Christoph Hormann wrote:
> 
> Tor Olav Kristensen wrote:
> >...
> > So now I'm very tempted to leave the isos
> > for a while and do some CSG-images.
> > They used to render faster than 1 pps !
> 
> I know that feeling, everything above one hour per line can be *really*
> boring.  For example if you come back after half an hour, look at the
> screen and recognize from the picture, that it's still working on the same
> line.  In addition if you use radiosity you cannot interrupt and later
> continue the render that easily.

I haven't dared to try radiosity yet.
I'm afraid that I will get addicted to that too,
and then I'll become even more frustrated because
of my slow PC.    :(


> > One thing bugs me though: The fact that
> > now I'm sitting here wondering if this
> > image could have been done with a couple
> > of iso-surfaces (@ 1E-6 pps on my P100 :)
> >...
> IMO it should be possible to do it with *one* isosurface although it would
> really be a long function.  

But wouldn't one be needed for each texture ?
(I.e. 2 for this image)

Or is there some smart way to control the 
texture "directly" within the iso-surface ?


> But if it parses at all, i doubt it would
> render that slow.

But it would FEEL that slow !  :)


Btw.: Wouldn't it be a good idea to have POV
changing from pps to spp (seconds per pixel)
when the rendering drops below 1 pps ?


Thanks for commenting.


Best regards,

Tor Olav
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