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Learn how 3ds Max Design 2009 delivers a number of photometric lighting enhancements. In this video, animators will learn that this software supports artists with types of area lights such as photometric web previews, both circular and cylindrical, in the Browse dialog and Light UI, as well as near-field photometry quality and spot distribution. Plus, distribution types support any emitting shape, and light shapes can appear in a rendered image.
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