mental ray area light, please help

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# 1 04-03-2009 , 09:45 AM

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Here a test of area lights and just wondering about it! Please help and I don't know why?

1pic. just area light and shadow limit with softer.(floor default lambert)

2pic. same area light, but the floor change default lambert to mia_material and the area light limit very hard.

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# 2 05-03-2009 , 05:58 PM

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That is weird, I tired recreating it and mine looked fine, if you make a new scene does it still happen?

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# 3 06-03-2009 , 01:38 PM

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Much more thanks GT. Can you send me your test scene? I think maybe I had some mistake setting but I don't know.

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# 4 06-03-2009 , 06:44 PM

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# 5 07-03-2009 , 05:22 PM

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Really thanks alot GT user added image

and upload on my system's test. I think the area light still not well but we can use other way to expression.

1pic. on my system's test.
2pic. use spot light, i think better now.

Thanks again.:p

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