My query was based on the statement that POVRay often/usually renders faster
than MAX, I though that was surprising.

Thanks for the info,
Gordon

Lance Birch wrote in message <36ff605b.0@news.povray.org>...
>MAX isn't a slow renderer at all, it's very fast actually.
>
>Hmm, could take as little as 5 minutes depending on the scene (@ 1024x768
>that is, some of mine take only a few minutes to render to that
resolution).
>I did a 5 minute long rendering once at full TV resolution (PAL) and it
took
>around 36 hours, but that animation was very simple really.  The most
>complex animation I've done was a 30-seconder (@ full PAL res) and it took
>about a week of rendering because of the complex objects and texturing
>(including raytracing).
>
>It really all depends on how well someone can optimise a scene.  For
>example, you don't use raytracing where it isn't needed... Like
>non-reflective or non-refractive surfaces don't need to be raytraced, so it
>just scan-lines them.  It also has a great adaptive anit-aliaser.
>
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