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I have my spotlights with their blue inner cone smaller than the outer white one, and the light falls off as expected around the centre of the lit area. And yes, I do have Ray switched on (and Ray switched on in the Render dialog. Which is a wee bit confusing I find. Not sure what happens if one is on but not the other… Anyway.) Result is still that shadows are pin sharp at the edges. I guess that this is how its meant to be, but I'd really like to get shadows like on the splash screen – detailed but soft at the edges. any other ideas? thanks for help David