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8 Jul 2024 12:29:26 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Soft Shadows?  
From: IronLogic
Date: 8 Feb 2015 19:35:01
Message: <web.54d7ffe415c15fdc57b385d60@news.povray.org>
Alain <kua### [at] videotronca> wrote:

> area_light is an option.
> spot_light, cylindrical and parallel are also options.
> You can have a light with area_light, parallel AND spot_light without
> any problem.
>
> Also, if you want to use photons, to have forward tracing, ALL light but
> shadowless emit photons by default.

Thanks, that's useful to know. The photon mapping method sounds like a good
method too.


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