product title: vue 6 cloudscapes: an atmosphere library author: karen verba product date: 22 march 2007 product copyright: karen verba ownership statement of licensed source material: all of this product's content was created by: karen verba needed files & system required: vue 6 infinite, xstream. probably works in esprit as well, the requirement is the spectral atmosphere setting. installation instructions: unzip the zip file to the folder of your choice. in vue, load a scene, then open the atmosphere editor. click on the icon to add to library (far left button). in the new box, browse to the folder containing the atmospheres & click to add to the vue library. vue will then automatically load them for you. **************************************************************************** included is a vue scene file, "atmosphere camera angle.vue." all these atmospheres were made or correlated with this scene file to optimally show the clouds & skies, from the same angle as shown in the previews. you are of course free to use any camera angle you like, tho some angles will change the clouds dramatically. all previews were rendered at "final" quality, from 400x300 to 640x480. you should get even better quality rendering at a larger size. this helps the clouds "smooth" out a bit. ***VUE atmophere sun BUG*** first of all, everything here has been corrected & the skies & clouds should display EXACTLY as seen in the previews. there should be NO problem loading the atmopheres into the scene files--they should save correctly when you save the scene file. the bug occurs when you work on atmosphere & save it as an .atm file. when you load the .atm file, the sun will slip, sometimes as little as half a degree, sometimes several degrees at a time. if you're working on the atmosphere in a scene file & NOT a separate .atm file, you'll never notice this. the bug may be reproduced as follows: save your .atm, taking note of the sun position & keeping the atmosphere window open. immediately after saving (& without exiting the scene or changing camera angle) reload the atmosphere you just saved. the sun position will have slipped. this is especially problematical when working with godrays or rainbows. your rainbow or ray may jump halfway across your scene, or even be lost. if you want to further customize these atmospheres (like moving a rainbow), i strongly suggest you first save them in a scene file as you work on them. my workaround has been to write down the slippage & reposition the sun so it would "slip" to where i wanted it. this was a time-consuming process, & if i do any more godrays they'll be put up in scene files >:D i also suggest you not save over these .atm files, as the slippage will again occur. at the time of this writing (march '07) the bug has not been corrected. please note that i have used some quality boost settings on these atmospheres (usually +2 on most), although you may want to go to +4 with godrays. this is a matter of personal preference for rendering times. if you use a lot of water (say a seascape) your rendering time will increase due to the calculations of reflected light on the water. most of these atmospheres use GA. if the terrains are a bit dark for you you have a few options: turn off GA (this may change the mood dramatically), or you can try turning off "clouds cast shadows." this can be done by opening the atmophere window & editing the cloud, unchecking the appropriate box. you can also set extra lights (same as with the default atmospheres). godrays can be shown off to best advantage if the terrain is angled to catch the light. i used the same scene file creating these atmospheres, as you can see by the previews, & didn't turn any terrains. most of these atmospheres use clouds with customized filters & functions (please note that i may not have saved all under new file names). these clouds can be saved & used in new atmospheres of your own making. ********************************************************************** files list: ..