one can set the shadow map size down as low as 64 and still get good results, if the maps are properly zoomed in. but shadow maps are P4 relics from the previous century. AFAIK none of the professional rendering software use 'em, but I could be wrong. I agree, though; rendering the shadows separately and adding them as a multiplying layer in photoshop is un-natural and counter-intuitive IMVHO :lol: