Tor Olav Kristensen wrote:
> 
> Xplo Eristotle wrote:
> 
> > Also, real glass tends to exhibit variable reflection; in my own
> > experiments I've found that type 0 with a falloff power of 2 or so
> > provides a fairly realistic look (though it may not be mathematically accurate).
> 
> This is the T_glass3 from the glass.inc file that came with POV-Ray.
> Unfortunately I do not have much experience with modelling of glass.
> 
> So at the moment I'm not capable of doing the changes that you
> suggest above.

You could always cannibalize the texture (copy/paste from the include
file) and make the necessary changes, it's not that hard.

> (Btw: About the falloff you mention:
> - Is this about the light source - or the interior of the glass ?
> - Or is it about something else ?)

The reflectivity. I was suggesting the use of angle-dependent reflection
(of course, if you don't have the MegaPatch, this won't help you, but
everyone SHOULD have it ^_- ).

> > The highlights seem a little large in places.
> 
> I agree. But because of the long rendering times it will take me
> a looong time to find a better lighting for this image. :(

So isolate one of the big highlights and do small test renders.

Um.. how slow IS your machine, anyway? You make it sound like you're
doing this on an old 486/66... ^^;

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