https://wiki.secondlife.com/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=Paulina+Oceanlane&feedformat=atomSecond Life Wiki - User contributions [en]2024-03-29T07:00:04ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.36.1https://wiki.secondlife.com/w/index.php?title=WindLight_settings&diff=496743WindLight settings2009-09-26T21:06:40Z<p>Paulina Oceanlane: </p>
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<div>== Resident-created [[WindLight]] settings ==<br />
Made WindLight settings you wanna share? Add 'em here! (And feel free to use the above as a template for your own installation instructions.)<br />
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* '''[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mescalinetammas/3513305333/ Mesc's Sunglasses]''' - 11 skies which look awesome with shadows.<br />
* '''[http://www.flickr.com/photos/40086474@N05/3752888920/ Maroon]''' - By Miranda Kingmaker.<br />
* '''[http://dorks.wordpress.com/category/photography/windlight-settings/ Windlight Settings]''' - By Paulina Oceanlane.<br />
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== Torley's WindLight Settings ==<br />
[[Image:Many-skies.jpg|800px]]<br />
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{{hint|mode=warning|desc=These settings are ''bonus goodies'' and ''not'' officially supported by Linden Lab. I can't guarantee support for them, but if you have questions, [[User:Torley_Linden/Contact |contact Torley]].}}<br />
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I ([[User:Torley_Linden|Torley]]) have popularly been asked to share the very same settings I've used in [http://www.flickr.com/photos/torley/sets/72157605740036376/ so many WindLight-powered snapshots]. I decided to share these with you for sheer enjoyment. I don't have any use restrictions on 'em, so go wild and let me know the beauty you build upon โ '''[http://www.flickr.com/groups/torley/ add your pictures & video to the Inspired by Torley Flickr group!]'''<br />
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<font color="red">'''''YAYZERAMA!''</font> Version 3 [http://blogs.secondlife.com/community/community/tnt/blog/2009/08/21/windlight-download-300-free-sky-water-settings released] (August 2009) with more skies and sorted categories!'''<br />
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: <font size="6">'''ยป [http://bit.ly/torleywl3 Download Torley's WindLight Settings]'''</font><br />
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Want more previews? [http://kero.s326.xrea.com/WLPreset/wl.html See Kero Nishi's thumbnails], last updated for Version 2.<br />
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=== Important to know ===<br />
* If you've installed previous versions of Torley's WindLight Settings, you should ''DELETE THEM ALL'' before installing Version 3. The filenames are different.<br />
* "skies" and "water" settings are saved to distinctly different locations due to a bug. See ({{jira|VWR-12164}}). This means that "skies" settings, if installed to the directories below, will persist through Second Life installs, while "water" settings will need to be reinstalled after each Viewer upgrade.<br />
* These settings can also be used with most [[alternate viewers]]; simply substitute "SecondLife" with an alt-viewer's directory name, e.g., for [[Snowglobe]], "C:\Program Files\SecondLife\app_settings\windlight\water" would become "C:\Program Files\Snowglobe\app_settings\windlight\water".<br />
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=== Installation ===<br />
First, quit the Second Life Viewer. Then:<br />
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# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unzip Unzip] "torley-windlight-settings-2.0.zip".<br />
# Open the "skies" and "water" folders, and drag their ".xml" file contents into the "skies" and "water" subdirectories within the right "windlight" folder, depending on your operating system.<br />
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These are the usual install directories, yours may look different but similar:<br />
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'''Windows XP'''<br />
* '''Skies''' - C:\Documents and Settings\<font color="red">USERNAME</font>\Application Data\SecondLife\user_settings\windlight\skies<br />
* '''Water''' - C:\Program Files\SecondLife\app_settings\windlight\water<br />
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'''Windows Vista''' <br />
* '''Skies''' - C:\Users\<font color="red">USERNAME</font>\AppData\Roaming\SecondLife\user_settings\windlight\skies<br />
* '''Water''' - C:\Program Files\SecondLife\app_settings\windlight\water<br />
: [[Image:App_settings-windlight-skies.png|320px]]<br />
: <p>{{#widget:Vimeo|id=4243275|width=320|height=240}}</p> ''(This video is from Version 2 and some of it is outdated)''<br />
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[http://www.voidtools.com/ Everything], a lightweight search utility, makes it easy to find these directories. Search for "windlight".<br />
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'''Mac'''<br />
* '''Skies''' - <font color="red">HARDDRIVE</font> > Users > <font color="red">USERNAME</font> > Library > Application Support > SecondLife > user_settings > windlight > skies<br />
* '''Water''' - In Applications folder, right-click Second Life, select "Show Package Contents", then open Contents > Resources > app_settings > windlight<br />
