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Re: OK. So I 'm ambitious :)

Re: OK. So I 'm ambitious :)

2003-11-20       - By Ron Stephens

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Man, I don't know what the problem is, but I even knocked
out the windows!

To check things, I turned off the church, and put a chrome sphere
where the camera was pointing. The sphere renders fine with
the HDRI map showing.

So, what the heck?
-ron




At 05:09 PM 11/20/2003, you wrote:
>The problem is caused by a bug in Carrara. HDRI does not light through
transparent objects properly so the interior of the catherdral is not getting
any light.
>
>You should delete the windows or hide them to make an interior lighting render
at the moment.
>
>Matt, Eovia Tech Support
>
>  -- -- Original Message -- --
>  From: RayDreamr
>  To: Carrara@(protected)
>  Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 4:19 PM
>  Subject: Re: [Carrara] Re: OK. So I'm ambitious :)
>
>
>  Also try removing the glass, not sure, but HDRI light may not be able to
>  thru ANY object (even sometimes, if you simply turn the object off) try
>  removing the glass (maybe from just one window and see if any light gets
>  in...
>
>  Also, Try rendering a shot from outside the church and see if it gets
>  lit properly.
>
>  Dan
>
>  Ron Stephens wrote:
>  >
>  > Alright...I tried that just now. Darn. Same darkness!
>  > Does the photon count get used in HDRI? It's only 5000.
>  >
>  > -ron
>  >
>  > At 01:46 PM 11/20/2003, you wrote:
>  > >My guess is that the keyword is "interior". If the windows are not
letting light in, it
>  > >would be dark. Make sure the "light through transparency" option is on.
>  > >
>  > >Eric D


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