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								Janusz Biela 							 
									
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								by Janusz Biela  Sat Dec 23, 2006 10:25 pm 
			
			
			
			
			
			This is my trick:
Use Area to shot in panel in Photonmap mode.
Very fast renders!
Best speed Sponza on Net? 
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								by silverlw  Sat Dec 23, 2006 10:37 pm 
			
			
			
			
			
			I highly prefer the lightmap version before the photonmapversion with the bounce trick. The bounceversion lacks details and got much worse shadows.
			
			
									
						
										
						 
		 
				
		
		 
	 
				
		
		
			
				
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								by Janusz Biela  Sat Dec 23, 2006 10:49 pm 
			
			
			
			
			
			Silverlw wrote: The bounceversion lacks details and got much worse shadows.
where?  
					
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								by jure  Sat Dec 23, 2006 11:01 pm 
			
			
			
			
			
			Silverlw wrote: I highly prefer the lightmap version before the photonmapversion with the bounce trick. The bounceversion lacks details and got much worse shadows.
I guess it's a choice of taste... I prefer LM also, mainly because of it's flexibility...
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								by artzgodka  Sat Dec 23, 2006 11:02 pm 
			
			
			
			
			
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								by Janusz Biela  Sat Dec 23, 2006 11:26 pm 
			
			
			
			
			
			I prefer LM mode too. This is experiment, curiosity...
			
			
									
						
										
						 
		 
				
		
		 
	 
				
		
		
			
				
																			
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								by silverlw  Sun Dec 24, 2006 12:11 am 
			
			
			
			
			
			indeed..Experimenting is the force that drives us.