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2 Sep 2024 06:18:57 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Photon and light  
From: Nathan Kopp
Date: 8 May 2000 12:03:39
Message: <3916e55b$1@news.povray.org>
Fabian BRAU <Fab### [at] umhacbe> wrote...
> So the question is: what about put or not a photon block inside
> the light block

You will usually not need to put the photon block inside a light source.

> Last question: How work global photon: If I use global photon without
> the photon block inside the light block, the photon map seems the same.
> But If I use the photon block inside the light block (with global
> written)
> Megapov says "building photon map" but no number appear, what it does?

I'm not sure... that would depend on your scene.  In general, though, don't
use global photons.  They don't work correctly and you don't need them.

-Nathan


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