Ah, thanks, and more questions! Is this another name for an omni light (a set of spots pointing out in diffrent directions from a central point), and do radiosity light work in P4?

Les, "omni" lights, like the ones faked in Poser using spots attached to a ball, are not the same as faked Radiosity. REAL Radiosity is actually a high-end lighting solution found in more expensive 3D packages, which bases the lighting in a scene on complex calculations of light spectral distribution from light sources and refraction of light off of object surfaces, and produces stunningly realistic and accurate lighting in a scene.

Poser lighting is not capable of the real thing, but complex light rigs can be used to simulate the effects of Radiosity (like "Poor Man's HDRI" over at RuntimeDNA).

It takes some doing, but it can be "faked" quite well in Poser, but in my honest opinion, there's nothing quite like the real thing. Message edited on: 06/21/2004 16:17

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