Index

A

• Add a new model button / How to do it…
• Add Material button / How to do it…
• Add to library button / How to do it…
• Ambient occlusion
  • about / How to do it…
• animations
  • importing, from 3ds Max / Importing animations from 3ds Max, How to do it…, There's more…

B

• Bloom effect
  • about / Using the Bloom effect
  • adding, to video / How to do it…
  • adding, to image / How to do it…
• blurred edges
  • about / Adding lens' errors
• Bokeh
  • about / How to do it…

C

• camera controls
  • using / Controlling the camera, How to do it…, How it works…
• camera path
  • creating / Creating a camera path, How to do it…
• cartoon effect
  • giving, to scene / How to do it…
• chromatic aberration
  • about / Adding lens' errors
  • adding, steps / How to do it…
• clip
  • changing / Changing clips, How to do it…
• clip plane
  • using / Using the clip plane, There's more…
• clips
  • managing / Handling the clips, How to do it…
  • creating / How to do it…
• clouds
  • modifying / Modifying and animating the clouds, How to do it…, There's more…
  • animating / Modifying and animating the clouds, How to do it…, There's more…
• color
  • correcting, of image / Correcting the color, How to do it…
  • correcting, of video / Correcting the color, How to do it…
• colors
  • isolating, with Lumion / Getting ready, How to do it…
  • isolating, Selective saturation effect used / How to do it…
• complex animations
  • creating / How to do it…
• conceptual visualization
  • creating / How to do it…
• content
  • placing / How to do it…, There's more…
• curved paths
  • animating / Animating curved paths, Getting ready, How to do it…

D

• 3D model
  • selecting / Transforming and selecting any 3D model, How to do it…
  • transforming / Transforming and selecting any 3D model, How to do it…
  • blending, with terrain / Blending the 3D model with the terrain, Getting ready, There's more…
  • materials, applying to / Rolling back materials, How to do it…, How it works…
  • glow effect, creating / Glowing materials, There's more…
• 3D model position
  • locking / Locking your 3D model's position, There's more…
• 3D model rotation
  • constraining / Constraining the 3D model's rotation, How to do it…
• 3D models
  • placing / Placing 3D models, How to do it…, Placing 3D models accurately, There's more…
  • copying / Copying 3D models, There's more…
  • removing / Removing 3D models, How to do it…, There's more…
  • configuring / Configuring 3D models, How to do it…
  • animating / Animating the 3D models, How to do it…
• 3D models orientation
  • aligning / Aligning different 3D models' orientations, How it works…, There's more…
  • randomizing / Randomizing 3D models' orientation, How to do it…
• 3ds Max
  • animations, importing from / Importing animations from 3ds Max, How to do it…, There's more…
• 3D world
  • organizing, with layers / Organizing your 3D world with layers, How to do it…, There's more…
• different categories
  • selecting / Selecting different categories, How to do it…
• Diffuse
  • about / Getting ready
• Dissolve
  • about / Creating transitions
• distortion
  • about / Adding lens' errors
• DOF
  • about / Separating objects with DOF
  • objects, separating with / Getting ready, There's more…
• drawing
  • about / Drawing with a pencil

E

• Edit Materials button / How to do it…
• Edit Type button / How to do it…
• effects
  • controlling, in Movie mode / Controlling effects in the Movie and Photo modes, How it works…
  • controlling, in Photo mode / Controlling effects in the Movie and Photo modes, How it works…
  • checking / Checking effects in real time, How to do it…, There's more…
  • adding / Animating effects, How to do it…
  • applying, to individual clips / How to do it…
• Exposure effect
  • using / Using the Exposure effect, How it works…

F

• falling leaves
  • creating / Falling leaves, How to do it…, How it works…
• fire effect
  • creating, in project / How to do it…, There's more…
• flickering
  • removing / Correcting flickering, How to do it…
• focus effect
  • adding, to camera / Animating the camera's focus, How it works…, There's more…
• fog
  • setting up / Setting up fog, There's more…
• FotoSketcher / There's more…
• fountain
  • creating, in scene / Placing fountains, How to do it…, There's more…
• frames per second (FPS) / Getting ready

G

• Gimp / There's more…
• GIMP DDS plugin
  • URL / There's more…
• Global Data Explorer
  • URL / There's more…
• global illumination
  • configuring / Configuring the global illumination, How to do it…, How it works…
• Global Illumination effect
  • using / Tweaking the Global Illumination effect, How to do it…, How it works…
• glow effect
  • creating, on 3D model / Glowing materials, There's more…
• God rays
  • about / Using God rays
  • adding, to scene / How to do it…

H

• Handheld Camera effect
  • applying / Camera effects, How to do it…
• heightmaps
  • working with / Working with heightmaps, How to do it…, How it works…, There's more…

