POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.general : fade_power >1000 : Re: fade_power >1000 Server Time
5 Aug 2024 22:20:57 EDT (-0400)
  Re: fade_power >1000  
From: TinCanMan
Date: 20 Jul 2002 22:12:43
Message: <3d3a189b$1@news.povray.org>
"Rafal 'Raf256' Maj" <raf### [at] raf256com> wrote in message
news:Xns### [at] 204213191226...
>
> "If you set fade_power in the interior of an object at 1000 or above, a
> realistic exponential attenuation function will be used"
>
> I didnt find more explanation in mannual - why this new forumla is more
> realistic, witch real-word materials have it, is this the best attenuation
> forumla - or is it still not perfect in compare to phisics rights ?
> How choose fade_power ? 1000 ? 1500 ? 10000 ?
> Should we always use new attenuation, or do some object look more
realistic
> with old formula ?
 I believe it is independent of the actual value, it just uses one specific
model so it doesn't matter what value it is, as long as it's at or over
1000.  I could be mistaken though.

-tgq


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