Adding sunlight

[Monsieur Ryekseu 16]

Now that I have a basic grasp on positioning models and blocks and such, I am trying to make a short animation of a character walking back into their house after staring into the sunset.

But one thing, I don't know: creating sunlight. Rays, to be exact. In Minecraft shaders, there is an option called "god rays" which simulate the sun's rays, in layman's terms.

If anyone has any tips to replicate this effect in Mineimator, it would be greatly appreciated.

[KicksBrickster 4.3k]

Kiepocu Studios did a tutorial on doing this with custom-textured cubes.

The other option is to use editing software like After Effects or Sony Vegas to create light rays after you've rendered the video. 

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[Monsieur Ryekseu 16]

1 hour ago, KicksBrickster said:

Kiepocu Studios did a tutorial on doing this with custom-textured cubes.

The other option is to use editing software like After Effects or Sony Vegas to create light rays after you've rendered the video. 

Clarifying what I need, is not that. I'm trying to replicate godrays for a scene where a character is enjoying the sunset, sitting down in a chair, drinking a good cocktail. Not inside of a building.

[KicksBrickster 4.3k]

44 minutes ago, Monsieur Ryekseu said:

Clarifying what I need, is not that. I'm trying to replicate godrays for a scene where a character is enjoying the sunset, sitting down in a chair, drinking a good cocktail. Not inside of a building.

Then your best method will be to add it using 3rd party editing.

[Monsieur Ryekseu 16]

6 minutes ago, KicksBrickster said:

Then your best method will be to add it using 3rd party editing.

If you would be so kind, could you please link some tutorials, if it's not too much trouble.

[KicksBrickster 4.3k]

2 minutes ago, Monsieur Ryekseu said:

If you would be so kind, could you please link some tutorials, if it's not too much trouble.

Of course. This is what I used, although the technique is just a little different for a 2D video file. 

 

[Monsieur Ryekseu 16]

6 minutes ago, KicksBrickster said:

Of course. This is what I used, although the technique is just a little different for a 2D video file. 

 

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[KicksBrickster 4.3k]

Just now, Monsieur Ryekseu said:

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There is a free demo for After Effects that lasts for a month, so you could always use that.