Intensity Map Slot for VrayLights

[ajroane]

Like the subject says, I would love to have a map slot in a VrayLight that lets me map the output intensity (from black=0% to white=100% of light multiplier) separate from the color and opacity. This would add another level of custom control over lighting. Would be awesome!
Thanks,
Andrew

[joconnell]

You can do this yourself pretty easily by instead of using just a colour map in the colour slot, put the colour map into a composite texture, and use your black and white map on top of it in multiply mode.

[ajroane]

I'm not aware of a colour slot, is this the same as the 'Use texture' slot? I need to do some tests, but I don't think your method will produce the same output as what I had in mind. I say this because I am working on a scene in which I have placed a white-black gradient texture in the texture slot of a white VrayLight. The Vraylight casts light directly on a white wall, and the result looks much darker than it should. So, it seems the light is actually casting a dark light, not a less intense version of a white light.
I'll create some images to better illustrate my idea.
Thanks,
Andrew