Cinema 4D Tutorial - Octane Light Basics (Light Series #1)

Support the channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NewPlastic Work better and faster with products from the store: https://newplastic.gumroad.com/ Follow me on IG: www.instagram.com/ojeng This is the first video in a series of tutorials about lighting. In this video we'll go over the fundamentals of using the light object in Octane. Power, temperature, distribution, light shapes, light filtering, and other basic stuff that will help you understand better how to get the most out of your Octane light object. In the next videos we'll go over more hands-on light setups from the real world of photography. A must read on Path-Tracing optimization - https://help.otoy.com/hc/en-us/articles/360051327632-Pathtracing-Optimization-Guide-for-Octane Studio Binder Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/StudioBinder In Depth Cine Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/InDepthCine The Cinema Cartography Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCinemaCartography Clips in this video are from these movies: The French Dispatch [2021] The Lighthouse (2019) Sicario (2015) The Master (2012) Blade Runner 2047 (2017) The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) The Exorcist (1973) Raging Bull (1980) Wall-E (2008) Kagemusha (1980) The Conformist (1970) Dunkirk (2017) Barry Lyndon (1975) The Wrestler (2008) Good Time (2017) Jojo Rabbit (2019) O' Brother Where Art Thou (2000) Rango (2009) The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) 00:00 - Intro 00:37 - Why Light Matters 03:21 - Important Kernel Settings 04:32 - Adding an Area Light 04:53 - Area Size & Shape 06:05 - Power 06:20 - Temperature 06:44 - Texture 07:33 - Distribution 09:24 - Surface Brightness 10:00 - Double Sided 10:16 - Normalize 10:50 - Sample Rate 12:00 - Visible on Diffuse/Specular 12:16 - Cast Shadows 12:31 - Use Light Color 12:39 - Opacity 13:25 - Light Pass ID 13:58 - Visibility Tab 14:27 - Adding an IES Light 15:59 - Light Target 16:50 - Adding a Spot Light 18:12 - Adding a Sun Light 20:27 - Exposure/Gamma 21:02 - Highlight Compression 21:34 - White Balance 22:31 - Bloom/Glare 24:11 - Outro & Patrons Shoutout