LCD monitor

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