>
> Hi Chris,
>
> I'm a 3rd year Computer Science student at Swansea University doing a Graphics
> module using POV-Ray. One of our assignments is to create a 'realistic
> environment' of some kind, and I am interested in modelling a theatre, with
> emphasis on lighting.
>
> Are your .inc and .pov libraries available anywhere that I may be able to
> download and implement them into my model?
>
> Any advice or comments would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Nathan.
>
>

Emphasis on lighting mean using fading light. Use fade_power 2 and a 
short fade_distance. Next, increase the light's intensity a LOT. You can 
set a light_source colour in the thousands without any problem. A fading 
light at 100 unit distance need a strenght of 10000 (100^2) to have an 
illumination of 1.
Simply multiply the light intencity by the square of the distance to the 
target surface/object.
Take a look at the lightsys include.

In a theater, you'll need mostly spotlights.

Using some area_light greatly help making things more beleivable. Use 
adaptive to cut down on the rendering time. Use relatively large values 
for the array, something like 9, 17, 33 or even 65 or more.
Use adaptive 0 for a starter. If there are dark areas that should be 
lighted, or bright areas that should be dim, use adaptive 1 or 2 on the 
problem light.

If you feel courageous and have the time, play with radiosity. It adds a 
lot of realism.

If you have reflective or refractive objects, using photons allow the 
light to be reflected or refracted realisticaly.

I encourage you to jump straight to version 3.7 RC6. You'll find it on 



Alain

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