here is a bug report:
Operating system: Windows XP (5.1 build 2600) Service Pack 3
Physical memory: 3327 MB
Number of processors: 4, available: 4
Processor info: AMD Phenom™ II X4 B45 Processor, ~2991 MHz
Filter Forge x86-SSE2 3.007.23569.7090 Release-SSE2, February 13, 2012 14:14 [3/15/2012 10:09:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time]
Exception reported at thread 00000E00 'RenderingMgr 029E5E58/0':
<class XFW::StateError> Specular exponent 10000 is too large (greater than 10000) for environment 034C9F08.
Possible original exception location:
<unknown file>(0) : <unknown function>()+0 at 0072CFA5 in Filter Forge x86-SSE2.exe
<unknown file>(0) : <unknown function>()+0 at 0490E7D8 in Filter Forge x86-SSE2.exe
<unknown file>(0) : <unknown function>()+0 at 00C42E98 in Filter Forge x86-SSE2.exe
<unknown file>(0) : <unknown function>()+0 at 00BC65C0 in Filter Forge x86-SSE2.exe
CONTEXT_CONTROL: CS:EIP 001B:7C812AFB, SS:ESP 0023:0490E6CC, EBP 0490E720, FLAGS 00000206
CONTEXT_INTEGER: EAX 0490E6D0, EBX 034D8388, ECX 00000000, EDX 00000000, ESI 0490E760, EDI 0490E760
CONTEXT_SEGMENTS: DS 0023, ES 0023, FS 003B, GS 0000
[FFXLib::RenderingManager] Failed filter dump:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Filter>
<Components>
<Result id="result">
<Height source="tiles 02"/>
<Reflectivity value="1"/>
<ReflectionBlur value="0"/>
<Met allic value="0"/>
<FilterType value="1"/>
<Lighting>
<Height value="0.050000000000000003"/>
<Environment>
<Source value="Church"/>
<Saturation value="1"/>
<Rotation value="17.031000000000017"/>
<RotationAxis x="0" y="1" z="0"/>
</Environment>
<Ambience>
<AmbientLight red="0" green="0" blue="0"/>
<Shadowing value="0"/>
<CurrentOcclusionSettings>
<RayDirections value="4"/>
<TraceDistance value="0.20000000000000001"/>
<RayJittering value="true"/>
<RayBounce value="true"/>
<AvoidStreaks value="true"/>
<DirectSamples value="0"/>
<ROQuality value="3"/>
</CurrentOcclusionSettings>
<CustomOcclusionSettings>
<RayDirections value="16"/>
<TraceDistance value="0.29999999999999999"/>
<RayJittering value="true"/>
<RayBounce value="true"/>
<AvoidStreaks value="true"/>
<DirectSamples value="1"/>
<ROQuality value="10"/>
</CustomOcclusionSettings>
<ArtisticSettings>
<BlackPoint value="0"/>
<Midtones value="0.5"/>
<WhitePoint value="1"/>
</ArtisticSettings>
</Ambience>
</Lighting>
</Result>
<Blend5 id="blend5 01">
<Mode value="0"/>
<Foreground source="perlinnoise2 02" red="1" green="1" blue="1" alpha="1"/>
<Background source="perlinnoise2 03" red="0" green="0" blue="0" alpha="1"/>
<Opacity value="0.33000000000000002"/>
<CheckboxControl id="checkboxcontrol 01">
<Name value-en="Row Shift"/>
<UseRemapping value="false"/>
<Checked value="false"/>
</CheckboxControl>
<ColorControl id="colorcontrol 01">
<Name value-en="Color 1"/>
<UseRemapping value="false"/>
<Color red="0.91472900000000001" green="1" blue="0.93330900000000006" alpha="1"/>
<HDR value="false"/>
</ColorControl>
<ColorControl id="colorcontrol 02">
<Name value-en="Color 2"/>
<UseRemapping value="false"/>
<Color red="0.12661500000000001" green="0.66666700000000001" blue="0.26950800000000003" alpha="1"/>
<HDR value="false"/>
</ColorControl>
<ColorControl id="colorcontrol 03">
<Name value-en="Mortar"/>
<UseRemapping value="false"/>
