POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.text.scene-files : fire media : Re: fire media Server Time
8 Jul 2024 11:44:20 EDT (-0400)
  Re: fire media  
From: Scott Hill
Date: 4 Jan 2001 20:43:42
Message: <3a5526ce$1@news.povray.org>
"Matt Giwer" <jul### [at] ijnet> wrote in message
news:3A45C98C.F764D832@ij.net...
> Jonathan Rafael Ghiglia wrote:
> >
> > I made a candle lit with an emission media.
> > When the background is black the flames look right, but as soon as I
> > add the candle to my scene the fire looks too clear, even if I
> > increase the amount of emission. What should I do?
> > Should I add absorption or scattering media to the fire ?
>
> My opinion is that emission media is not the right way to do flames and
> such. Let it light itself but never use it for its surroundings. Things
> have their uses but not as silver bullets.
>

    So, how would you do it Matt ?

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