Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL

Subject: New Reality (lux render) Plugin over at Daz...time for Poser Plugin Update?

Ridley5 opened this issue on Jul 26, 2010 ยท 1724 posts

adp001 posted Mon, 23 August 2010 at 10:19 PM

Quote - > Quote - Quote - " Quote - "By the way: You are looking for alpha-maps, not transparency."

alpha map = transparency map

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No, Sir. Not really.

Which is the difference?

Alpha is a sort of "stamp out". A transparency object can drop shadows and reflect light. Think about a hole in a window. The window is transparent (but with reflection/refraction). The hole is "stamped out" with an alpha-mask.