Dev:Ref/Release Notes/2.49/2.49b/Rendering

Render Bugs 2.49b

• Using LightGroups override for material doesn't work for preview renders.
• Render Stamp, error in setting the alpha value when drawing text into a char buffer.
• Lumma Matte, Fix in low value setting.
  Originally checked against the wrong channel (chroma) instead of the luminence channel.
  Changed default value for high value to 1.0 from 0.0
• Baking selected to active with nearby dupliframes objects crashes blender [bug #19029]
• Fix for high energy sunlamps, turning specular black [bug #18837]

Render Bugs 2.49a

• AO render gave wrong pixels on first sample it takes in a tile
• Texture nodes noise function was not correct for Bricks node
• Texture nodes translate node works now
• Particle hair strands missed first segment when rendering as regular geometry (not strand render)
• Particles using modifiers/UV slowed it down unnecessary