a couple sources for IES files
http://www.colorkinetics.com/support/ies/
http://www.lithonia.com/Photometrics.aspx
see help file for how to import/use
Hi Doug,
I haven't taken the time to try these lights you found out. I was wondering if you have found any that you really like? How do they work in the program?
When I test them I will be sure to report results, they look very interesting.
thanks,
Jack
I was looking for a narrow angle spot light...small halogen type over a picture or for one item track lighting
I tried a few and found one...but was a while back so don't remember details now....project was canceled
Oddly, while some make a difference, unless looking for a very specialized light distribution effect, many are much like picking from the std TFP list.
Most of these are commercial lighting
Hi Doug and Jack
I have don a fast test in TFP16 H&L pro
I use same settings for all rending level 2 at Rendering, daylight of, 7pm toronto Antialiasing 4 Ray Trace
image 75 = 75w incan ceil flush.IES TFP 12 TurboFLOORPLANv12 - IntLighting.bdb Catalog
image 100 = 100w incan ceil flush.IES TFP2 TurboFLOORPLANv12 - IntLighting.bdb Catalog
And image RT5 2 28T5 MVOLT GEB95S_56W= RT5N_2_28T5_GEB95S.ies from Lithonia Lighting
They have some great light source.
I will do a more serious test later then I have more time
http://www.visual-3d.com/tools/photometricViewer/default.aspx?id=18576 look at this tool
Robert
Test of IES-light TFP and Philips. All images have same renderings settings. Materils Ceiling Greenmount silk (Paint Historical Colors), renderings effect Dull. Floor Surface Pattern= wood, Material= Windham cream (Paint Historical Colors), renderings effect= dull, Walls Material Pale Moon and Greenmount silk (Paint Historical Colors) renderings effect= dull. Interior litghting = Ceiling Fixture 9 Z= -203mm Matris 18x8 1000mm distance row and columns. Room Length 20000mm Width= 10000 Hight= 3000mm
IES-file from TFP V16 and Philips http://www.colorkinetics.com/support/ies/
/Robert
Quote from: Robert W - "robban" on September 10, 2011, 05:21:33 PM
Test of IES-light TFP and Philips. All images have same renderings settings. Materils Ceiling Greenmount silk (Paint Historical Colors), renderings effect Dull. Floor Surface Pattern= wood, Material= Windham cream (Paint Historical Colors), renderings effect= dull, Walls Material Pale Moon and Greenmount silk (Paint Historical Colors) renderings effect= dull. Interior litghting = Ceiling Fixture 9 Z= -203mm Matris 18x8 1000mm distance row and columns.
Room Length 20000mm Width= 10000 Hight= 3000mm
IES-file from TFP V16 and Philips http://www.colorkinetics.com/support/ies/
/Robert
Thanks for sharing your results.
Since I also use another 3D program called Carrara Studio, and it uses .ies lights, this could be even more useful.
Went looking for some info...for Carrara....and found this tut that may interest ies users on ies and results:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yhj5xulB8r4&feature=related
Which then inspired me to find a free ies viewer via Google
this one seems to be like the one in the tut:
http://www.photometricviewer.com/
http://www.photometricviewer.com/1_4_Download.html I could not get default installer.exe or .msi (use drop-down selector)
to work in WinXP 32 bit but ies viewer only 299t.zip runs OK with no install; run from unzipped folder.
Handy to see visual results before TFP render.
more ies lights via Google
http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&hl=en&rlz=1R2GGLL_enUS397&source=hp&q=free+ies+lights&rlz=1R2GGLL_enUS397&pbx=1&oq=free+ies+&aq=1&aqi=g5&aql=&gs_sm=c&gs_upl=0l0l2l2657l0l0l0l0l0l0l0l0ll0l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=2ea25270560d40fb&biw=1280&bih=827
and GE Lightbeams seems like a winner
from GE:
http://www.gelighting.com/na/business_lighting/education_resources/tools_software/
at bottom of page
a really nice set of views and controls
large file because it has lots of GE lights in ies format
installs in C:\program files; see GE "data" folder to get to ies files directly if you need to import to TFP
Quote from: Doug.S on September 11, 2011, 08:44:28 AM
http://www.photometricviewer.com/
http://www.photometricviewer.com/1_4_Download.html I could not get default installer.exe or .msi (use drop-down selector)
to work in WinXP 32 bit but ies viewer only 299t.zip runs OK with no install; run from unzipped folder.
My program install OK! I used Windows Installer package (msi) 2.99n in the dorp-down selector Thanks for the tip it a useful program.
/Robert
The GE Light Beams 3 app seems to be the better program; more controls and displays and excellent results.
This look like a great program, I will do some comparing test between to see how good TFP render light source with different IES-profile
Quote from: Doug.S on September 12, 2011, 08:02:25 PM
The GE Light Beams 3 app seems to be the better program; more controls and displays and excellent results.
I have made a black room with 20' x 20'x8' in the middle of the room have I ad a single bulb.
I have use Philips ColorBlast_12_Clear_LTL16004_116-000025-02_070909.ies to the light see Light_Beams' =3 light source red green blue
Light=ColorBlast_12_Clear_LTL16004_116-000025-02_070909.ies x 3 (R G B)
Light pos x=0 y=60 z=-8 (Z= + up - down X=+ East -West Y= + south - north)
SET1 R=G=B=100
SET2 R=100 G=off B=off
SET3 R=100 G=100 B=off
SET4 R=off G=100 B=100
SET5 R=50 G=50 B=100
SET6 R=50 G=50 B=25
SET7 R=100 G=off B=100
/Robert
Quotenarrow angle spot light...small halogen type over a picture or for one item track lighting
Hi Doug,
There is a single spot in the program. If you resized it (deeper), turn off the 'lense' in 3D settings, and move the light back 'into' the light, it gives more of a narrow beam than one with the light fully outside the fixture.
Jack
Quote from: Jack Zimmer on September 15, 2011, 10:40:30 PM
Hi Doug,
There is a single spot in the program. If you resized it (deeper), turn off the 'lense' in 3D settings, and move the light back 'into' the light, it gives more of a narrow beam than one with the light fully outside the fixture.
Jack
Thanks for this useful tip!
Hi Doug and Jack!
I used the single spot in my black-room and put a painting on the wall,
3 X Colorblast_12_Frosted_LTL16005_116-000025-00_070909.ies one for each color
I found out If you set Z=-1' X=-2', 0, 2' (R, B, G) and Y= distans from wall - 1' you get the effect I have in this image below.
I have zip IES-file for the colorblast 3 different version
/Robert