In article <3965e71b@news.povray.org>, "Rune" <run### [at] inamecom> 
wrote:

> These are rather limited. What I would like to see in POV-Ray is 
> build in lens flare effects that completely automatically disappears 
> behind objects (without the user having to specify the objects), 
> becomes dimmer behind partly transparent objects, shows up correctly 
> in reflections and refractions, and maybe becomes smaller or dimmer 
> when partly behind an object (that would be for lens flares what 
> area_lights are for light_sources). And even with all this 
> functionality, I bet it could be made faster than the current include 
> files.
> 
> Such lens effects cannot be made with include files, but would have to be
> build in.

Perhaps a post_process filter would be useful...it could automatically 
find the bright points and place lens flares, or it could ignore bright 
points and take coordinates for placing flares.

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