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Can't Figure Out How To Make A Light Come Out Of A Flashlight

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Can't Figure Out How To Make A Light Come Out Of A Flashlight

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I'm trying to animate a silly story (well, a video of a bunch of guys poking fun of a poorly written horror story) of two kids lost in the woods, and one of them has a flashlight. For the life of me, I can't figure out how to get a beam of light (or something similar) to "pop out."
Any suggestions?
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There are few threads. Here is one of them with some samples and explanation how to create one: https://forum.reallusion.com/FindPost402787.aspx




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You can try to use Image Layer to do this.
But the Image Layer would be fit the capture view, you could create as a prop from PSD, and adjust the opacity to do this.

https://forum.reallusion.com/uploads/images/3f0621f1-b096-4b16-801c-8f2c.png
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Keep it simple. I just use a triangle which you can resize for the bean. Then just change opacity and it will look like beam



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