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3 Aug 2024 14:14:47 EDT (-0400)
  Re: POVRay Fractal Raytracing Competition  
From: Warp
Date: 6 Apr 2004 11:18:24
Message: <4072ca40@news.povray.org>
Christopher James Huff <cja### [at] earthlinknet> wrote:
> > "Any rendering program is acceptable."

> Interesting...I did not realize they allowed non-raytracers.

  Where have you been living?-) There have been many scanline-rendered winner
images, plus tons of scanline-rendered entries.

> Examples of the current rules, the ones which we are discussing changes 
> to. I would find tinting the sky acceptable. Lens flare...perhaps. It 
> obviously can't be prevented if it is done within the scene as textured 
> discs or actual camera optics. I'd say 2D lens flares are OK as long as 
> it's not hand-positioned. 

  If the irtc becomes a generic computer graphics competition, it
would certainly degrade its interest to the borders of boredom.
It would only enhance the advantage of those people using expensive
several-thousands-of-dollars costing image manipulation programs
(or those using it pirated) which have tons of filters.
  Boring. I want to see renderers in action, not photoshop filters.

-- 
#macro N(D)#if(D>99)cylinder{M()#local D=div(D,104);M().5,2pigment{rgb M()}}
N(D)#end#end#macro M()<mod(D,13)-6mod(div(D,13)8)-3,10>#end blob{
N(11117333955)N(4254934330)N(3900569407)N(7382340)N(3358)N(970)}//  - Warp -


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