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Animated Lights

Create videos by animating the lights in your scene

Alexia Nee avatar
Written by Alexia Nee
Updated over a week ago

Animated lights let you create dynamic lighting animations in your scene, adding a new dimension to your videos.

The video option is only available to clients who have subscribed to this feature. If you are interested in this option, feel free to contact your account manager or reach out to support via chat or email at support@omi.so.

Summary:


Step 1: Create your scene

  1. Go to your Omi account

  2. Click on the template of your choice

  3. Model your scene to reflect your product (for more help on creating your renders, click here)


Step 2: Add animated lights

If you have the video option in your Omi license, you can switch to video mode by clicking on the “video” button in the toolbar located at the bottom of the studio.

  1. Click on "Lights" tab in the menu on the left

  2. Then click on "Animated" at the top

  3. Select the light you want

💡 Omi Tips :

Hover your mouse over the different lights to preview them

Play the animation in reverse

After selecting your light, you can choose to play its animation in reverse. To do this:

  • Click on the three dots to the right of your light’s track in the timeline

  • Click on Play backward


Step 3: Choose the light you want to use

The different lights available:

Opening (animated):

Strips (animated):

Checker (animated):

Window (animated):

Bright (animated):

Diffuse (animated):

Rotation (animated):

Shelving (animated):

Backlight rotation:

Diffuse rotation:

Fade in:

Fade in & out:

Hard light rotation:

Moving spotlight:

Paparazzi:

Scan:

Sunrise:

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