POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.general : Anti-aliasing option. : Re: Anti-aliasing option. Server Time
6 Aug 2024 08:18:20 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Anti-aliasing option.  
From: John VanSickle
Date: 9 Jun 2002 15:06:18
Message: <3D03A729.E6E3D740@hotmail.com>
Apache wrote:
> 
> Technically a really hard thing to do.
> If POV-Ray is going to do this, it should be able to trace the edges
> of objects on the screen. Try doing this with isosurfaces ;-)

There is no need to trace the edges.  It merely tests to see if the
bounding object covers the pixel currently being traced.  POV-Ray
already uses bounding objects heavily.  If so, the *pixel* is anti-
aliased at a higher level.

Regards,
John


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