Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL

Subject: Help Needed with Reflections

LovePyrs opened this issue on Dec 21, 2003 ยท 8 posts

LovePyrs posted Sun, 21 December 2003 at 5:03 PM

I am fixin' to go nuts trying to figure this out... Okay, after following the tutorials here and at JHoagland's site, and after loads of experimenting, I still can't get the reflection to look right. Why does it look "dithered" or splotchy like that? I'm using the ground plane with no texture for my surface. Using P5 with latest verion update. Please help... =)

stewer posted Sun, 21 December 2003 at 5:09 PM

Are you using raytraced shadows?

KarenJ posted Sun, 21 December 2003 at 5:11 PM

I have had this effect before when using a prop which isn't of a high enough resolution. It may be that the prop doesn't have enough resolution? Have you tried applying a reflection-map instead of raytrace, and see how that comes out?

"you are terrifying
and strange and beautiful
something not everyone knows how to love." - Warsan Shire

LovePyrs posted Sun, 21 December 2003 at 5:16 PM

How do I tell if it's high enough resolution? And how do I do reflection maps? LOL I've used both, Stewer, with the same result. This image here doesn't have raytraced shadows.

MungoPark posted Mon, 22 December 2003 at 1:43 AM

I posted this problem several months ago - there was no solution - and I tried everything suggested - I finally skipped the picture. May be somebody can solve it now. Mungo

stewer posted Mon, 22 December 2003 at 3:03 AM

The gun is not made from double-sided polygons, I hope?

MungoPark posted Mon, 22 December 2003 at 3:57 AM

Attached Link: http://www.renderosity.com/messages.ez?Form.ShowMessage=1493793

Heres the link to the old problem - does it disappear when you switch shadows off ? Mungo

caulbox posted Mon, 22 December 2003 at 1:53 PM

I spent a couple of hours last night trying everything I could think of, but all to no avail. The dithered effect is even visible under Vicki's toes. It seems to be limited just to the region where contact is made with the ground plane.