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Open GL Lighting question

Started by Zealot Dec 17, 2001 at 1:12 PM 1 replies 300+ views

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Dec 17, 2001 at 1:12 PM

I was reading in a book I bought, and I found a section that was talking about lighting. It said to set ambient light to 0, and use other lights to create nice looking effects. I was wondering, does OpenGL support this? The book didn''t specify, so I don''t know. Also, what are specular lights in OpenGL? I am rather new to GL so I haven''t even treaded into the lighting field yet. En taro Adun! Doom to all who threaten the homeworld! *Protoss Zealot - Starcraft*

jenova

Dec 17, 2001 at 1:21 PM

yes, you can set the ambient light to 0, if you want to.

specular lighting is basically the bright, reflective type lighting.

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jenova

Dec 17, 2001 at 1:23 PM

or more definitively, specular lighting demonstrates an objects shininess.

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