C4D Octane Lights - Spotlight and Projector Tutorial (Free Project)

[@metulski1234]

this is so far one of the best C4D Tutorials ive ever seen in my whole life!

[@CGShortcuts]

No worries, loads more tutorials and C4D resources at cgshortcuts.com

[@JoshuaEiffel]

Man, just so happy to land on one those tutorials that gets right into the helpful bits in a concise way that doesn't bore me to death either! Thank you!

[@CGShortcuts]

Cheers Josha! We think tutorials should be quick and to the point too! If you'd like to learn more about Octane in the same straight forward style, you might like to check out our full course www.cgshortcuts.courses/courses/octane-materials-masterclass (you can get 5% off this week too with the code OCTANE5)

[@mohamohammed8799]

Thanks Dave for teaching us, Respect from Egypt

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[@jaycobokpako8782]

i think this the first time im commenting on your videos. i like this one. very much

[@CGShortcuts]

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[@paulo972100]

thx a lot man, so glad to found a C4D channel where i can really learn new things. Keep going !

[@CGShortcuts]

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[@AnikAnimator]

Extremely helpful. really helped me a lot.

[@CGShortcuts]

No worries, loads more tutorials and C4D resources at cgshortcuts.com (you can also get help directly with your projects).

[@upstony2861]

WOW,Thanks for the tutorial.

[@ИванПетерс]

Лучший урок по проекции света!

[@CGShortcuts]

Спасибо Иван!

[@Rafa_VFX]

It was what I needed for my personal project!

[@CGShortcuts]

Hope it helps you out mate! Thanks for watching!

[@ohsilliw]

Great tutorial! thanks man!!

[@CGShortcuts]

No worries Willis, Thanks for watching!

[@motsregor3723]

THANKS DAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@CGShortcuts]

No problem Mot!!!!!!!!!!!

[@lightandfury]

Great tutorial! Thank-you so much.

[@CGShortcuts]

Cheers, glad you found it useful! If you'd like to learn more about Octane we've just launched a new course covering everything you could possibly need to know about creating beautiful Octane Materials, you can check it out here ➜ bit.ly/2MtC2eW we have 20% Off today only, use code: 'OCTANE20' Thanks for watching!

[@Nielsc4dtutorials]

Loved it, great video!

[@CGShortcuts]

Cheers Niels! Good to hear mate!

[@tony_cgivfx]

Awesome tutorial! Great ideas here

[@CGShortcuts]

Cheers Tony, thanks for watching!

[@_marduk]

Thanks for sharing this I appreciate it a lot :D

[@CGShortcuts]

Cheers, glad you found it useful! If you'd like to learn more about Octane we've just launched a new course covering everything you could possibly need to know about creating beautiful Octane Materials, you can check it out here ➜ bit.ly/2MtC2eW We have 5% off today too, use code: 'OCTANE5' Thanks for watching!

[@saemranian]

Great, Man, Thanks for your sharing.

[@CGShortcuts]

Cheers, glad you found it useful! If you'd like to learn more about Octane we've just launched a new course covering everything you could possibly need to know about creating beautiful Octane Materials, you can check it out here ➜ bit.ly/2MtC2eW We have 5% off today too, use code: 'OCTANE5' Thanks for watching!

[@samidxanstudio]

your tutorials are realy awesome. Thank you man , for shareing it for free. Like +subs to you! big HELLO from Azerbaijan

[@CGShortcuts]

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[@brown2840]

Love your channel!

[@CGShortcuts]

Cheers JT, glad you're digging it mate! Thanks for watching!

[@zackantell2278]

this is extremely helpful thank you

[@CGShortcuts]

No worries Zack, glad you found it useful! If you'd like to learn more about Octane we've just launched a new course covering everything you could possibly need to know about creating beautiful Octane Materials, you can check it out here ➜ bit.ly/2MtC2eW We have 5% off today too, use code: 'OCTANE5' Thanks for watching!

[@BobbyLachapelle]

Great tut! Thanks. Very usefull.

[@CGShortcuts]

No worries Bobby! Thanks for watching mate

[@ismgroov4094]

this is awesome!

[@CGShortcuts]

Glad you're digging it Bon!

[@RajaNandepu]

thanks for the cool tutorial ! looking forward to more octane c4d stuff ! subscribed

[@CGShortcuts]

No worries Raja, Thanks for watching mate!

