dave vanhorn wrote:
> Ok, on to my next issue..
> 
> I have my shapes now, in glass, and I'm looking to have them on a completely 
> black background.  Of course they barely show up.
> 
> I remember dimly a trick to give them more reflectance, like in the real 
> world where they are always surrounded by things to reflect.. But I don't 
> remember what it was.

You can give their finish a low specular value.  You can also give their 
pigment a transmit value that is just slightly below 1 (like .9999).

For realism, the finish statement will also have a degree of reflection; 
you can then put a textured plane behind the camera to give the glass 
something to reflect.  (This also solves the problem of chrome objects 
against a black backround).

Hope this helps,
John

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