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There are eight types of standard light objects:
Target Spotlight on page 5051
Free Spotlight on page 5054
Target Directional Light on page 5057
Free Directional Light on page 5060
Omni Light on page 5063
Skylight on page 5065
mr Area Omni Light on page 5070
mr Area Spotlight on page 5073
Most of the parameters for standard lights are common to all five types. These
are described in the following topics:
General Parameters Rollout (Standard Lights) on page 5076
Intensity/Color/Attenuation Rollout (Standard Lights) on page 5083
Advanced Effects Rollout on page 5108
Shadow Parameters on page 5099
mental ray Indirect Illumination Rollout (for Lights) on page 5112
Spotlights and Directional lights have rollouts specific to them:
Spotlight Parameters on page 5090
Directional Parameters on page 5088
For parameters specific to a particular kind of light, see that light's description.
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