POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.newusers : Getting started : Re: Getting started Server Time
28 Jul 2024 22:27:20 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Getting started  
From: Alain
Date: 6 Jun 2007 05:44:42
Message: <4666820a@news.povray.org>
Lhainel nous apporta ses lumieres en ce 2007/06/05 23:05:
> Hi everyone. I would like advice for a "sub-newbie". Here's what I mean:
> 
> I used to play around with POV a lot a long time ago when it was published
> in one of the computer graphics magazines and I got it through buying the
> book "IMLAB". That was way way back when POV was only about version 1.0
> 
> Ever since, I had diminishing time to do my personal POV projects as POV
> advanced and the only thing I did was kept trying to read the POV manual on
> how to use the new features when they were added. Even then, I never
> achieved it due to lack of time.
> 
> So up till now, my knowledge is still v1.0 standard. My reason of writing
> this message is to ask the more advanced users if they knew what would be
> the best and quickest way for me to catch up with the latest version's
> features without too much effort.
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> Lhainel
> 
> 
Take the time go go trough the tutorial. Hand copy all the examples provided, 
don't cut and paste. For each examples, try some variations to see the effect.
Once you finish the tutorial, read the manual, and don't esitate to consult them 
whenever you are not sure about some detail.

-- 
Alain
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You know you've been raytracing too long when you look at real clouds and 
criticise their media and radiosity settings.
Tom Melly


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