I

• image
  • Bloom effect, adding to / How to do it…
  • color correct, performing / Correcting the color, How to do it…
  • sharping / Getting ready
  • impressionist look, giving to / How to do it…
  • painting / How to do it…
  • exporting, in Movie mode / How to do it…
• image sequence
  • exporting / Rendering an image sequence, How to do it…
• imported 3D model
  • replacing / Replacing an imported 3D model, There's more…
• imported 3D models
  • relocating / Relocating your imported 3D models, How to do it…, There's more…
  • updating / Updating your imported 3D models, There's more…
• impressionist look
  • giving, to image / How to do it…
• individual clip
  • rendering / Rendering individual clips, How to do it…
• invisible 3D model
  • making / Making the 3D model invisible, How to do it…, There's more…

L

• landscape
  • changing / Changing the landscape, How to do it…, See also
  • painting / Painting the landscape, How to do it…
• layers
  • 3D world, organizing with / Organizing your 3D world with layers, How to do it…, There's more…
  • animating, in Lumion / How to do it…
• lens' errors
  • adding / Getting ready, There's more…
• Lens flare effect
  • adding, to scene / How to do it…
• Lens flare effects
  • about / Simulating the Lens flare effects
  • simulating / Getting ready, How to do it…
• light properties
  • configuring / Getting ready, How to do it…, How it works…
• lights
  • spotlight, adding / Using spotlights, How to do it…, There's more…
  • adding, to scene / How to do it…
  • spotlight shadows, setting up / Setting up shadows, How it works…
  • Global Illumination effect, using / Tweaking the Global Illumination effect, How to do it…, How it works…
  • Exposure effect, using / Using the Exposure effect, How it works…
  • reflection control, using / Working with reflection control, How to do it…
• Lumion
  • launching / How to do it…
  • using / Navigating in Lumion, There's more…
  • about / Introduction
  • water, adding / Adding water in Lumion, How to do it…
  • colors, isolating with / Getting ready, How to do it…
  • camera path, creating / Creating a camera path, How to do it…
  • clip, changing / Changing clips, How to do it…
  • 3D models, animating / Animating the 3D models, How to do it…
  • camera controls, using / Controlling the camera, How to do it…, How it works…
  • curved paths, animating / Animating curved paths, Getting ready, How to do it…
  • focus effect, adding to camera / Animating the camera's focus, How it works…, There's more…
  • motion blur, using / Using motion blur, How to do it…, There's more…
  • layers, animating / How to do it…
  • Near Clip Distance effect, configuring / Configuring the Near Clip Distance effect, How to do it…, There's more…
  • effects, adding / Animating effects, How to do it…

M

• Make Flat tool / How to do it…
• Make large mountain tool / How to do it…
• Make mountains tool / How to do it…
• Manga effect
  • about / Adding a Manga effect
  • applying / How to do it…
• materials
  • applying, to 3D model / Rolling back materials, How to do it…, How it works…
  • configuring / Configuring materials, How to do it…, How it works…
  • saving / Saving materials, How to do it…, There's more…
• motion blur
  • using / Using motion blur, How to do it…, There's more…
• Movie mode
  • effects, controlling / Controlling effects in the Movie and Photo modes, How it works…
  • image, exporting in / How to do it…
• multiple 3D models
  • placing / Placing multiple 3D models, How to do it…, There's more…
  • selecting / Selecting multiple 3D models, How to do it…, There's more…
  • spacing / Spacing multiple 3D models, There's more…
  • snapping / Snapping multiple 3D models, How to do it…, There's more…

N

• Near Clip Distance effect
  • configuring / Configuring the Near Clip Distance effect, How to do it…, There's more…
• noise
  • about / Adding noise
  • adding, to project / How to do it…, There's more…
• non-image forming light
  • about / Simulating the Lens flare effects
• non-photorealistic render (NPR)
  • about / Introduction
• Normalmap
  • about / Getting ready
• NPR effects
  • creating / How to do it…
  • combining / How to do it…
• NTSC
  • adding, to video file / Broadcasting on TV, How to do it…
• NVIDIA texture tools
  • URL / There's more…

O

• objects
  • separating, with DOF / Getting ready, There's more…
• OK button / How to do it…
• Open button / How to do it…
• own 3D models
  • importing / Importing your own 3D models, Getting ready, How to do it…, There's more…

P

• 2-point perspective effect
  • working with / Working with perspectives, How to do it…, There's more…
• PAL
  • adding, to video file / Broadcasting on TV, How to do it…
• pencil
  • drawing with / Getting ready, How to do it…
• Photo mode
  • effects, controlling / Controlling effects in the Movie and Photo modes, How it works…
• Photoshop / There's more…
• Place object button / How to do it…, How to do it…
• purple fringing
  • about / Adding lens' errors

