Jaime Vives Piqueres wrote:
> 
> > Another idea i have been thinking about is adaptive count.  This would
> > mean when taking a sample the program shoots a minimum number of rays,
> > analyzes their results and decides whether to shoot more.
> 
>   ...but that would be ideal for lazy raytracers like me. I always prefer
> these things to be automatic (because if they depend on my knowledge of
> inner working, I'm lost).

But it would not have the same effect.  With the demonstrated technique i
intended to give the user a tool to do something about specific artefacts
by locally increasing the count value.  The adaptive method would (if it
works, i have not tried yet) increase quality in general while not
increasing render time too much.  Without doubt this would be useful, but
it would not be a replacement for the other technique.

Christoph

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