MikeH wrote:
> 
> > global_settings
> > {
> >  ini_option "+QR"
> >  radiosity
> >  {
> >   pretrace_start 0.16 pretrace_end 0.01
> >   count 260 nearest_count 4
> >   error_bound .06 recursion_limit 1
> >   low_error_factor 1 gray_threshold .5
> >   minimum_reuse .015 brightness 1.5
> >   normal on max_sample 1 adc_bailout 0.01/1
> >  }
> > }
> 
> I pretty much got rid of the spotty shadows, so the only remaining problem is
> slight odd lighting near the edges of the patches.  Not much could be done
> about that I would think.
> 
> I messed up when I posted my radiosity settings before.  The low error factor
> should be closer to .3.  My error bound is down to .3 - your .06 seems really
> low, which has got to take forever to render.  I'm using a count of 600, and
> other than that I have the same settings as you.  The only thing I haven't
> toyed with yet is the minimum_reuse.  Have any idea what that controls?

You might want to have a look at the docs (official and otherwise) to
see what the different settings affect; I found them a great help when I
was trying to clone Arnold.

I forget what minimum_reuse does, but it's described in there.

-Xplo

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