removing reflections from mirrors

[Stan Zaslavsky]

hi there,

here is an interesting request from a client.

 

is there a way to remove reflections from mirrors - he wants the mirror to be clear.

 

aside from doing this in photoshop - is there a way to exclude objects from being reflected in a mirror surface?

[luckyluc]

This is really funny. a mirror that is not reflecting.

A mirror is normally made to reflect everything.

 

You can rightclick the object, then unclick visible to reflection.

Renders faster to.

 

Or maybe select the mirror in photoshop, and blur it, or give it some colour, to make it reflect less.

[Stan Zaslavsky]

thanks Luc - some clients expect that in virtual reality - things can appear unreal

typical story

[WAcky]

Is it supposed to be not reflecting a particular object or just not reflecting anything at all?

[Stan Zaslavsky]

i used a different material in the end for the mirror - which had some smoky cloudy effects inside and didnt show any reflections at all - and so the client was happy with that.

 

thanks for all your help

[DanGrover]

i used a different material in the end for the mirror - which had some smoky cloudy effects inside and didnt show any reflections at all - and so the client was happy with that.

 

thanks for all your help

 

I thought he wanted a mirror, not a portal to Mordor! Haha, I love things like that. A mirror is its reflections! Well done for keeping the client happy though with such a bizarre request!

[Stan Zaslavsky]

hey dan

 

thanks for your comments - yeah some clients expect virtual reality to be unreal

 

a portal to mordor hehehehhe - i'll use that next time in the explanation to them

 

all the best

[Alex York]

that should be in one of those "clients from hell" request lists. not unlike "can you make that black lighter, but without making it grey?".

[Tommy Burns]

Or "can you make the glass more reflective and more transparent"????

[hie5]

hi there,

here is an interesting request from a client.

 

is there a way to remove reflections from mirrors - he wants the mirror to be clear.

 

aside from doing this in photoshop - is there a way to exclude objects from being reflected in a mirror surface?

 

Really an interesting request I must say. Haven't come across one like it

[css20xx]

Is quite simple: Select the object that you don't want to see it in the mirror, Right Click, Object Properties, and deselect "Visible to Reflection/Refraction".

 

See this picture:

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Or if you use "Vray": Select the object that you don't want to see it in the mirror, Right Click, V-ray properties, and deselect "Visible in Reflections".

[Graphite]

"I'd like a photo-real renderings"..... 1 Day Later.... "Can you make the sun purple?".. lol *shakes head*

[geo971986]

Hello all. (my first post here

 

Is it possible to remove an object reflection only from one of the reflective objects? For example If a have 2 mirrors and I want to remove the sphere reflection only from one of the mirrors.

 

Thank you.

[410]

Is it possible to remove an object reflection only from one of the reflective objects?

 

As far as I am aware 3ds Max (or Maya for that matter) does not allow selective reflections. So you can't say selectively specify "this sphere object visible to reflections in Mirror 1 but not in Mirror 2".

 

You can specify a maximum reflection distance in Arch & Design materials, but that usually won't give you the effect you're looking for, because (obviously) nothing behind the object you don't want reflected will be reflected either.

 

There is a way of setting up a camera to capture what a mirror would reflect and then using that output as the 'false' reflection, but in all honesty it's a pretty time consuming and labour intensive process.

 

Far simpler is just to render 2 passes and composite them appropriately in post production.

 

Something like this:

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This method does have it's drawbacks: particularly for scenes with very long render times or for complex animations. But by and large I'd imagine that it's going to be your best bet.

[geo971986]

Thank you Alex for your answer. I was afraid that compositing will be the only acceptable solution. It is a bit time consuming in my case since I have an animation but at least I know I don't miss any easier solutions.

[artmaknev]

This is the most common client request, I get that almost all the time, "please remove reflection of lamp, remove reflection of tree......."

[jaysean]

Sure, i easily can remove reflection from mirror in photoshop. There are many ways to remove it, you can send me picture i can resend you with remove reflect.

[Umesh Raut]

Sure, i easily can remove reflection from mirror in photoshop. There are many ways to remove it.

 

Very true, and if you render separate passes, its much much easier in any image compositor.

[bindunarayan]

One of the most bizarre request I have ever heard about so far. A mirror without any reflections! Sounds really funny. Here, the client is asking to nullify the basic characteristic of the mirror i.e. reflection, and I suppose there must be a genuine reason for such a bizarre requirement.

[cg_Butler]

thanks Luc - some clients expect that in virtual reality - things can appear unreal

typical story

 

I was once told by a client "Andy, there is what's real in the real world and what's real in a CGI rendering" and my personal favorite "It needs to be more blue but less blue....."

 

They do come out with some funny requests don't they! But, they are always right, right? ;-)