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15 May 2024 03:35:35 EDT (-0400)
  Re: POV-ray should use multiple threads  
From: SharkD
Date: 6 Nov 2009 17:31:27
Message: <4af4a3bf@news.povray.org>
On 8/12/2009 7:14 PM, clipka wrote:
> Congratulations - you just re-invented POV-Ray 3.7 (which is currently
> in public beta phase) :P.
>
> Except that 3.7 schedules square blocks instead of lines (to allow for
> better efficiency of some caching mechanisms). And that things start
> getting more complicated than you expect when it comes to some more
> sophisticated features (like radiosity for instance).

Also, if you don't want to install the beta, simply render half the 
image (or animation) in one instance of POV-Ray; then open another 
instance and execute the other half. (Assuming you have two cores.)

Mike


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