COMPARING SHADOWS (following lee larnier's "advanced texturing and lighting tutorial)

spot - depth map / cone angle 120 (mental ray)



spot - depth map / cone angle 85 (mental ray)



area - raytrace (mental ray)



area - depth map (mental ray)



directional - depth map (mental ray)



volume - depth map (mental ray)



point - depth map (mental ray)



ambient - raytrace (mental ray)