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12 Aug 2024 23:23:52 EDT (-0400)
  Re: HELP PLEASE - Rendering time  
From: Rick
Date: 27 Dec 1998 15:10:47
Message: <36869447.0@news.povray.org>
Personally I find that RAD adds a certain something to my renders, so i tend
to use it on the final scene, and leave it rendering over night..

Rick

Lance Birch wrote in message <367c7d2e.0@news.povray.org>...
>Yeah, he's certainly right about that!!!  Radiosity is a very advanced
>rendering method and due to the incredible amount of calculations necessary
>to work out diffuse light reflection (well, at least the ambient values
>anyway) it could take up to 20 sec to do a pixel with a very big and
>complexly lit scene.  My advice is that if you don't need radiosity (ie.
>you're not doing architectural rendering or visualisation) turn it off,
>because it may just make things take longer with the final rendering not
>looking much different...
>
>(but hey, if you have a SPARC, SGI Infinite Reality Monster or Cray II it
>might be worth it :)
>
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>Lance.
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