LightAssistant v1.1 — Intelligent Lighting for Virt-A-Mate(early release)
LightAssistant is a powerful, easy-to-use lighting toolkit that brings cinematic, studio-quality lighting to your VaM scenes with a single click.
It automatically scans your scene, builds complete lighting rigs, adjusts shadows, and applies hand-tuned presets designed for realism, beauty, anime style, drama, or clean studio looks.
Works as:
- Atom Plugin (attach to any atom)
- Scene Plugin (recommended)
- Session Plugin (global use across scenes)
Key Features
• Automatic Scene Scan
Detects all InvisibleLight atoms and generates a detailed analysis report:
- Light count
- Types (Point / Spot / Directional)
- Intensities, ranges & shadows
- Total light energy & average brightness
- Recommendations for better results
• One-Click Lighting Presets
Choose from multiple high-quality, photography-inspired presets:
- Realistic
- Studio Soft
- Warm Skin
- Anime Light
- Cinematic
- Dramatic
- Natural Window
- Rim Light Special
Each preset automatically:
- positions lights
- sets intensity & falloff
- applies calibrated color tones
- adjusts shadows
- supports 1–8 lights
• Automatic 3-Point Lighting Rig
Generate a full Key–Fill–Rim setup:
- Perfect professional placement
- Auto-align to a selected Person’s head
- Adjustable distance multipliers
- Creates missing lights automatically
• Master Color & Intensity Controls
Global controls for your entire light setup:
- Master Color (HSV)
- Master Intensity
- Distance scaling (Global + Key/Fill/Rim)
- Shadow strength
- Auto-shadow optimization
• Quick Fix & Performance Tools
- Boost dark or weak lighting instantly
- Correct low intensity or short range
- Limit shadows to the 2 brightest lights
- Keep scenes fast and visually clean
• Light Cleanup
Remove all InvisibleLight atoms safely:
- One click
- Safe backwards iteration
- Auto rescan
- Tells you how many lights were removed
Perfect for trying new presets or starting fresh.
Suggested Workflow
- Add LightAssistant as a Scene or Session plugin
- Select a Target Person (optional but recommended)
- Click Spawn 3-Point Rig or Apply Preset
- Tweak distance/intensity/color if needed
- Use Quick Fix Lighting or Optimize Shadows
- When experimenting:
- Hit Remove All Lights
- Try different presets instantly
Plugin Placement
- Atom Plugin: attach to a Person or Null
- Scene Plugin: full-scene lighting control
- Session Plugin: keep tools active across scenes
LightAssistant makes every VaM scene look better — fast.
Designed & coded by: kimowal
Thanks to MeshedVR and the VaM community for tools, inspiration, and feedback.
