area_light
// An area light (creates soft shadows)
// WARNING: This special light can significantly slow down rendering times!
light_source {
0*x // light's position (translated below)
color rgb 1.0 // light's color
area_light
<8, 0, 0> <0, 0, 8> // lights spread out across this distance (x * z)
4, 4 // total number of lights in grid (4x*4z = 16 lights)
adaptive 0 // 0,1,2,3...
jitter // adds random softening of light
circular // make the shape of the light circular
orient // orient light
translate <40, 80, -40> // <x y z> position of light
}