In article <web.3fd0665c3b9d89ca4e1f4eb10@news.povray.org>,
 "m1j" <mik### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:

> Well the goal was to run a quick low res trace of the scene from the lights
> point of view to place point lights on every object with intensities based
> on the value found in the trace. I was going for a cheep fake radiosity
> method.

Okay...well, that is very likely to be far slower than radiosity, with 
much worse quality, if it even ends up coming close visually. You would 
be better off with several strategically placed area lights. In that 
case, remember that area lights do not affect illumination, only 
shadows...

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