Alain <ele### [at] netscapenet> wrote:

> Unless you use version 3.7 with area illumination on, phong and specular are
> rendered as if the area_light was a point_light.
> But, if you also use photons with area_light in the photons block, the photons
> calculations will take the area_light into account.
> When you have somewhat complex transparent objects, with an ior and reflections,
> what you see as an highlight may not be one but a reflection of a bright spot.
> The bright spot on the top of the rock is realy a reflection of the caustic at
> it's base.
>
> --
> Alain
> -------------------------------------------------
> I can read your mind, and you should be ashamed of yourself.

Again with the making of total sense. "Alain" such a nice sound, just try it,
"Alain" conjures images of angels ...

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