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Mode
Three modes are available: Plastic, Metal and Colored.
Plastic lighting model. Metal lighting model. Colored lighting model.
With Plastic, the color of the highlights is independent of the material color and will be white unless
you dene a different color on the Specular Color page. Use Plastic mode for materials such as plastics,
glass or wood, all of which tend to have white highlights. For matt metal surfaces, such as brass, silver
and gold, the Metal mode is the best setting. The color of highlights is then based on the material’s
color. With the Colored mode, you inuence the specular diffusion (see the description of the Affect
Specular option for the Diffusion channel).
Width, Height
The width and height of the highlights.
Falloff, Inner Width
You can adjust the shape of the falloff curve using the Falloff slider. Needle, bell and even rectangular
shapes are possible. The Inner Width slider enables you to dene an area inside the specular that has
no brightness falloff.
Inner Width set to 10 (left) and 90 (right).