POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.beta-test : Why does Pov-RAY 3.5/3.6 slow down gradually? : Re: Why does Pov-RAY 3.5/3.6 slow down gradually? Server Time
29 Jul 2024 06:22:40 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Why does Pov-RAY 3.5/3.6 slow down gradually?  
From: Tek
Date: 13 Mar 2004 02:00:18
Message: <4052b182$1@news.povray.org>
> When render a totally empty scene at 160x120 (no AA) with settings "-f
> +kff1600" I notice that the rendering slows down gradually all the time.
>   This is a Windows version and happens with both 3.5 and 3.6 beta 1. It
> can be easily seen by looking at the "Rendering frame X of 1600" line at
> the bottom: it just slows down. Is it just me or does this happen to
> everyone? What might cause this and is there any fix?

I've noticed that too. It also does it on large images, even if the complexity
is constant throughout. If your scene renders quickly it can easily double the
time taken to render each frame.

I have no idea what the cause is, but it's *very* annoying!

-- 
Tek
www.evilsuperbrain.com


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