Sun setup memory

[glorybound]

Is there a way that I can save my sun location per camera view? I typically change my sun location, per camera view, and I have to manually write down the setting for when I have to go back to that view.

[instinct]

When doing multiple views in one scene i tend to create a layer with the lightsetup and camera per view. So turning on the layer that is named like the cam works fine for me.
Another option is animating the Camera + sun position, so each frame is one view. This also enables easy batch rendering via simply submitting as a sequence.

Regards,
Thorsten

[MoonDoggie]

I do the same as Thorsten. I have a naming convention where any layer prefixed with "1_" means it's toggleable for different setups.

My convention would make layers like this

1_Sun.Camera01
1_Sun.Camera02...

Only 1 layer of 1_Sun can ever be on a time. This translates to other people understanding relatively easily how I work in the studio.

-Colin

[glorybound]

okay. I guess I didn't think you could have more than one sun system. Sounds easy enough and a no-brainer.

[PIXELBOX_SRO]

does the vraysky automatially switch for the all 3 different suns???

[Morne]

yes
I have a sun for each camera and just switch on and off the relevenat sun per camera
vraysky updates automatically depending on which sun is switched on

[stef.thomas]

You can also use scene states to save a lighting setup for each view.

[flino2004]

My vote is for "scene states" as well....I use it all the time!!