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13 Aug 2024 01:17:29 EDT (-0400)
  Re: How to speed up rendering?  
From: Miguel Alvarez Rodriguez
Date: 21 Jan 1999 15:24:56
Message: <36A78EC7.A472F766@abonados.cplus.es>
Kyle wrote:

> Hi everyone.  I'm using an old 486/100mhz to do raytracing, and when
> rendering a scene at 640x400 with antialiasing depth 2  the fastest I
> can seem to get it to go is 18 pps.  (I'm using the WIN95 version)  I
> have all other programs shut down. Render priority on highest, GUI
> priority on lowest, and the render window closed....are there any more
> ways to speed up render time?  Besides the obvious "turn down AA" or
> "buy a new computer you cheapo".  Any suggestions?
>                     Kyle

Use the Linux version, it's 40% faster  8-)


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