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3 Aug 2024 22:12:07 EDT (-0400)
  Re: One problem with photons  
From: Warp
Date: 20 Sep 2003 06:29:28
Message: <3f6c2c08@news.povray.org>
Pepi <pal### [at] yahoocom> wrote:
> I made scene with glass letters and three lights! I use photons to get
> refraction of light:and all is ok, but letters give me shadows!

  Well, that is to be expected, isn't it? If light is refracted and
focused, it means that there are areas where less light will hit, thus
giving a shadow. That's only realistic with photons.

-- 
#macro M(A,N,D,L)plane{-z,-9pigment{mandel L*9translate N color_map{[0rgb x]
[1rgb 9]}scale<D,D*3D>*1e3}rotate y*A*8}#end M(-3<1.206434.28623>70,7)M(
-1<.7438.1795>1,20)M(1<.77595.13699>30,20)M(3<.75923.07145>80,99)// - Warp -


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