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  Re: Povray 3.7 RC7, something strange with parametric surfaces?  
From: Alain
Date: 28 Feb 2013 22:23:10
Message: <51301f1e$1@news.povray.org>

> Am 27.02.2013 20:05, schrieb Ryan Budney:
>
>> light_source
>> {
>>   <-5, -2, 1 >
>>   color White
>>   area_light <0.6,0,0>,<0,0.6,0>,16,16
>> }
>
> When using area lights, /always/ make them adaptive. Size should be
> 2^N+1 for that, so for example:
>
>    area_light <0.6,0,0>,<0,0.6,0>,17,17
>    adaptive 1
>
> I usually also use "circular orient".
>

For a test render, I usualy use adaptive 0, then, if needed, up this to 
adaptive 1 or 2.


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