Question about kray surfaces.

[ana028]

Hi all, I've been for a time out but now I want to return

I'm reading the manual and I have a question, I usually used the method

Color*Diffuse+Reflection+Translucency<100%.

All my works with kray have this form but I read that the other form

Color*Diffuse(100%-Transparency)+Transparency+Reflection+Translucency < 100%

is more correct. I would like to used this method but I don't understand really good the equation.

[jure]

It is the same formula. The only difference is that in second formula you also have transparency included. What this basicaly means is that transparency takes away a diffuse component hence making object bounce back less light.

Usually your materials will have only some of the components like only transparency+color+reflection, or only translucency + color + reflection. So most of the time you don't have to worry about the complex formula