Subject: Re: Lens Flare question 
Date: Fri, 13 May 94 10:29:20 EDT
From: Mark Thompson <mark@westford.ccur.com>

Dan Murrell Jr. writes:
> > BUT when the light source passes behind
> > the torus, the lens flares are not interrupted, as they should be.

> it certainly reduces the usefulness of the
> lens flare effect.  I bet Mark Thompson is laughing somewhere.. :)

Mwhaaa Hahahahahhaha. Just kidding. As much as it may seem that I'm only on
this list anymore to poke fun at Imagine, in reality I am just trying to point
out potential problems with the software that would hamper my work. I would
love to see Impulse or any other LW competitor produce a product that would
just make my jaw drop in awe. Better tools mean greater potential for my
business. But until that happens, I will continue to monitor whats out there
and make occasional comments on things that seem wrong.

As for the lens flare problem, the early beta versions of LightWave 3.0 
suffered this shortcoming as well. You had to create an envelope to modulate
the flare intensity as it passed behind objects. But the released version
had several enhancements. Not only did the flares disappear behind objects,
they would fade as the light source became obstructed, and change intensity
(and I believe color) when passed behind translucent surfaces.
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