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  Re: speaking of newbies....can anyone help me with this fog thing?  
From: Chris Huff
Date: 16 Nov 2000 21:01:55
Message: <chrishuff-CDA21E.21021116112000@news.povray.org>
In article <3a1488bb@news.povray.org>, "DreyWerx" 
<you### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:

> allright. its is now allmost 8:30.  ive been screwin with fog since
> nine-something am.  im am going crazy. please call 911.
> im tryin to make a visible beam of light in a light fog.

As Ken mentioned, try media. Fog is a simpler effect that is incapable 
of doing complex density changes or showing beams of light or shadows 
passing through it. Media can simulate these effects, but is slower.

If you are going to be experimenting with media a lot, you might want to 
try MegaPOV, which has some features for making media much easier to 
experiment and work with. Specifically, the additional sampling methods 
which allow you to get smooth results with low numbers of samples.
MegaPOV is available here: http://nathan.kopp.com/patched.htm

-- 
Christopher James Huff
Personal: chr### [at] maccom, http://homepage.mac.com/chrishuff/
TAG: chr### [at] tagpovrayorg, http://tag.povray.org/

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