Can CGI elements emit light when in real video?

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Blender super noob here.

Is it feasible to have, lets say, a neon sign made in Blender, emit light onto its surroundings when placed in a real life video?

this is feasible, but it requires manual laber. (I'm not very good at vfx, I'm just saying that it can be done.) — Millard, Oct 24 '19 at 03:04

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 24 '19 at 08:07

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You would camera project parts of your video to objects within the Blender scene and those objects catch the surrounding light. Than you would comp it over your footage.

here is a small YT Video that shows the process with an Image but you can also use Video or Image Frames - but be aware that you have a good tracking or you will get sliding effects

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9IfDeNU8K0

ohhh and for sure BlenderGuru's Camera Mapping tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9r9tKX5olY

if you set up your scene like this, you can have your NeonSign lighten Up the surrounding Areas.

answered Oct 24 '19 at 08:07

Master Heavy

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Thank you so much! I will check out your recommendations! – Tyler Keene Oct 26 '19 at 18:11
@TylerKeene if you you find that answer helpful, please vote it p and tagg it as helpful so that other user with the same problem can find it easier and know that it can be a help. – Master Heavy Oct 28 '19 at 08:22
@TylerKeene does it help you ? – Master Heavy Nov 06 '19 at 10:51

Can CGI elements emit light when in real video?

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