POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.advanced-users : Spotlight and media : Re: Spotlight and media Server Time
28 Jul 2024 16:31:07 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Spotlight and media  
From: Reactor
Date: 18 Nov 2004 14:59:05
Message: <419cff09$1@news.povray.org>
"Slime" <fak### [at] emailaddress> wrote in message
news:419ce563$1@news.povray.org...
> > So it looks like media treats spotlights differently the normal lights.
>
> That's true, but the effects of that are different than what you're seeing
> here. The graininess should not be appearing.
>
> I would make sure that your media container object doesn't coincide with
the
> spotlight's cone of light, and also as Mike said, make sure your light
> source isn't on the surface of an object.

It really does look like a coincident surface issue, but the coincident
surface need not be with the light source.  You mentioned that the light
source is inside of a CSG cut out, does the shape that forms the cutout
extend beyond the shape you are cutting?

Reactor


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