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Title: Is it possible to rotate/animate the Background node?
Post by: chrisS@422 on December 01, 2011, 06:43:38 AM
Hi guys, experimenting with trying to rotate and animate the background node, added an image map on the background (stars+milkyway) then put a transform node on the image shader but nothing happened,..just wondering if i'm barking up the wrong tree with this one, or if theres any other way?

cheers
C
Title: Re: Is it possible to rotate/animate the Background node?
Post by: freelancah on December 01, 2011, 06:59:12 AM
What projection type are you using? I suspect the problem might be that
Title: Re: Is it possible to rotate/animate the Background node?
Post by: chrisS@422 on December 01, 2011, 07:14:37 AM
I'm using spherical projection, the image sits right in the scene, I dont think thats the problem...
Title: Re: Is it possible to rotate/animate the Background node?
Post by: freelancah on December 01, 2011, 07:28:31 AM
Yeah spherical projection should work.. Odd. I have used transform shader to rotate my image backgrounds earlier and never had any issues.
Title: Re: Is it possible to rotate/animate the Background node?
Post by: chrisS@422 on December 01, 2011, 07:31:25 AM
Really?! did you place the transform under or above the image shader?  ???
Title: Re: Is it possible to rotate/animate the Background node?
Post by: freelancah on December 01, 2011, 07:46:40 AM
image map connected to the shader input of transform shader.. so under
Title: Re: Is it possible to rotate/animate the Background node?
Post by: chrisS@422 on December 01, 2011, 07:49:14 AM
Brilliant, had it connected to input not shader on the transform node, thanks man!! ;D
Title: Re: Is it possible to rotate/animate the Background node?
Post by: freelancah on December 01, 2011, 08:27:20 AM
Glad to hear you got it working! I didn't think to ask if they were reversed :P
Title: Re: Is it possible to rotate/animate the Background node?
Post by: chrisS@422 on December 01, 2011, 09:56:34 AM
yeah lol, I knew it was something small and daft I wasn't doing!! cheers for your help sir!