[Archived - BishopCleric] Why is the ambient lighting useless on my avatar in imvu studio?

Posted by “BishopCleric” on October 14, 2022.

Thank you @TauntaunTonic​. That's the new area on the UX that I've been missing. I have it now.. thank you for clearing that up. And thanks again, @LestatDeLioncourt​ for your time.

Posted by “TauntaunTonic” on October 13, 2022.

Good morning folks (well morning for me). You were both on the right track. @BishopCleric​ if you want to get the effect you are looking for, turn off "Local Ambient" in the environment settings. With this setting 'off', the avatar will take on the color of the ambient light that you have set. With it 'on', the avatar takes on the lighting from all the surrounding colors in the room. This is more realistic, but when you're looking to get the silhouette effect you're after, sometimes you need your own control.

Hope this helps!

Posted by “LestatDeLioncourt” on October 13, 2022.

I know the Engineering Team for Studio follow these posts. I wouldn't be surprised if Staff jumps in soon.

I do believe the Avatar should be effected by the room lighting. It is as if the avatar is automatically carrying a Body Light, LOL

Adding another "Actor" Avatar and the lighting is the same on both.

Posted by “BishopCleric” on October 13, 2022.

@LestatDeLioncourt​, thank you for taking the time to confirm what I've been seeing at my end. At the risk of sounding negative, the "lit avatar" is not helpful and goes against the promised output of release 1.11.

How would I raise this as an issue? I'm guessing I raise a ticket?

Posted by “LestatDeLioncourt” on October 13, 2022.

I guess it is a good thing to see the correct effects in the Customer Shop and Rooms, but it sure makes it hard for the Creator to get the exact effects they are seeking while creating. :/

Posted by “LestatDeLioncourt” on October 13, 2022.

Hey, @BishopCleric​ I am seeing something similar in the Windows OS. I brought the PID: 36822845 in the Studio. That is the Parent Product to yours. Anyway, this is what I see in Studio.

This is what I see in Classic Shop Vs. the Next Shop with your Product.

Maybe IMVU Staff can look into the Lighting of that room or what is going on with Studio, etc. I can only confirm what you see is not a MacOS issue. Windows is seeing similar. Oh I changed all the settings in the Studio Preferences and no help there either :/

Posted by “BishopCleric” on October 13, 2022.

Thanks @LestatDeLioncourt​, appreciate your help. PID is 60796214. I didn't save a copy of the DMG. In imvu beta (desktop) the room looks exactly as it should. Will be interesting to see what you get.

Posted by “LestatDeLioncourt” on October 13, 2022.

Hi @BishopCleric​ Can you share the PID of the Room you are testing? I would be happy to test it with you and post back. If you saved a copy of the old DMG (ver 1.11.3) someplace, you can use that to test for one session before it auto-updates.

PID?

Posted by “BishopCleric” on October 12, 2022.

Thanks, xAidenSteelx.

That update is for release 1.11 (refers to enabling avatars to be lit based on the colors in the room, in real time) which is exactly how it should work imho. The release I have is 1.12.

Not sure if anyone else is experiencing the same thing. I've reinstalled and it's still showing my avatar "Lit".

Posted by “xAidenSteelx” on October 12, 2022.

hi @BishopCleric​ i know they added some local ambient i didnt try it yet not sure what it does also for that perhaps thats why https://cc.imvu.com/s/creator-news/a0N5d00003HSeQ9EAL/cn-0062