In article <3dcbd026@news.povray.org>, Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> 
wrote:

>   Wrong. The patch did not add any transparency anywhere. It simply traced
> the same object several times, transforming the object with the given
> transformations at each sample, and then averaged the results.

By "how the patch actually did its work" I was referring to the multiple 
copies part, which *is* what the patch did. It didn't trace one object 
multiple times, it traced multiple copies of the object.


>   This gives a lot more realistic result. Using semitransparent objects
> will give you unrealistic results. For instance, using semitransparent
> objects will make the interior of the object partially visible, which is
> usually very unwanted.

Which is why I said "most correct" results instead of "correct" results. 
Maybe I didn't make it clear enough, but this is just a way to imitate 
the blur effect without a patch.

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