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29 Jul 2024 10:22:12 EDT (-0400)
  Re: 2-pass radiosity settings under 3.7 RC3  
From: Thomas de Groot
Date: 28 Sep 2011 07:11:14
Message: <4e8300d2$1@news.povray.org>
On 28-9-2011 10:24, Jaime Vives Piqueres wrote:
> On 27/09/11 16:19, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>> During first pass, I switch off area light and any transparent
>> textures. Can I switch off the media too? I don't remember about
>> that.
>
> I would, for sure. I also make simplified versions of complex textures
> wich render slow (heavily layered ones, for example).

With what Alain says about scattering media, we could also use a very 
low sample value during first pass and a high one during second pass, 
couldn't we?

Thomas


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