using lightwave in a video clip

[wazzataylor]

i am using lightwave 7.5 and quite new to this,

i want to try and do the effects in the following clip:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KzqqRVQqzk


can it all be done in lightwave or do i need other software ie videotoaster or after effects ??

thx

[pnevai]

Yup, read up on LW particle FX

[ScottSullivan]

There was also a tutorial in HDRI not too long ago with this same effect. It was Issue 7, page 70, called, "Incorporating FX_Link into an effects shot"

The shot included adding a guy doing waves with his hand and butterflies coming out of his hands. Yours would be MUCH easier to do since this tutorial involved animated butterflies.

[jeric_synergy]

You certainly could do this in LW, although as a guess I'd venture this was done with Particle Illusion AKA "WonderTouch".

It'd be trivial in that application.

[Mchilly]

Lighwave is for 3D modelling, animation, rendering and texturing only, You need another compositing software like after effects to do complex effects.

[Edbittner]

Lighwave is for 3D modelling, animation, rendering and texturing only, You need another compositing software like after effects to do complex effects.
Um.......NOT!
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[Edbittner]

Lighwave is for 3D modelling, animation, rendering and texturing only, You need another compositing software like after effects to do complex effects.
Um...not! I saw that vid on youtube. Those FX can be done in Lightwave so simply, it's not funny. (Sorry for thew double post).
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[dmac989]

Even without much problem at all, All ya have to do if you don't have any video mixing software is set up a backdrop screen object to fit the camera and surface it with a video file, then go wild with particle fx.

I have discovered the cool thing about surfacing a screen versus keying later, is you can adjust frame by frame.

If you had no nle software, could always use Micro$ux movie maker to add the music.

Just looking at this I could take any good concert footage and have a blast adding effects like these.

So yah not only could you do this easily, you could put it to shame :hijack:

[kopperdrake]

Lighwave is for 3D modelling, animation, rendering and texturing only, You need another compositing software like after effects to do complex effects.

Forget what this guy says, he obviously hasn't a clue!

As the rest of the posters say here, this is simple stuff for Lightwave - a few particle emitters attached to nulls and you're away :) This isn't exactly complex particle effects either!