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11 Aug 2024 03:33:09 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Simple trick for getting different random numbers in each render  
From: Ken
Date: 2 Nov 1999 05:49:46
Message: <381EC0D8.57DB3E7E@pacbell.net>
Nieminen Juha wrote:
> 
> Chris Huff <chr### [at] yahoocom> wrote:
> : Just one question: Why do you want different numbers each session? It
> : would just make debugging harder...
> 
>   I didn't say that _I_ want different numbers in each render. However, there
> are many people who want. Ask them :)
>   There are some situations where "real" random numbers are useful (instead
> of having the same series on number each time).

 One example would be a web page that offers a render on line example of
how povray works. With a truly random number there would be no reason to
ask the visitor to supply a seed amount since it would be automated and
each time it was activated the visitor would see a completely different
example.

-- 
Ken Tyler -  1100+ Povray, Graphics, 3D Rendering, and Raytracing Links:
http://home.pacbell.net/tylereng/index.html http://www.povray.org/links/


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