/ 2026-04-17T15:34:27+00:00 / /lib/tpl/dazdoccenter/images/favicon.ico text/html 2015-11-19T16:51:58+00:00 /public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/bricks/dzphotonmapgenerator/start <h1 id="photon_mapper_camera">Photon Mapper [Camera]</h1> <div class="level1"> <p> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/brickyard/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:brickyard:start">Brickyard</a> : <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/brickyard/functions/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:brickyard:functions:start">Functions</a> &gt; <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/brickyard/functions/lighting/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:brickyard:functions:lighting:start">Lighting</a> &gt; <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/brickyard/functions/lighting/root_settings/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:brickyard:functions:lighting:root_settings:start">Root Settings</a> </p> <p> Use the Photon Mapper brick in camera shaders to capture special kinds of lighting. </p> </div> <h2 id="snapshot">Snapshot</h2> <div class="level2"> <p> <a href="/_media/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/bricks/dzphotonmapgenerator/settingsphotonmapper-camera.png" class="media" target="_blank" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:bricks:dzphotonmapgenerator:settingsphotonmapper-camera.png" rel="noopener"><img src="/_media/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/bricks/dzphotonmapgenerator/settingsphotonmapper-camera.png" class="media" alt="" /></a> </p> </div> <h2 id="parameters">Parameters</h2> <div class="level2"> </div> <h3 id="outputs">Outputs</h3> <div class="level3"> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>Root Settings Out :</strong> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/shader_workspace/brick_anatomy/start#type" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:shader_workspace:brick_anatomy:start">Float</a> - Description…</div> </li> </ul> </div> <h3 id="inputs">Inputs</h3> <div class="level3"> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>Root Settings In^{<a href="#fn__1" id="fnt__1" class="fn_top">1)</a>} :</strong> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/shader_workspace/brick_anatomy/start#type" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:shader_workspace:brick_anatomy:start">Float</a> - Description…</div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>Photon Count :</strong> Description…</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>Shading Rate :</strong> Description…</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>Max Error :</strong> Description…</div> </li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2> <div class="level2"> </div> <h3 id="in_a_material">In a Material</h3> <div class="level3"> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> Used in the Color Bleeding Shader Mixer sample scene:<br/> <a href="/_media/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/bricks/dzphotonmapgenerator/rootindirectlightingsamplescene.png" class="media" target="_blank" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:bricks:dzphotonmapgenerator:rootindirectlightingsamplescene.png" rel="noopener"><img src="/_media/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/bricks/dzphotonmapgenerator/rootindirectlightingsamplescene.png" class="media" alt="" /></a></div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="footnotes"> <div class="fn">^{<a href="#fnt__1" id="fn__1" class="fn_bot">1)</a>} <div class="content">Available when <strong>Show Advanced</strong> is checked in the <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/shader_workspace/brick_anatomy/start#title_bar" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:shader_workspace:brick_anatomy:start">Brick Option Menu</a>.</div></div> </div>