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8 May 2024 21:00:47 EDT (-0400)
  Re: A view more ideas  
From: Warp
Date: 16 Jan 2008 08:39:26
Message: <478e090e@news.povray.org>
H. Karsten <h-karsten()web.de> wrote:
> - A camera map_type. That makes is possible to render background images by using
> the sky_sphere.

  How exactly would that work?

> - A camera_plane to measure distances for DOF.

  I'm not sure how that would work either.

> - Blurred reflection

  Already possible. (See eg. http://warp.povusers.org/pics/RubiksRevenge2.jpg )

> - 3D-pattern in fog (with a maximum distance for the pattern, to prevent endless
> pattern calculations)

  How is that different from media?

> - A pre_pass2bin function: This function save a binary file, of what is parsed.
> This is help full when making a low-resolution test rendering. If you like the
> rendering, just "parse" the binary file. (Sometimes I have to wait longer for
> the parsing, but for the rendering)

  One reason for creating pov4 has been to making it easier to export and
import things.

-- 
                                                          - Warp


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