Am 28.08.2012 15:49, schrieb Jaime Vives Piqueres:
> On 28/08/12 15:42, clipka wrote:
>> To the contrary: It typically shoots fewer of them, four in the ideal
>>  case. The adaptive parameter isn't a boolean that turns adaptive on,
>> but a numeric value governing the minimum number of rays to shoot:
>>
>> 0 -> 2x2 1 -> 3x3 2 -> 5x5 3 -> 9x9 4 -> 17x17 ... N -> (2^N +1)x(2^N
>> +1)
>>
>> As for the 6x6 area light, if you use the "adaptive" keyword you'll
>> automatically get a 9x9 area light instead.
>>
>
>    It's amazing how I can get to use these things with decent results,
> given that I understand so little of how they work... :(

I would make that a ":)" because hey, it indicates that POV-Ray area 
lights are pretty easy to use for good result ;-)

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