POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.general : Lights, Refraction and Photons : Re: Lights, Refraction and Photons Server Time
6 Aug 2024 04:24:05 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Lights, Refraction and Photons  
From: Nathan Kopp
Date: 17 May 2002 18:23:53
Message: <3ce582f9$1@news.povray.org>
"Dave Bates" <dab### [at] msncom> wrote...
> Wow.. that's pretty cool..
>
> I think Pretty much get Photons now.. but my question is.. is it better to
> use the spacing or to use the count..
> I used count in a new version I did.. and it looks good.. but my next
> question is.. Does that limit the photon effect..

"count" is an easy way to have POV estimate the spacing for you.  For most
users, "count" will work great.  However, we kept "spacing" because it
provides a bit more control for the power users.

-Nathan


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