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  Pretrace and radiosity  
From: Kari Kivisalo
Date: 27 Aug 2001 02:49:57
Message: <3B89EE47.153A44C4@engineer.com>
Test with pretrace_start and pretrace_end set to 1
against pretrace_start 0.04, pretrace_end 0.01. Without
pretrace the render was 20% faster but the image is patchy.

http://www.pp.htv.fi/kkivisal/pretrace.jpg

It seems that pretrace forces an even distribution of radiosity
samples so the rad lighting will be smooth everywhere.


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Kari Kivisalo


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