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From: Alain
Date: 18 Aug 2006 22:24:43
Message: <44e6766b@news.povray.org>
Mike Sobers nous apporta ses lumieres en ce 18/08/2006 17:26:
> This is my first scene with photons.  I used "spacing 0.02" in the
> declaration block, with this on the Rocket only:
>     photons {  // photon block for Rocket
>       target 1.0
>       refraction on
>       reflection on
>     }
> 
> No photons declared for the other objects in the scene.  I like the result,
> but I'm not sure what effect is due to the photons, so I'm in the process
> of re-rendering it without them to compare.
> 
> Trivia - there are 52 reflection levels, but I decided to set max trace to
> 15 to speed things up a bit.
> 
> Any suggestions, content, technique or otherwise?
> 
> BTW, the environment is an office map generated by Jaime Vives Piqueres.
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Mike
> 
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
Your floor is very reflective. It makes the protons barely visible, if at all. 
Try rendering again but without photons and see if there is a notable 
difference. Rename your current image to preserve it and make it easier to compare.

-- 
Alain
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