[@joinjasmine3383]

Super helpful. Thanks!

[@CGShortcuts]

No problem, BTW we also have a fancy new website full of loads of CG Resources if you want to check it out www.cgshortcuts.com thanks for watching!

[@cappythana]

awesome!

[@fadjarmlna]

Awesome tutorial! Thank youu

[@CGShortcuts]

Cheers! Glad you found it useful! We've got loads of extra resources on www.cgshortcuts.com and if you'd like to get involved you can join our CG Shortcuts Facebook Group facebook.com/groups/CGShortcuts where you can find more tutorials, get help, post your work and enter our monthly art challenges where you can win cool CG Prizes;) Thank's for watching!

[@gandaldima]

amazing tutorial.thanks a lot!

[@CGShortcuts]

No worries mate, glad you found it helpful! Working on a big Octane course now, hopefuly be out soon! BTW we also have a fancy new website full of loads of CG Resources if you want to check it out www.cgshortcuts.com thanks for watching!

[@qy9930]

awesome tutorial!!!!

[@CGShortcuts]

Cheers! Glad you found it useful! We've got loads of extra resources on www.cgshortcuts.com and if you'd like to get involved you can join our CG Shortcuts Facebook Group facebook.com/groups/CGShortcuts where you can find more tutorials, get help, post your work and enter our monthly art challenges where you can win cool CG Prizes;) Thank's for watching!

[@Wayne-sn6qy]

This is really useful thank you!

[@CGShortcuts]

Glad it was helpful mate! Thanks for watching ;)

[@onurnidayi]

Lovin !!iit !!

[@CGShortcuts]

Glad you like it ;)

[@ekaterinabotsvinova6943]

you are the BEST!! Thanks you!!!!

[@CGShortcuts]

Thanks mate, glad you liked it!

[@cangyusong7844]

Perfect practical tutorial thank you！！！！

[@CGShortcuts]

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[@nicolepang642]

much appreciated! Thank you!!

[@CGShortcuts]

No problem Hiu, glad it helped you out mate! BTW If you didn't already know about it we now have a Facebook Group if you'd like to get involved facebook.com/groups/CGShortcuts. Thanks for watching!

[@autismavenue9223]

Wow! Seems a bit overwhelming at first though. Hundreds, if not thousand combinations of the settings!

[@CGShortcuts]

Dont worry mate, bit of practice and you'll be a pro;)

[@Hellodentist]

This is amazing!

[@CGShortcuts]

Cheers Luis! If Octane is your bag I'm building a huge Octane materials course at the moment, so swing by soon to check that out;) BTW we also have a fancy new website full of loads of CG Resources if you want to check it out www.cgshortcuts.com thanks for watching!

[@melikaahadian9011]

you are so amazing

[@hihihing7302]

Love you!!!!!

[@CGShortcuts]

Cheers, glad you found it useful! If you'd like to learn more about Octane we've just launched a new course covering everything you could possibly need to know about creating beautiful Octane Materials, you can check it out here ➜ bit.ly/2MtC2eW We have 5% off today too, use code: 'OCTANE5' Thanks for watching!

[@djamilazzouz3715]

great man, thunk you ^_^

[@CGShortcuts]

No worries Djamil!

[@janiniiranen4860]

Yes! TY!

[@CGShortcuts]

No worries Jani, thanks for watching

[@Lenardiya]

You saved me!!!

[@CGShortcuts]

Great to hear!

[@overfunk9763]

Thanks A lot!)

[@CGShortcuts]

No problem Overfunk! If you make something cool feel free to post it up on our Facebook Group! Our New Monthly Challenge is on now and we've got some awesome prizes to give away too!

[@voronoi7641]

Hi m8, unfortunately i don’t have Octane, but this tut helped me a lot! Thank you and have a great we!!!! 👏👏👏👏👏

[@CGShortcuts]

No worries Nero, I'll have a normal C4D tutorial next week

[@vid828]

It’s 20 a month. No excuses

[@modernodj]

Goood tuts, thnx! +

[@CGShortcuts]

No problem mate! We have an awesome new Facebook Group of artists now too if you'd like to get involved, you can ask questions, post your work, get free stuff and enter our CG challenges - there's one on right now! It's Facebook.com/groups/cgshortcuts Thanks for watching!

[@ManualMashups]

Im new - forgive me; Is there a reason you created the spotlight as opposed to using the Octane spotlight? Is the Octane spotlight new?

