"clipka" <nomail@nomail> wrote:

> My advice:
>
> - Do radiosity calculations in a separate shot (using the save_file/load_file
> mechanism) WITHOUT the area light (i.e. just a point light) (and of course
> without focal blur)
>

STRONGLY AGREE
I learned this the hard way fairly recently, while working on a scene that was
under a bridge.  It was almost entirely lit by indirect light, and, after many
tests, I quickly discovered that the difference in radiosity between a point
and area light is very slight.  In some cases where it could be more, I have
used a very low density area light (like 6*6) and saved the radiosity data,
then loaded it with the full area light to save time.

Anyway, that is a nifty image. I like the idea of taking the RSOC and
reinterpreting it.


Reactor

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