#Shadow effects
Ken,
Yes I agree, it reduces the contrast of the dark shadows, but the edges of the
shadows are still pin-sharp. Now in the grey climate of the UK (unlike the
happy folk in Caligari I suspect) the sun shines only intermittently, and the
real world of shardows is one of diffuse effects. So as soon as I generate a
rendered illustration of an interior lit with sharp shadows, the viewer
immediately gets a (quite unnecessary) impression of bright sunlight.
I'm trying to simulate room sets, that we have to build and photograph,
planning the shots before commiting to big $$$ spends. No photographer works
with sharp shadows unless they are making a very specific statement. So its
just a bit disappointing that in TS I can make a really good simulation of a
scene, yet they are all on a bright Californian afternoon, not a grey English
morning!!
David