[@CGShortcuts]

Welcome to the world of C4D! Yep they added the Spotlight in Octane after this video. Check out our Octane Masterclass if you'd like to learn more: cgshortcuts.com/octane-masterclass

[@Im_Not_Diego]

perfect tutorial , but By the way,how do i get those textures of shadows Like the 3:58 and 5:54?

[@CGShortcuts]

Great question! As it's a bit hard to give you a good answer here in the comments, any chance you could post your question on our Facebook Group and one of our community members can give you a hand;) If you could post some screenshots of your issue too that would be super helpful! If you're not already a member you can join free here: facebook.com/groups/CGShortcuts/

[@tagore4d]

Thanks for the tutorial. I am new to C4D. Is it still the same process even in R25 ? or is there a simple option. I am not able to get the soft shadows for an Octane Spot Light.

[@CGShortcuts]

Good question Sk Tagore! As it's a bit hard to give you a good answer here in the comments, any chance you could post your question on our Facebook Group and one of our community members can give you a hand;) If you could post some screenshots of your issue too that would be super helpful! If you're not already a member you can join free here: facebook.com/groups/CGShortcuts/

[@jreamworks]

where can you see your last end frame in your animation?

[@CGShortcuts]

endframe?

[@filmmafia4297]

1st... Thumbs Up

[@CGShortcuts]

Cheers mate, glad you liked it!

[@fed.salvatierra]

🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@CGShortcuts]

Cheers Federico!

[@as14842]

Wait, when did this one come out? Been looking for a tutorial on this for ages!

[@CGShortcuts]

Ages ago mate;) HUGE Octane course coming soon, (if I can ever finish it;)

[@sncthwan_]

wonderfullllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

[@CGShortcuts]

Cheers! Glad you found it useful! We've got loads of extra resources on www.cgshortcuts.com and if you'd like to get involved you can join our CG Shortcuts Facebook Group facebook.com/groups/CGShortcuts where you can find more tutorials, get help, post your work and enter our monthly art challenges where you can win cool CG Prizes;) Thank's for watching!

[@garugi1545]

what if i want to change the color of the spotlight? how can i do that?

[@ty1978]

I guess you would have figured this out by now seeing as you posted this 4 months ago but you just change the colour of the light in the 'general tab' then 'use light colour' on the Octane tag

[@laforni5489]

I thisnk this question is stupid but im newbie, i want a hdri will light my project BUT i dont want to see it in the final render, if I put a plane behind it, it covers the hdri lights and the specular material does not make the same reflections :(

[@CGShortcuts]

You can hide your hdri from camera or use Render passes to comp it out, are you using octane?

[@Gaorkem]

Oi mate. I'm just an extreme newbie for Octane, especially when it comes to it's materials. The file you've provided has no materials unfortunately. Is it possible to have them? If not, can you suggest a tutorial for creating materials on Octane? Thank you very very much!

[@CGShortcuts]

Hi Atahan, I do all my final renders with Octane which I guess a lot of people dont have. I put the finished render ready projects on our Patreon page though if you need them, cant supply the statue though as it's not mine;) I'm currently working on a huge Octane materials course so hopefully have that out soon

[@Gaorkem]

@@CGShortcuts Oh great!! Looking forward for that one!

[@tiorimas]

Inspired by 'Man in The High Castle's main title by Elastic?

[@CGShortcuts]

Just a tad;)

[@relvenverse4333]

Could you make the same tutorial in Arnold with C4D?

[@CGShortcuts]

Thanks for the sugestion! I will definitely look into this. Stay tuned for more and thanks for watching! 👍

[@arteryworld]

hi there!, when i change the env color to black nothing changes? is there any reason why ? and also do you mind if i use this project file as a light room for my publicly posted c4d render? not making any money off of it just sharing my progress and practice

[@evilbaye]

ive turned my env color to black but its still white???

[@CGShortcuts]

do you have another environment tag in your scene?

[@jaysenb]

this tutorial is fucking epic!

[@CGShortcuts]

Glad your liking it Jaysen! If you didn't already know about it we now have a Facebook Group if you'd like to get involved facebook.com/groups/CGShortcuts. Thanks for watching bud!

[@dongli5261]

can you make a tutorial on how to render videos in octane render please.........?

[@CGShortcuts]

I'm working on some big Octane Courses so hopefuly have something out soon;)

[@LuckyKOT1]

Anybody know how to do separate shadow pass on layer in Photoshop in octane? Thanks!

