The unit of these direction parameters is the number of rotations, with 360° (1 rotation) expressed as 1.00, in the same way as 3D rotation parameters. The following relationships apply in the example shown in the figure.
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Longitude | 0.12 | 45° |
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Latitude | 0.12 | 45° |
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The fractional part of the setting after the decimal point corresponds to an angle 0 to 360°. If the fractional parts of two setting values are the same, the effect is the same even if the integral parts are different.
The integral part of a setting value is used when moving a light source with keyframes.
For example, when the longitude of a light source rotates in the clockwise direction from 0.88 (315°) to 0.12 (45°), it rotates in the counterclockwise direction (the angle grows smaller) if the above values are used. In this case, the value of the second keyframe can be set to 1.12 (330° + 45°).
KF1 = 0.88
KF2 = 0.12
Test sphere
KF2 = 1.12
Keyframe trajectory
User texture pattern
In the spotlighting function, a user generated texture pattern can now be selected for the pattern with which the light falls on the image surface.
To add a texture pattern, create a texture package from a bitmap file, and install it.
The installed texture pattern can be selected in the same way as the texture patterns provided by default.
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