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Ambient confusion

barbultbarbult Posts: 23,844
edited December 1969 in Daz Studio Discussion

I'm confused about how the Ambient channel in the DAZ Studio Default shader is supposed to work. If I have:

Ambient Color bright red, 255 0 0
Ambient strength 100%
Diffuse Color black, 0 0 0
Diffuse Strength 100%
Specular Strength 0%
Opacity Strength 100%

How is that supposed to render in DAZ Studio 3Delight? I thought it would be red, but it renders black. Please help me understand how to use the Ambient channel.

Comments

  • barbultbarbult Posts: 23,844
    edited December 1969

    I goofed up and posted in the wrong forum again. Please move to the Commons. Thanks.

  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 99,301
    edited December 1969

    DAZ Studio Discussion is better.

    To answer the question, it should be black. The ambient is, as the name implies, faking the effect of ambient lighting - if the object is pure black (diffuse colour) then no amount of lighting is going to make it red.

  • barbultbarbult Posts: 23,844
    edited December 1969

    Thank you for moving the thread and for the explanation. I think I understand it better now.

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