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- >I'm stumped as to how to achieve this effect with lightwave. I'm not even
- >sure it's a good idea, but it would be the best way for me to do it right
- >now.
- >
- >The goal is to coposite it over a real scene with pavement in it, or, if that
- >doesn't work out, something CG, but that would involve more rendering power
- >than I have.
- >
- >--Mike
- >
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- I would use an animated texture map for the fire, and an animated
- transparency map running across the the length of the trails. You might want
- to model the pavement so that you can cast light and reflections from the
- flames.
-
- Andrew Weiler
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