<Color red="0.28682200000000002" green="0.28682200000000002" blue="0.28682200000000002" alpha="1"/>
<HDR value="false"/>
</ColorControl>
<Name value-en="Brick Type"/>
<UseRemapping value="false"/>
<Value value="1"/>
<RangeMax value="20"/>
<NoiseCurve id="noisecurve 01">
<Roughness value="0.20000000000000001"/>
<Amplitude value="0.5"/>
<Minimum value="0.33000000000000002"/>
<Maximum value="0.58999999999999997"/>
<Scale value="1.6000000000000001"/>
<Details value="0.40000000000000002"/>
<Variation value="1"/>
<Periodic value="true"/>
<Randomizable value="true"/>
</NoiseCurve>
<PerlinNoise2 id="perlinnoise2 01">
<Noise source="colorcontrol 01" red="1" green="1" blue="1" alpha="1"/>
<Roughness value="0.29999999999999999"/>
<Scale value="2.6899999999999999"/>
<Stretch value="0"/>
<Angle value="0"/>
<Details value="0.20000000000000001"/>
<Contrast value="0.58999999999999997"/>
<Variation value="1"/>
<OctaveCurve source="noisecurve 01" value="0"/>
</PerlinNoise2>
<PerlinNoise2 id="perlinnoise2 02">
<Noise red="1" green="1" blue="1" alpha="1"/>
<Background red="0" green="0" blue="0" alpha="1"/>
<Roughness value="0.29999999999999999"/>
<Scale value="2.6899999999999999"/>
<Stretch value="0"/>
<Angle value="0"/>
<Details value="1"/>
<Contrast value="0.25"/>
<Variation value="1"/>
<OctaveCurve source="noisecurve 01" value="0"/>
</PerlinNoise2>
<PerlinNoise2 id="perlinnoise2 03">
<Noise red="1" green="1" blue="1" alpha="1"/>
<Background red="0" green="0" blue="0" alpha="1"/>
<Roughness value="0.23999999999999999"/>
<Scale value="2.3100000000000001"/>
<Stretch value="0"/>
<Angle value="0"/>
<Details value="1"/>
<Contrast value="0.25"/>
<Variation value="1"/>
<OctaveCurve value="0"/>
</PerlinNoise2>
<SliderControl id="slidercontrol 01">
<Name value-en="Chaos"/>
<UseRemapping value="false"/>
<Value value="0.40000000000000002"/>
<Name value-en="H Range"/>
<UseRemapping value="true"/>
<Value value="1"/>
<Name value-en="L Range"/>
<UseRemapping value="false"/>
<Value value="0.5"/>
<Name value-en="S Range"/>
<UseRemapping value="false"/>
<Value value="0"/>
<Name value-en="Bevel Width"/>
<UseRemapping value="true"/>
<Value value="0.14999999999999999"/>
<Tiles id="tiles 01">
<Color source="perlinnoise2 01" red="0.69999999999999996" green="0.46600000000000003" blue="0.34999999999999998" alpha="1"/>
<Mortar source="colorcontrol 03" red="0" green="0" blue="0" alpha="1"/>
<HRange source="slidercontrol 02" value="0.050000000000000003">
<Minimum value="0"/>
<Maximum value="0.25"/>
</HRange>
<LRange source="slidercontrol 03" value="0.14999999999999999">
<Minimum value="0"/>
<Maximum value="1"/>
</LRange>
<Minimum value="0"/>
<Maximum value="1"/>
<MortarWidth value="0"/>
<BevelWidth source="slidercontrol 05" value="0.20000000000000001">
<Minimum value="0"/>
<Maximum value="0.29999999999999999"/>
<Corners value="0.10000000000000001"/>
<FillMode value="1"/>
<RowShift source="checkboxcontrol 01" value="false">
<Invert value="false"/>
</RowShift>
<RepeatH value="3"/>
<RepeatV value="3"/>
<Chaos source="slidercontrol 01" value="0.14999999999999999">
<Minimum value="0"/>
<Maximum value="1"/>
</Chaos>
<Variation value="1"/>
</Tiles>
<Tiles id="tiles 02">
<Color source="blend5 01" red="0.69999999999999996" green="0.46600000000000003" blue="0.34999999999999998" alpha="1"/>