\vue\atmospheres\the willow grove\alien\ kv_alien_aurora.atm kv_alien_fleece.atm kv_alien_fog1.atm kv_alien_rainbow.atm kv_cold_planet.atm kv_duststorm1.atm kv_eclipse.atm kv_gas_planet1.atm kv_green_sunset1.atm kv_ice_planet.atm kv_little_green_men.atm kv_marslike2.atm kv_marslike_twilight.atm kv_mystic_green2.atm kv_mystic_green.atm kv_neon_yellow.atm kv_newsf1.atm kv_orange_abstracted_alien.atm kv_oxidized.atm kv_purple_haze1.atm kv_purple_haze2.atm kv_radioactive_red.atm kv_red_giant1.atm kv_red_giant2.atm kv_red_giant3_iron_rain.atm kv_sf_fantasy1.atm kv_sf_fx.atm kv_sf_x4.atm kv_soupy_alien1.atm kv_soupy_alien2.atm kv_soupy_alien3.atm kv_soupy_alien_4.atm kv_sulfurous_clouds2.atm kv_sulfurous_clouds3.atm kv_sunset14.atm kv_sunset_abstracted.atm kv_sunset_binary_conjunction.atm kv_sunset_haze.atm kv_terraform_flurries_sunset.atm kv_terraformed.atm kv_turbulent_sky.atm kv_turquoise_sunset1.atm kv_waterworld1.atm ..\vue\atmospheres\the willow grove\daytime\ kv_a new_dawn.atm kv_almost_freezing.atm kv_along_the_journey.atm kv_break_in_the_clouds2.atm kv_bright_morning.atm kv_coastal.atm kv_cold_day.atm kv_crazy_streaks.atm kv_deep_in_the_fog.atm kv_dust_storm1.atm kv_early_evening_fog.atm kv_early_evening_light.atm kv_fools_errand.atm kv_hazy_land.atm kv_impending_weather.atm kv_lazy_afternoon.atm kv_lcnew1.atm kv_lcnew2.atm kv_lifting_fog.atm kv_morning_greeting.atm kv_morning_travelers.atm kv_neverending_journey.atm kv_slow_moving_thundercloud.atm kv_spectral9.atm kv_spectral13.atm kv_spectral35x.atm kv_sudden_spring_storm.atm kv_time_to_camp.atm kv_tribal_journey.atm kv_unknown_land.atm kv_wandering_clouds.atm kv_watercolor_streaks.atm kv_waterworld3.atm kv_wet_spring.atm kv_wide_open_spaces.atm kv_windy_beach.atm ..\vue\atmospheres\the willow grove\extreme weather and godrays\ kv_a_break_in_the_fog.atm kv_a_break_in_the_rain.atm kv_a_farewell_to_day.atm kv_almost_sunset.atm kv_at battles_end1b.atm kv_at battles_end2.atm kv_breaking_thru.atm kv_divided_skies.atm kv_fire2.atm kv_fire3.atm kv_forest_fire.atm kv_from_above.atm kv_godrays2.atm kv_godrays6.atm kv_impending_storm.atm kv_invictus2.atm kv_lotus_cloud.atm kv_on_the_horizon.atm kv_passing_storm.atm kv_primeval_dawn1.atm kv_rumors_of_war.atm kv_sunset38b.atm kv_thru_the_hole2.atm kv_thru_the_rain2.atm kv_thunderstorm.atm kv_western_godrays.atm ..\vue\atmospheres\the willow grove\fantasy\ kv_after_the_rain1.atm kv_ancient_land2.atm kv_ancient_land.atm kv_beware.atm kv_clouds_sailing_the_land.atm kv_conjured_flurries.atm kv_dino_cloud2.atm kv_doom_averted.atm kv_faerie_sunrise2.atm kv_forbidden_land.atm kv_frozen1.atm kv_frozen_north1.atm kv_garnet_sky.atm kv_green_mist.atm kv_guided_journey.atm kv_impending_doom.atm kv_magical_hazy_turquoise_sky.atm kv_magical_land.atm kv_misty_isle.atm kv_mysterious_journey2.atm kv_mysterious_journey2b.atm kv_poisoned_land.atm kv_portent.atm kv_primeval.atm kv_purple_haze_3.atm kv_rainbowsnewx8.atm kv_rose_jubilee.atm kv_scorpion_tail.atm kv_sfnew3.atm kv_spectral23b.atm kv_spectral33.atm kv_sudden_summer_storm.atm kv_sunrise_rose.atm kv_sunset_streams_of_light.atm kv_turquoise_and_dust.atm kv_valhalla_northern_islands1.atm kv_witching_hour.atm ..\vue\atmospheres\the willow grove\weather and rainbows\ kv_after_the_rain2.atm kv_after_the_rain.atm kv_approaching_storm1.atm kv_at_rainbows_end1.atm kv_autumn_winds.atm kv_brewing_storm.atm kv_bright_overcast.atm kv_bright_overcast_2.atm kv_chilly_autumn_sky.atm kv_clouds4.atm kv_cold_windy_morning_rainbow.atm kv_day_rainbow.atm kv_daysky.atm kv_endless_journey.atm kv_fading_in_fog.atm kv_field_burning.atm kv_hazy_rainbow1.atm kv_hazy_rainbow2.atm kv_hazy_rainbow3.atm kv_heavy_near_horizon.atm kv_heavy_rain.atm kv_icy.atm kv_icy_fog.atm kv_journeys_end1.atm kv_large_cloud.atm kv_misty_morning_rainbow2.atm kv_morning_fog_rainbow1.atm kv_mystic fantasy rainbow1.atm kv_needed_rain1.atm kv_overcast_day.atm kv_rainbow1.atm kv_rainbow2.atm kv_rainbow_arch1.atm kv_rainbow_arch2.atm kv_rainbow_mist_and_fog.atm kv_rainbows_and_dustdevils.atm kv_rainbowsnewx4.atm kv_rainbowsnewx7.atm kv_rainbowsnewx12.atm kv_rainbowsnewx22.atm kv_rainbowsnewx23.atm kv_rainbowsnewx24.atm kv_rainbowsnewx25.atm kv_rainbowsnewx26.atm kv_savage_winds.atm kv_snow_flurries.atm kv_snow_weather_2.atm kv_snowstorm.atm kv_spectral1b.atm kv_storm_weather.atm kv_stormy_weather2.atm kv_sudden_snowstorm.atm kv_sudden_storm.atm kv_swift_winds1.atm kv_the_open_road.atm kv_thunderstorm_2.atm kv_thunderstorm_and_rainbow.atm kv_typical_spring.atm kv_vol1.atm ..\vue\scenes\the willow grove\atmosphere camera angle\