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# 1 16-05-2014 , 07:00 PM
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Directional lighting & shadows problem

Hello!
Everytime I switch on shadows (depth map or ray trace doesnt matter) I get almost black shaders (the render is very very dark, almost black). But this doesnt happen when I use other light ressources like point light etc.
I use maya shaders (Blinn and Phong E), I have alos tried it with very basic shader set ups - same results.

Does anybody know what I am doing wrong?

Thank you in advance!


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# 2 16-05-2014 , 07:23 PM
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Do you have any walls or environment spheres around your scene that could be casting major shadows? Directional lights come from "infinitely far away", so anything around the scene could block all the light.

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