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HELP : C4d Backgound In OCTANE Preview Window?
Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 9:06 pm
by paulcarouge
HELP plz :3 I am trying to learn how motion track in the OCTANE render preview. Having trouble getting a backgroud in the preview window. Ive look this up to no avail but i know its possible cuz ive seen it on a tutorial seen here:
https://youtu.be/7eCzaZzqZZY Id be thankful if anyone could enlighten me ^^
Re: HELP : C4d Backgound In OCTANE Preview Window?
Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 9:27 pm
by aoktar
You need alpha enabled in kernels.
Re: HELP : C4d Backgound In OCTANE Preview Window?
Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 9:41 pm
by paulcarouge
Thank you for the fast answer
I have tried with alpha enabled and all i see is the alpha, seem like the live viewer is not seeing the c4d background.
Ive also messed around with the keep environment setting which doesnt change the problem

Re: HELP : C4d Backgound In OCTANE Preview Window?
Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 10:02 pm
by aoktar
There's a very simple scene for you.
Re: HELP : C4d Backgound In OCTANE Preview Window?
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 9:40 am
by paulcarouge
many thanks for the scene file. what i understood was that you were in directlighting while i was using pathtracing. is there a way to do this with pathtracing aswell? so i switch to directlighting still no result, i am using a video file in my material as a animated background, this will not show in the octane preview. i tried with gradiants and still images and those worked finr. i guess my final question is : is it possible to make this work with animated elements such as a video in my background? ive linked a screenshot of my project below to better illustrate my question.
Re: HELP : C4d Backgound In OCTANE Preview Window?
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 11:36 am
by aoktar
Video files are not supported. Why don't you try another texture types?
Re: HELP : C4d Backgound In OCTANE Preview Window?
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 12:38 pm
by paulcarouge
Would an image sequence work?
Re: HELP : C4d Backgound In OCTANE Preview Window?
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 12:40 pm
by aoktar
paulcarouge wrote:Would an image sequence work?
Should be
Re: HELP : C4d Backgound In OCTANE Preview Window?
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 12:44 pm
by paulcarouge
Allright i will try it when i get home! Hope it works! Thanks