On 2010-12-14 06:17, clipka wrote:
> modelling dull metal: You really need blurred reflection to make that
> look convincing, the "diffuse" term is an insufficient substitute. At
> present, that means you'll need to use some micro- or macronormals
> approach.

It's strange that the impression that I get from references to using 
micronormals for blurred reflections is that it is somehow a 
less-than-ideal solution.  Isn't that how blurred reflections are 
created in reality, though?  (Well, at least as far as texture normals 
represent a surface feature...)  The faster, corner-cutting methods used 
by other renderers are what's cheating.  ;)

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Tim Cook
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