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> radiosity. I spent the last bit looking for another rendering engine that
> provided for objects to be lights. I did not find another program that
> would do this or that would do it as easy as povray.

Another renderer that does this is Maxwell (http://www.maxwellrender.com). 
However it's not free and still in alpha phase. These techniques seem to 
share several characteristics: awesome results when properly used, long 
render times to get rid of graininess.
Here are some test pics by Benjamin Brosdau made with the alpha version:
http://www.ag-systems.net/images/patio_alpha_filtered.jpg
http://www.ag-systems.net/images/kitchen_daylight_final_3dvf_filtered2.jpg
http://www.ag-systems.net/images/kitchen_flash_final_3dvf_filtered2.jpg
http://www.ag-systems.net/images/garage_flash_3dvf_2.jpg
http://www.ag-systems.net/images/stairway_flash_3dvf_filtered2.jpg

G.

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