Richard Brooks wrote:
> 
> How can I pass a variable between frames rendering iterations in POV?
> 
> I'm running an 1800 frame animation, 30 frames per second, and I want
> a different random number every 6 seconds (180 frames).

// these two lines are to eliminate a potential FP rounding error
#declare Frame=floor(clock*30+.5); // 30 comes from the frame rate
#declare Clock=Frame/30;

#declare Seed=seed(floor(Clock/6));

#declare MyRandomValue=rand(Seed);

MyRandomValue will change every six seconds.

Hope this helps,
John

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