[@wanaffendy3413]

anybody know how to do this with redshift?

[@hdalank]

Thank you for the great tutorial, but am trying to access the source files its giving me Sorry, this item is not available in your location. can you please select my country so i can be able to download ?

[@CGShortcuts]

Cheers mate! Thats weird, try this link and let me know if it works for you gum.co/EsfO

[@hdalank]

the same :( check that >> i68.tinypic.com/zko5dj.jpg

[@CGShortcuts]

Very strange, it's telling me that quite a few people have download it so I guess Gumroad is just having issues where you're located. If you send me a message through the website I can email it back to you if you like, cgshortcuts.com/contact/ sorry mate, first time that's happened

[@glennsmooth]

That's a lot of hoops to jump through to have a simple spotlight with little control

[@julianforthun]

Doing it this way can give you far more accurate lights. You can find the IES map for the specific real life model you're using straight from the manufacturer and get exactly how the light would look irl. Also, you have a lot of control. All light settings are there and the texture can be changed by transforming and stuff just like in this video.

[@MSURubel]

Where i find out oaten lights?

[@CGShortcuts]

You'll need the octane plugin mate;)

[@fabienl9835]

That's really really cool ! I tried to make it in Modo but can't... If anyone has an advice or knows how to make it please let me know. Thanks ! :)

[@fabienl9835]

Here is the answer ( again big thanks to dave ) for those who look for it :) community.foundry.com/discuss/topic/154880/how-do-i-get-a-physical-sun-in-octane-finally-an-octane-light-thread#1211873

[@thomasbartley5468]

Troubleshoot solve: If you find your projector only playing the first frame of your video and then playing the rest of the video as black (this is the problem I had), make sure that your JPEG sequence (or png or tiff etc) is inside your "tex" folder, which is next to your project file.

[@intertel_agent]

I think your website is broken.. can't download or access anything. Not sure if you knew.. thx!

[@user-bq1bv3vc4y]

could someone help me im trying to make a microwave in a night light scene like the yellow microwave light is coming out through the microwave screen but when I put the light in the microwave it shines behind it and its like not trapped in the microwave

[@CGShortcuts]

Hey dead amigo, are you using Octane render?

[@user-bq1bv3vc4y]

no im using the normal one I bought octane but my graphics card is intel and I cant use it so im struggling right now to make a realistic light in the microwave shining out from inside

[@user-bq1bv3vc4y]

I can send you screen shots whats your email

[@CGShortcuts]

you can send it to [e-mail] I can't promise anything though as I rarely use the standard renderer these days

[@user-bq1bv3vc4y]

I kind of figured it out what I did was turn on the ambient occlusion and mess with the settings and set up and light inside of the microwave it still has less light escaping now

[@eightfake9798]

Any chance this was inspired by The Man in The High Castle :D

[@CGShortcuts]

You got me! 👍

[@eightfake9798]

CG Shortcuts I love that show and the titles are great!

[@Xeronymau5]

Wow I really wish Otoy would keep their software consistent. I'm using Octane for Maya and distribution attribute literally doesn't exist. There seems to be no other way to make a spotlight. Only in Octane is such a basic feature so impossible to implement

[@CGShortcuts]

Hi Polygonist, Octane 2019 now has a Spotlight object so you wont need this workaround anymore.;)

[@aksinyusifov3970]

dude, you had better teach us transation elements of CG shortcut..for exam : bell icon rigging,

[@CGShortcuts]

Already have mate, look at our other videos

[@ElSultan98]

bro i'm poor i don';t have octane , i already sold a kidney to get c4d

[@CGShortcuts]

I feel your pain mate, this stuff isnt cheap;) You can do most of my tutorials without it though. I'm working on a rendering course for C4D Physical renderer so hopefully that'll help you out!

[@jinleung3994]

very helpful tutorial, thank you!

[@CGShortcuts]

Glad it was helpful mate ;)

[@jeremyangeletti1597]

Great work, thanks!

[@CGShortcuts]

Cheers! Glad you found it useful! We've got loads of extra resources on www.cgshortcuts.com and if you'd like to get involved you can join our CG Shortcuts Facebook Group facebook.com/groups/CGShortcuts where you can find more tutorials, get help, post your work and enter our monthly art challenges where you can win cool CG Prizes;) Thank's for watching!