POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.text.scene-files : fire media : Re: fire media Server Time
8 Jul 2024 10:54:58 EDT (-0400)
  Re: fire media  
From: Matt Giwer
Date: 24 Dec 2000 05:01:49
Message: <3A45C98C.F764D832@ij.net>
Jonathan Rafael Ghiglia wrote:
> 
> I made a candle lit with an emission media.
> When the background is black the flames look right, but as soon as I
> add the candle to my scene the fire looks too clear, even if I
> increase the amount of emission. What should I do?
> Should I add absorption or scattering media to the fire ?

	My opinion is that emission media is not the right way to do flames and
such. Let it light itself but never use it for its surroundings. Things
have their uses but not as silver bullets. 

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