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5 Jul 2024 13:28:33 EDT (-0400)
  Re: What is this HDRI thing?  
From: Christopher James Huff
Date: 27 Dec 2002 20:15:42
Message: <chrishuff-CC7749.20110827122002@netplex.aussie.org>
In article <3e0cef3e$1@news.povray.org>,
 "George Pantazopoulos" <the### [at] attbicom*KILLSPAM*> wrote:

>     What I'm not sure on is how POV-Ray or mlpov deals with the extended
> range, when POV-Ray's lighting engine only handles the [0,1] range.

This isn't true. Values only get clamped to the [0, 1] range after being 
computed. An rgb 2 light is twice as bright as an rgb 1 light, and half 
as bright as an rgb 4 light.

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Christopher James Huff <cja### [at] earthlinknet>
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