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Le 17-05-20 à 12:42, Kenneth a écrit :
> "Kenneth" <kdw### [at] gmail com> wrote:
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>> I keep wondering if that small section needs some re-wording... [snip]
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> It just occurred to me that, if I *am* correct about the re-wording of the
> sentence, then 'illuminated intervals' vs. non-illuminated ones does make
> sense-- but it assumes that the lights in the scene are all SPOTLIGHTS, with
> clearly-defined 'illuminated' cone areas vs. areas outside the cones... the
> latter being the 'non-illuminated' media intervals. (And it makes sense with
> either a "large media container" OR just atmospheric media, with no container.)
>
> Trouble is, the docs don't make any distinctions between using spotlights vs.
> point lights, for example. With point lights, there would be NO
> 'non-illuminated' intervals, the way I understand it.
>
You forgot the cases where there is shadows involved. You may have a
single light and an object with a gradient pattern that alternate
between opaque and transparent. That can cause A LOT of illuminated
intervals, possibly over 100...
Imagine:
sampling_method 1
intervals 500
samples 1,5
OUCH!
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