Positioning the spotlight

The point of interest for this light is pointed at the center of the scene, which just happens to be where the 3D book is located, so you don’t need to adjust it. You only need to change the light position. Simply dragging the axes in the Composition panel would cause the light’s point of interest to move, however, so you’ll change the light layer’s position in the Timeline panel instead.

1 In the Composition panel, choose 2 Views – Horizontal from the Select View Layout pop-up menu. Then click the left view to make it active, and choose Top from the 3D View pop-up menu. (The right view should be Active Camera.)

2 Go to 5:00 in the Timeline panel.

The light will appear throughout the composition, but by working at 5:00, you can see how repositioning the light affects other objects in the scene.

3 Select the Spotlight layer in the Timeline panel, and press P to display its Position property.

4 While watching the Top and Active Camera views in the Composition panel, drag the Position property y-axis value (the middle value) to the left in the

Timeline panel until the light cone is at -105, high above the composition.

5 Change the Position property’s x-axis value to -102 and its z-axis value to -208. Moving the light to a negative value on the z axis moves the light back in 3D space.

6 Hide the Position property for the Spotlight layer in the Timeline panel.

7 Choose 1 View from the Select View Layout pop-up menu at the bottom of the Composition panel, and make sure Active Camera is selected in the 3D View pop-up menu.

8 Press F2 to deselect all layers in the Timeline panel, press the Home key, and then press the spacebar to preview the lighted animation. Press the spacebar again to end the preview. Then choose File > Save to save your work.

Дата добавления: 2014-11-20