<Mortar red="0.36821700000000002" green="0.36821700000000002" blue="0.36821700000000002" alpha="1"/>
<HRange value="0"/>
<LRange value="0.59999999999999998"/>
<MortarWidth value="0"/>
<BevelWidth source="slidercontrol 05" value="0.20000000000000001">
<Minimum value="0"/>
<Maximum value="0.29999999999999999"/>
<Corners value="0.10000000000000001"/>
<FillMode value="1"/>
<RowShift source="checkboxcontrol 01" value="false">
<Invert value="false"/>
</RowShift>
<RepeatH value="3"/>
<RepeatV value="3"/>
<Chaos source="slidercontrol 01" value="0.14999999999999999">
<Minimum value="0"/>
<Maximum value="1"/>
</Chaos>
<Variation value="1"/>
<Bevel value="0"/>
</Tiles>
</Components>
<Presets>
<DefaultPreset preview_image="LIFESAVER_OPAQUE">
<Settings size_factor="2" variation="18535" seamless="false" antialiasing="2" map_type="0" edges_only="true" clip_hdr_for_result="true"/>
<Lighting>
<Height value="0.050000000000000003"/>
<Environment>
<Source value="Church"/>
<Brightness value="1"/>
<Saturation value="1"/>
<Rotation value="17.031000000000017"/>
<RotationAxis x="0" y="1" z="0"/>
</Environment>
<Ambience>
<AmbientLight red="0" green="0" blue="0"/>
<Shadowing value="0"/>
<CurrentOcclusionSettings>
<RayDirections value="4"/>
<TraceDistance value="0.20000000000000001"/>
<RayJittering value="true"/>
<RayBounce value="true"/>
<AvoidStreaks value="true"/>
<DirectSamples value="0"/>
<ROQuality value="3"/>
</CurrentOcclusionSettings>
<CustomOcclusionSettings>
<RayDirections value="16"/>
<TraceDistance value="0.29999999999999999"/>
<RayJittering value="true"/>
<RayBounce value="true"/>
<AvoidStreaks value="true"/>
<DirectSamples value="1"/>
<ROQuality value="10"/>
</CustomOcclusionSettings>
<ArtisticSettings>
<BlackPoint value="0"/>
<Midtones value="0.5"/>
<WhitePoint value="1"/>
</ArtisticSettings>
</Ambience>
</Lighting>
<Controls>
<CheckboxControl id="checkboxcontrol 01">
<Checked value="false"/>
</CheckboxControl>
<ColorControl id="colorcontrol 01">
<Color red="0.91472900000000001" green="1" blue="0.93330900000000006" alpha="1"/>
</ColorControl>
<ColorControl id="colorcontrol 02">
<Color red="0.12661500000000001" green="0.66666700000000001" blue="0.26950800000000003" alpha="1"/>
</ColorControl>
<ColorControl id="colorcontrol 03">
<Color red="0.28682200000000002" green="0.28682200000000002" blue="0.28682200000000002" alpha="1"/>
</ColorControl>
<SliderControl id="slidercontrol 01">
<Value value="0.40000000000000002"/>
<Value value="1"/>
<Value value="0.5"/>
<Value value="0"/>
<Value value="0.14999999999999999"/>
</Controls>
</DefaultPreset>
</Presets>
</Filter>
[FFXLib::RenderingManager] Rendering settings dump:
Size: 300
Seed: 18535
Seamless: false
Optimize blur radius: true
Supersample explicit inputs: false
Output size: 600x600
Sampling rate: 1
Supersampling kernel: 2
Jitter: 0
Bruteforce: false
High precision bitmap: false
Blend with original image: true
[FFXLib::RenderingManager] Rendering storage: <class FFX::PreviewRenderingStorage>@0349A3E8
[FFXLib::RenderingManager] Failed rendering block dump:
Block origin: 225;75
Root component: result
Progressive pass: 3
Exception caught at thread 00000B4C 'Application':
<class XFW::StateError> Specular exponent 10000 is too large (greater than 10000) for environment 034C9F08.
