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  Re: movieProject, some ideas and observations  
From: Lloyd J Robinson, Jr
Date: 22 May 1998 11:01:04
Message: <01bd84e9$454a8540$8a02a8c0@ljr.sbscorp.com>
The random number generator used in PovRay is operating system and compiler
independent. The images created on different computers should be identical
when rendered from the same source files.

Lloyd


Twyst <twy### [at] twystednet> wrote in article
<01bd835d$2f653140$8a02a8c0@ljr.sbscorp.com>...
> 
> 
> >>Good point!
> >>We have to make sure that all continuos scenes are rendered on the same
> >>platform (I don't think that there would be a difference with for
> >>example two boxes both running Win-POV-Ray, would there?)
> >>
> 
> 
> Actually, as far as I know, the random number system that Pov-Ray uses,
is
> identical from platform to platform, so if you render a scene on Linux,
> then
> render it again in Win95, it should come out the same.
> 
> I'll test and find out in the next day or so.
> 
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