--- ray/src/rt/source.c	2005/05/31 18:01:09	2.52
+++ ray/src/rt/source.c	2006/09/07 05:20:54	2.55
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #ifndef lint
-static const char RCSid[] = "$Id: source.c,v 2.52 2005/05/31 18:01:09 greg Exp $";
+static const char RCSid[] = "$Id: source.c,v 2.55 2006/09/07 05:20:54 greg Exp $";
 #endif
 /*
  *  source.c - routines dealing with illumination sources.
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ findmaterial(register OBJREC *o)
 			ao = objptr(aobj);
 			if (ismaterial(ao->otype))
 				return(ao);
+			if (ao->otype == MOD_ALIAS) {
+				o = ao;
+				continue;
+			}
 		}
 		if (o->omod == OVOID)
 			return(NULL);
@@ -382,7 +386,7 @@ direct(					/* add direct component */
 		scp->sno = sr.rsrc;
 						/* compute coefficient */
 		(*f)(scp->coef, p, sr.rdir, si.dom);
-		cntord[sn].brt = bright(scp->coef);
+		cntord[sn].brt = intens(scp->coef);
 		if (cntord[sn].brt <= 0.0)
 			continue;
 #if SHADCACHE
@@ -399,7 +403,7 @@ direct(					/* add direct component */
 		rayvalue(&sr);
 		multcolor(sr.rcol, sr.rcoef);
 		copycolor(scp->val, sr.rcol);
-		cntord[sn].brt = bright(scp->val);
+		cntord[sn].brt = intens(sr.rcol);
 	}
 						/* sort contributions */
 	qsort(cntord, sn, sizeof(CNTPTR), cntcmp);
@@ -453,7 +457,6 @@ direct(					/* add direct component */
 			raycont(&sr);
 			if (trace != NULL)
 				(*trace)(&sr);	/* trace execution */
-			rayparticipate(&sr);
 			if (bright(sr.rcol) <= FTINY) {
 #if SHADCACHE
 				if ((scp <= srccnt || scp[-1].sno != scp->sno)
@@ -463,6 +466,7 @@ direct(					/* add direct component */
 #endif
 				continue;	/* missed! */
 			}
+			rayparticipate(&sr);
 			multcolor(sr.rcol, sr.rcoef);
 			copycolor(scp->val, sr.rcol);
 		} else if (trace != NULL &&