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29 Jul 2024 10:27:52 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Spotlights and media emission  
From: Verm
Date: 10 Feb 2006 19:10:55
Message: <43ed2b8f$1@news.povray.org>
Trevor G Quayle wrote:
> Verm <pov### [at] thirteeendynucom> wrote:
> 
>>I'm having issues with spotlights and emmiting media where I get black
>>dots in the media with a spotlight.
>>
>>If I comment out the spotlight line then it renders fine.
>>
>>I was messing about with lightsys but eventually simplified the scene to
>>this. I don't really need a spotlight but was wondering if anyone could
>>cast any light on this?
>>
> 
> 
> I had a look and see your problem.
> What you are seeing is a coincident surface type problem.  This relates to
> the fact that your spotlight radius and falloff are the same.  If you make
> them different (even very minutely - 89.9999) it should go away.
> 
ahha doh didn't think of that thanks.


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