POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.advanced-users : True Area Light Source : Re: True Area Light Source Server Time
29 Jul 2024 04:24:24 EDT (-0400)
  Re: True Area Light Source  
From: Christopher James Huff
Date: 5 Dec 2002 10:18:16
Message: <chrishuff-DC47AF.10151405122002@netplex.aussie.org>
In article <3def6b55$1@news.povray.org>,
 "TinCanMan" <Tin### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:

> I understand what you mean here.  When I set up my point light array for use
> as an area light, I simply divide the brightness of the light by the number
> of lights.  This may not be entirely corect, so I may have to sit down and
> think harder about it in the future. I would think it would depend on the
> area involved as well.

It should be correct if the points are evenly distributed, if I'm not 
missing something too obvious to see.

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