Setting Basic Lighting Properties

 
 
 

You can set basic lighting properties for all light types.

To set basic lighting properties:

  1. On the Lights tab, under Basics, enter values to define the light.
Properties Description
Color Sets the color for the light. Click the color pot to display the color picker, choose a color, and click Set—see Working with the Color Picker.
Intensity Sets the amount of light emitted by the source light.
Decay Sets the light's intensity to diminish gradually using a linear or quadratic function.
1/2 Distance Represents the distance at which the light's intensity is reduced by half.
Time Dilation Modifies the motion blur that affects lights animated in your scene. You can set the Time Dilation factor to give the light the appearance of moving at a different speed than is set for Motion Blur in the Render tab.