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: <p>{{#widget:Vimeo|id=4167409|width=320|height=240}}</p> ''(This video is from Version 2 and some of it is outdated)''<br />
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'''Linux''' - The folder that contains the "secondlife" boot script (example: "~/Desktop/SecondLife-i686-1.21.6.99587/"). Its exact location depends on where you extracted the viewer .bz2 archive after downloading it.<br />
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=== How to use ===<br />
# Login to Second Life.<br />
# In '''Edit''' menu > '''Preferences''' > '''Graphics''' tab, set '''Quality and Performance''' to '''High''', or check '''Custom''' and make sure '''Atmospheric Shaders''' is checked.<br />
# Go to '''World''' menu > '''Environmental Settings''' > '''Environment Editor'''.<br />
# Click the '''Advanced Sky''' button.<br />
# Click the dropdown menu next to '''Sky Presets'''. You should see the many new skies starting with "[TOR]" in the list. It should look like this (click to enlarge):<br />
#: [[Image:Torleys-windlight-settings-3.jpg|320px]]<br />
# The same steps apply for the water settings โ in the Environment Editor, click '''Advanced Water''', then click the dropdown next to '''Water Presets'''.<br />
# Select a preset and watch the sky and water change instantly.<br />
# To save a sequence of skies for future logins, [http://blogs.secondlife.com/community/community/tnt/blog/2009/04/22/video-windlight-using-the-day-cycle-editor use the Day Cycle Editor].<br />
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<font size="4">''ENJOY!''</font><br />
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=== Categories ===<br />
Here's what all the sorted categories for skies in Torley's WindLight Settings V3 mean:<br />
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* '''BIG SUN''' - The sun has been exaggerated and would love to shine on your boating expedition. In a few cases like "[TOR] BIG SUN - Good for marriage", the .xml file was modified to go beyond what you can do with the Advanced Sky Editor sliders.<br />
*: [[Image:-TOR-_BIG_SUN_-_Slips_through_walls.jpg|320px|none|thumb|[TOR] BIG SUN - Slips through walls 1 ''(slightly modded)'']]<br />
* '''DUSK''' - Ah, that magic time when the night is young. I like a few of these for mellowing out on [[Here|Here island]], and you might, too.<br />
*: [[Image:-TOR-_DUSK_-_Blue_hour.jpg|320px|none|thumb|[TOR] DUSK - Blue hour]]<br />
* '''FOGGY''' - "AHHH! MY EYES!" Vision is obscured and sliders such as Haze Density and Density Multiplier are racheted up. In particular, try "[TOR] FOGGY - Silent heck" in an already-unsettling town. The name's not a coincidence.<br />
*: [[Image:-TOR-_FOGGY_-_Das_Fog.jpg|320px|none|thumb|[TOR] FOGGY - Das fog]]<br />
* '''HORROR''' - More along the creepy lines, these were inspired by various slasher and suspense flicks. "[TOR] HORROR - Profondo rosso" is ''that'' terror from your darkroom which you never forget. If you make scary [[machinima]] with these, lemme know.<br />
*: [[Image:-TOR-_HORROR_-_Profondo_rosso.jpg|320px|none|thumb|[TOR] HORROR - Profondo rosso]]<br />
* '''MIDDAY''' - And sometimes you want to be normal. Or close to that. The sun is up high and you can see most things clearly. I use "[TOR] MIDDAY - Nostalgika" as my default Midday replacement. ([http://blogs.secondlife.com/community/community/tnt/blog/2009/04/22/video-windlight-using-the-day-cycle-editor This tutorial] shows you how to do that.)<br />
*: [[Image:-TOR-_MIDDAY_-_Nostalgika.jpg|320px|none|thumb|[TOR] MIDDAY - Nostalgika]]<br />
* '''NIGHT''' - The moon is out. I did some creative stuff here including using the sun to simulate a faux moon in the cases of "[TOR] NIGHT - Under a yellow moon" and the "[TOR] NIGHT - That spells moon" miniseries . If you want a really dark night, try "[TOR] NIGHT - Nocturne".<br />
*: [[Image:-TOR-_NIGHT-_Under_a_yellow_moon.jpg|320px|none|thumb|[TOR] NIGHT - Under a yellow moon]]<br />
* '''SCIFI''' - Surreal and wild settings for your next fantasy romp or voyage onto an alien planet. A diverse assortment across the rainbow, and the biggest category. Good gosh, I wish server-side WindLight would come around already so these could be fully used.<br />
*: [[Image:-TOR-_SCIFI_-_Blue_sun_warmed.jpg|320px|none|thumb|[TOR] SCIFI - Blue sun warmed]]<br />
* '''SPECIAL''' - Extremely... ''extreme'' settings which mess with the sliders in experimental ways, from lowering Scene Gamma to induce posterization to the self-explanatory-ness of "[TOR] SPECIAL - Use with full bright".<br />
*: [[Image:-TOR-_SPECIAL_-_Threshold.jpg|320px|none|thumb|[TOR] SPECIAL - Threshold]]<br />
* '''SUNRISE''' - Dawn is here again, and some of these could be used as sunsets too โ the technical difference is usually in the Sun/Moon Position slider. For an epic wake-me-up, try "[TOR] SUNRISE - Ultimate!" I don't claim it's the best but it sure is ''sweeeet''.<br />
*: [[Image:-TOR-_SUNRISE_-_Across_process.jpg|320px|none|thumb|[TOR] SUNRISE - Across process]]<br />
* '''SUNSET''' - One of my fave times of day. Again, a variety, but some of my fave sunsets happen to be warm and loaded with emotional resonance. Sit in a beach chair and bliss out to "[TOR] SUNSET - Vacation". :)<br />
*: [[Image:-TOR-_SUNSET_-_Vacation.jpg|320px|none|thumb|[TOR] SUNSET - Vacation]]<br />
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[[Category:WindLight]]</div>Paulina Oceanlane