Do you think it could be evolved further to include āCamera Projectorā - projecting what Active Camera āseesā? And later on could also become used for things like āinterior mappingā.
Thank you!
An āCamera Projectorā would be nice. Iām afraid I donāt have the domain knowledge to answer if this would be possible. At the moment itās basically a light texture with some tooling around it. So if you can do it with Cycles nodes than you should be able to do it with this add-on.
How does this plugin project video?
Can you give a detailed operation instruction video?Will this plugin continue to update new features in the future?
Iāll work on the documentation. Until then, here a short explanation:
The projector has a spotlight parented as a child onto it. If you change the light material of that spotlight you can choose whatever footage (video, image) you want. But be warned, if you change beamer settings afterward it will break your setup. Iāll change this soon and let you know.
Looking forward to trying this - thanks! Perfect timing for me - Iāve been looking for something like this for a while. Only yesterday I got something decent mocked up by using a UV project modifier on a surface and selecting a camera as the projector. I then used a driver to scale the texture by the camera FOV. It works well, but since the light isnāt being āprojectedā I canāt test shadows and Iām not sure if the image is warping realistically. I can share more later if youāre interested. Iāll test what youāve made and give you some feedback.
When I read about this add-on my reaction was āWow, cool! Now we can . . . uh . . . uhm . . . huh. Whatās this useful for?ā Teacher in front of a classroom, of course, but I canāt think of anything else. Looking forward to what you do with this!
@KickAir_8P I made this add-on to simulate projectors. It allows me to quickly check if a real-world projector with given specs fits my needs. I do a lot of projection mapping for work and therefore have to check wired projector setups constantly.
But I agree, the use-case is not immediately clear and should be mentioned somewhere. Maybe āProjectors - A Blender add-on for simple projector simulationā?
Thanks, Iām happy that this could potentially be useful for you! I also played a round with the UV project modifier before but had the same problems or shortcomings you mentioned. Looking forward to your feedback.
Hi there!!!
thank you very for making this addon. I see the use and potential right away
I just have newbie question
How can I change projection image for a movie or an image that I have already?
thank so much!!
@carlosdelarosac sorry for the late reply but I figured, instead of explaining how you can do it, I gave the add-on a needed improvement. I rarely use this feature, therefore, I neglected it a bit
I just pushed an update to GitHub which allows you to add a custom texture or movie directly from the UI. You only have to select āCustom Textureā for the āProjectā drop-down and add your texture.
Hi Ocupe!
Thanks for creating this add-on! Iāve been playing around with it and think itās quite useful. For my purposes it would be even more useful if the projectorās resolution/aspect ratio would automatically adapt to the chosen custom imageās resolution. Also adding a 1:1 preset would help a lot. I hope you can realize this request? Again thanks for creating and sharing your add-on!
Hi! Thanks for your swift reply and considering my suggestion! Iām looking to use the add-on for projecting images on objects (walls). There are several projects I currently work on that could use this effect. There will be historical images involved. I tried to get the projections manually, but couldnāt get it right. I remember back in the day it was easy with Bryce (light gels?). Iāve been fiddling around with Blender for almost 2 decades now, but thereās always something new to learn, especially these days with 2.80!
Installed, canāt find this plugin in the plugin
Teacher in front of a classroom, of course, but I canāt think of anything else. Looking forward to what you do with this!
