Christoph Hormann wrote:
> 
> Xplo Eristotle wrote:
> >
> > The tree was having some bounding problems, and manual bounding didn't
> > seem to having any effect (literally, there was no change). So the
> > middle third of the picture was really slow.
> >
> > The table directly underneath it was even worse, because (I think) of
> > the reflection blur.
> 
> In such cases i would do test renders without the tree so i could adjust the
> lighting situation and only add it for the final render

Which is, in fact, what I did.

> I don't know the effect in this special case apart from making things even
> slower, but it's often worth trying radiosity in indoor scenes ...

Um, it DOES have radiosity. That's not ambient picking up the shadows.

-Xplo

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