POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.general : media sizes : Re: media sizes Server Time
12 Aug 2024 05:30:42 EDT (-0400)
  Re: media sizes  
From: portelli
Date: 20 Mar 1999 01:07:36
Message: <36F36508.319EB79C@pilot.msu.edu>
How do you do this.  I looked in th edocs but it does not tell you
much.  Is there a float to put somewhere?  I tried before  the pattern
type but I get an error.

Jerry wrote:
> 
> In article <36F2D5BE.F86968D1@pilot.msu.edu>, portelli
> <por### [at] pilotmsuedu> wrote:
> 
> >        Can media only be put in large containers?  Large with respect to one
> >POV unit.  Most examples I've seen have large spheres with media in
> >them.  Is there a way to scale down the media or containers?  Or do I
> >have to enlarge everything in my scene?
> 
> You might end up having to increase the density above 1. Media effects are
> not unit independent. So if you change the size of your media container,
> you'll most likely need to change the density. If you make the object
> bigger, reduce the density; if you make the object smaller, increase the
> density.
> 
> I haven't worked with densities above 1, however, and have no idea what
> that will do.
> 
> Jerry


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