clipka <ano### [at] anonymousorg> wrote:
> Am 05.04.2018 um 19:09 schrieb kurtz le pirate:
>
> >  - the floor currently uses
> >     finish {
> >         ambient 0.00
> >         emission 0.10
>
> No. No. Absolutely no. Unless you /specifically/ want to model something
> that glows in the dark, do NOT EVER use "emission".
>
> If you want to brighten up shadows, use radiosity or "ambient".
>

That's interesting; I thought ambient and emission were identical in their
effect (in a non-radiosity scene, that is.) Basically that they are
interchangable. I haven't yet seen an indication in the docs that suggests
otherwise(?)

Is there a visual difference? Or does it have to do with making sure that
POV-Ray's internal computations are performed correctly?

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