"Rafal 'Raf256' Maj" <spa### [at] raf256com> wrote in message
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> dva### [at] cedarnet news:40a6e00d@news.povray.org
>
> > What sort of options are available for making big whopping sparks that
> > light up the scene?
>
> FOr questions please use povray.general (or .newusers).

ALrighty then.. :)

> As for sparks, You can use
> 1) small bat very bright emission media
> 2) small spheres/etc with high ambient finish
> 3) real light sources

> options 1) and 2) need radiosity and therefore are usualy slow, on the
> other hand using 3) is slow when YOu have too meany sparks.

Well, 38 smallish sparks, and one big whopping one.

> Btw funny I was qoing to write a small FAQ/tutorial about it I hope You
> will find it usefull :)

Cool.

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