vray sun

[mikeh]

When using a vray physical cam, setting the image to 720x480 and using safe frame, the sun does not appear in the rendered image where it appears on the monitor. I have to place the sun almost at the middle of the image on the monitor to get it to appear in the upper right hand corner. I move it around and what i see on the monitor is quite different from what i see in the image. I'm wondering why. (it diesn't matter if i use still camera, movie camera or video camera, the result is the same)
thanks.
mh

[Shimakaze]

The sun is really positioned infinitely far away. Not exactly where you place the icon. Try increasing the distance from the target to the sun icon. It'll give you a more accurate idea the farther away you place it, but the changes get exponentially smaller as well so no point to putting it too far away.

[mikeh]

i see...so does placing the icon farther from the target affect any of the other things like shadows and such? (I'm guessing not)
mh

[MoonDoggie]

No, it's like putting in a direct light in max set to overshoot.

[Clifton Santiago]

Exactly. There is no decay on the sun. Unless maybe you're on Mars (well, in relation to Earth, not different places on Mars).

On a related note: Why is there decay on the vray dome light? Shouldn't it function like environment lighting in terms of infinite distance from the scene geometry?

[vlado]

I don't think the decay has any effect for the dome light; it should be greyed out...

Best regards,
Vlado

[Clifton Santiago]

Its not greyed out, but I always disable it to be safe. Isn't it like 23:45 in Bulgaria right now? Thanks Vlado.