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  Re: I have a great idea!  
From: nemesis
Date: 24 Aug 2009 18:38:55
Message: <4a93167f$1@news.povray.org>
clipka escreveu:
> nemesis schrieb:
>>>> Well, maybe they're artifacts of the photon mapping; that would 
>>>> appear to be quite fitting.
>>>
>>> They're artifacts of forward based monte-carlo GI.
>>
>> isn't Photon Mapping a forward-based monte-carlo GI technique itself?
> 
> I guess it does qualify.
> 
> Well, it's a bidirectional approach actually; but I can't possibly 
> imagine that VRay would use /full-fledged/ forward tracing either.

Mental Ray and V-Ray use essentially the photon mapping technique, not 
just for caustics.

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