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6 Oct 2024 02:11:25 EDT (-0400)
  Re: double_illuminate coefficient  
From: Warp
Date: 9 Aug 2009 05:48:30
Message: <4a7e9b6e@news.povray.org>
Mr <nomail@nomail> wrote:
> Is there a way to cheaply tune the amount by which the light brought by
> double_illuminate can be added?

  Knowing a bit how the povray engine has been implemented, it wouldn't be
a trivial change. Every object would have to internally carry the factor
and some flag which tells whether the normal has been inverted or not.

> I'm thinking like an amount of translucency,
> without changing anything to transparency nor having to use media.

  I think clipka is working on a patch for 3.7 which does exactly that,
and even better.

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                                                          - Warp


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