R

• rain
  • adding / Making it rain and snow, How to do it…
• realistic glass
  • creating / Creating a realistic glass, How to do it…, How it works…, There's more…
• realistic grass
  • adding / Adding realistic grass, How to do it…, There's more…
• reflection control
  • using / Working with reflection control, How to do it…
• reflections
  • improving / Improving reflections, How it works…, There's more…
• Reload model and re apply materials button / How to do it…
• rendering passes
  • using / Rendering passes, How to do it…
• Reset size rotation button / How to do it…
• Rotate on model
  • about / Rotate on model, Getting ready, There's more…

S

• scale, 3D model
  • randomizing / How to do it…
• scene
  • Lens flare effect, adding to / How to do it…
  • God rays, adding to / How to do it…
  • cartoon effect, giving to / How to do it…
• seashore
  • creating / Creating a seashore, How to do it…
• selective color
  • about / Isolating colors with Lumion
• Selective saturation effect
  • used, for isolating colors / How to do it…
  • about / There's more…
• shadows
  • tweaking / Tweaking the shadows, How to do it…, There's more…
• Sharpness effect
  • about / Sharpening your image
  • using / Getting ready, There's more…
• shot, video
  • framing / Framing and composition, How to do it…, There's more…
  • composing / Framing and composition, How to do it…, There's more…
• Sketch effect
  • adding, to visualization / How to do it…
• skylight
  • tuning / Tuning the skylight, How to do it…, There's more…
• smoke effect
  • adding, to project / Adding fumes and vapors, How to do it…, How it works…
• snow effect
  • working / How to do it…, There's more…
• soft shadows
  • adding / Adding soft shadows, How to do it…, There's more…
• sound effect
  • adding / Adding sound, How to do it…
• special effects
  • fire effect / Creating fire, How to do it…, There's more…
  • smoke effect / Adding fumes and vapors, How to do it…, How it works…
  • falling leaves / Falling leaves, How to do it…, How it works…
• special formats
  • using / Using special formats, How it works…
• spotlight
  • adding, to scene / Using spotlights, How to do it…, There's more…
• spotlight shadows
  • setting up / Setting up shadows, How it works…
• still images
  • rendering / Rendering stills, How to do it…, How it works…
• stills
  • creating / Creating stills, How to do it…
• streaming water effect
  • creating / Streaming water, How to do it…, There's more…
• Sun's orientation
  • adjusting / Defining the sun's direction, There's more…
• Sun's settings
  • modifying / Modifying the sun's settings, How to do it…, There's more…
• Sun study effect
  • using / Using the Sun study effect, How to do it…, There's more…

T

• technical illustrations / There's more…
• terrain
  • shaping / Shaping the terrain, How to do it…, How it works…
  • 3D model, blending with / Blending the 3D model with the terrain, How to do it…, There's more…
• terrain brushes
  • configuring / Configuring the terrain brushes, How it works…
• Terrain menu
  • working with / Working with the Terrain menu, How to do it…, There's more…
• text
  • adding, to scene / Adding text, How to do it…
• Titles effect
  • using / Using the Titles effect, How to do it…
• toon shading
  • using / Getting ready, How to do it…
• transitions
  • creating / Creating transitions, There's more…
• Trash object button / There's more…

U

• Undo button / How to do it…, There's more…, How to do it…
• undo option
  • performing / Reverting your last action, There's more…, See also

V

• video
  • Bloom effect, adding to / How to do it…
  • color correct, performing / Correcting the color, How to do it…
  • effects, applying to individual clips / How to do it…
  • controlling / Affecting the entire video, How to do it…, How it works…
  • clips, managing / Handling the clips, How to do it…
  • clips, creating / How to do it…
  • transitions, creating / How to do it…, There's more…
  • Handheld Camera effect, applying / How to do it…
  • Titles effect, using / Using the Titles effect, How to do it…
  • shot, composing / Framing and composition, How to do it…, There's more…
  • shot, framing / Framing and composition, How to do it…, There's more…
  • sound effect, adding / Getting ready, How to do it…
  • exporting / Exporting videos, How to do it…, How it works…
• video file
  • NTSC, adding to / Broadcasting on TV, How to do it…
  • PAL, adding to / Broadcasting on TV, How to do it…
• Vignette effect
  • about / Using the Vignette effect
  • using / How to do it…
• visualization
  • Sketch effect, adding to / How to do it…

W

• water
  • adding, in Lumion / Adding water in Lumion, How to do it…
• watercolor
  • about / Painting with Watercolor
  • painting with / How to do it…, How it works…
• Watercolor effect
  • applying / How to do it…, How it works…
• wind
  • controlling / Controlling the wind