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8 Jul 2024 12:24:44 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Soft Shadows?  
From: Zeger Knaepen
Date: 8 Feb 2015 19:57:50
Message: <54d8060e$1@news.povray.org>
> I didn't mean a physically correct point light, you are right that a 'real'
> point light won't give soft shadows. I did in fact mean the fake method used by
> most other render engines when dealing with point lights in 3D software, to give
> you extra artistic control and ease of use and still end up with a nice result.
> But thankfully the area light method seems to be a good workaround.

I don't see how it's a workaround.


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