I don't get it. How would you use the cylindrical light? Parallel to the
fluorescent tube? Or pointing where? As far as I can tell a cylindrical
light gives the same illumination as a spotlight, only confined to a
cylinder...

Margus

Ken wrote:
> 
>  One thing that you might try is to use a cylindrical light source
> outside the tube itself (check the docs for syntax) and then use a
> normal white pigment on the florescent tube with a high ambient value.
> A value over one is legal, I sometimes go to 10, and will add white
> color to the scene. This combination I feel will give the illumination
> that you are looking for and also that white color that florescent
> lights are commonly known for. Or you might try the cylindrical light
> source inside the tube to see what happens. Use transmit instead of
> filter to get the light out or you will lose both intensity as well
> as the white color of the tube.
> 
> --
> Ken Tyler
> 
> mailto://tylereng@pacbell.net

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