On 28/01/14 21:21, IceflakeCS wrote:
>> Example 1
>> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10144729/POVRAY/01.png
>>
>> Rendered with radiosity, render time 14+ hours
>>
>> Example 2
>> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10144729/POVRAY/02.png
>>
>> Rendered without radiosity, render time about 1.5 minutes.
>>
>> It's a big difference between those images, but not 14 hour difference.
> 
> Forgot to mentioned these were originally rendered in 3840x2160.
> 
> 

...which is why they take so long ;-) That's approximately 8.25
Megapixels. As a rule of thumb, I try not to render anything larger than
1 Mp when I'm developing a scene. It's only when I'm happy with it that
I go large.

BTW Your example was really good. Are you sure you're just a beginner?

John
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