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13 Jul 2025 23:40:31 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Secret Passage WIP (TINA CHeP)  
From: Bald Eagle
Date: 31 Oct 2014 15:45:00
Message: <web.5453e5a1cbb3d8155e7df57c0@news.povray.org>
Alain <kua### [at] videotronca> wrote:
> Looks like your shades may not let the light pass through, or maybe the
> lights are accidently located inside an opaque part of your fixtures.

I have the point light sources moved to the proper positions now, what I need to
do is give the impression that there is actually a light THERE - not necessarily
a filament, but that radiating glow that emanates out through the glass.
My knee-jerk reaction is to incorporate media...

> You must make sure that the shades have a good bit of transparency. Be
> sure that max_trace_level is set high enough. In doubt, increase it by 5.

Plenty of transparency, and for the moment I'm using that in lieu of filter.


Off to make adjustments and render it out again...


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