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Gels for DS4

larsmidnattlarsmidnatt Posts: 4,511
edited June 2012 in The Commons

Looking through the store and saw a variety of gels available for DS, but had a few questions and was looking for some advice from users who may have used some.


Firstly, I didn't really see any for DS4, which worries me but maybe they work fine. I tend to shy away from add-ons that don't specifically call out DS4 support. Do any of you know of any gels that work well in DS4.


Secondly, how do these lights work? Can I mimic these effects using my own lights along with textures or some other method?


Finally are there any products you recommend (from any store)?

Thanks in advance

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  • SzarkSzark Posts: 10,634
    edited December 1969

    Without knowing which product you are refering to it will be a little hard to advise. Can you provide a link to the product in question please.

  • larsmidnattlarsmidnatt Posts: 4,511
    edited June 2012

    Szark said:
    Without knowing which product you are refering to it will be a little hard to advise. Can you provide a link to the product in question please.

    I'm not asking about a particular one, there are more than 20 that are listed to work for DS.

    http://www.daz3d.com/shop/catalogsearch/result/index/?compat_software=DAZ+Studio&dir=asc&order=price&q=gels&x=0&y=0

    I'm curious in general about these types of products.

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  • islandgurl31islandgurl31 Posts: 250
    edited December 1969

    I think he is talking about this: http://www.daz3d.com/shop/spooky-light-gels-for-ds/. I have a couple of them....but have no clue how to use it..lol.

  • larsmidnattlarsmidnatt Posts: 4,511
    edited December 1969

    islandgurl31 said:
    I think he is talking about this: http://www.daz3d.com/shop/spooky-light-gels-for-ds/. I have a couple of them....but have no clue how to use it..lol.

    Yeah ones like that. I figure someone has used them and may have some input.

  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 100,804
    edited December 1969

    Some of those packs are just images, which could be used with a light that took gels (uberSpot, a light made with ShaderMixer). or could simply be applied t a plane as a transparency map and have the light shone through that. I'm not sure what the Forbidden Whispers sets use - if uberSpot then that works in DS4 (as long as you have it), if a Shader mixed light that may need updating 9though you could still use the gels as above)

  • larsmidnattlarsmidnatt Posts: 4,511
    edited December 1969

    Thanks Richard, that explains a lot.

  • islandgurl31islandgurl31 Posts: 250
    edited December 1969

    ForbiddenWhispers ones comes with lights and different settings :-). Just never got to use them as I have no idea how to....asked once in the old forum but got no reply so I gave up...lol. I did try to use it once just rendered black....even googled how to use it...no such luck....sigh. Might try it again one day :-).

  • ArtiniArtini Posts: 9,455
    edited June 2012

    Below is the example render of Asobi using lights from the Lighting 2 Life Light Gels for DS
    http://www.daz3d.com/shop/lighting-2-life-light-gels-for-ds/
    I have used the following presets:
    Shadow Lights preset LtL-S-01
    Gels Colour Full Body preset LtL-CGB-01
    The second preset was applied by pressing the Ctrl key and choosing 'Add' option.
    Rendered in Daz Studio Pro 4.0.3.47

    Asobi34pic01x800.jpg
    480 x 800 - 162K
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  • ArtiniArtini Posts: 9,455
    edited December 1969

    And one more with the second preset applied from Gels Colour Full Body preset LtL-CGB-05

    Asobi35pic03.jpg
    600 x 800 - 105K
  • ledheadledhead Posts: 1,586
    edited December 1969

    Those are some cool renders. I need to get that.

  • islandgurl31islandgurl31 Posts: 250
    edited December 1969

    Wow those are so neat Artini :-). Thank you for showing it and bookmarked!

  • ArtiniArtini Posts: 9,455
    edited December 1969

    Thanks. I have noticed that not all presets from Lighting 2 Life Light Gels for DS
    works in full in DS4 (there were some error messages from 3Delight rendering engine in DS4).
    I will try more presets soon.

  • ArtiniArtini Posts: 9,455
    edited December 1969

    Yet another render using lights from the Lighting 2 Life Light Gels for DS
    of Genesis with P3D Catherina character applied.
    Used Gels Colour Full Body preset LTL-CGB-06.

    Catherina04pic01.jpg
    700 x 800 - 227K
  • ledheadledhead Posts: 1,586
    edited December 1969

    Wow that is awesome!

  • ArtiniArtini Posts: 9,455
    edited December 1969

    Thanks for the comments, Ledhead. I have not played so much with the gel lights in the Daz Studio before,
    but I also like how the renders came out.

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