for(i=0; i<pssm_numsplits; i++) 
			{
				// look from the sun onto the scene			
				viewSplit[i]->pan = 180 + sun_angle.pan;
				viewSplit[i]->tilt = -sun_angle.tilt;
				vec_set(viewSplit[i]->x,sun_pos);

				//				vec_normalize(viewSplit[i]->x,200);

				// calculate the split view clipping borders and transformation matrix			
				view_to_split(camera,pssm_splitdist[i],pssm_splitdist[i+1],viewSplit[i],&matSplit[i]);
				LPD3DXEFFECT fx = viewSplit[i]->material->d3deffect; 
				if(fx) fx->SetMatrix("matSplitViewProj",&matSplit[i]);
				
				// create a texture matrix from the split view proj matrix			
				D3DXMatrixMultiply(&matSplit[i],&matSplit[i],pssm_texscale(pssm_res));
				
				#ifdef DEBUG_PSSM		
					DEBUG_BMAP(viewSplit[i]->bmap,300 + i*220,0.2);
					var pssm_fps = 16/time_frame;
					DEBUG_VAR(pssm_fps,200);
					DEBUG_VAR(pssm_splitdist[i+1],220 + i*20);
				#endif			
			}