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Backlight

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Adds a backlight to the sample window.

This option is on by default. The effect is most easily seen with the sample spheres, where the backlight highlights the lower-right edge of the sphere.

Backlight is especially useful whenever you’re creating metal-shaded materials. Backlight lets you see and adjust the specular highlight created by glancing light, which is much brighter on metals.