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KNOWN BUGS
Re: trivial question on topic (job000038)
(Poly Object Bug: heart has a dark line of artifacts)
http://news.povray.org/3BEBEB4C.CA854309@pacbell.net
Highlight bug (job000137)
(highlights are sometimes visible where they should be in shadow)
http://news.povray.org/3bb4cf08@news.povray.org
Macro bug (job000146)
(POV can dereference a deallocated pointer if you return a local from a
macro.)
http://news.povray.org/3BB4ED11.8EC69CEC@hotmail.com
(also reported as: strings operations crash with both compiles
http://news.povray.org/e3piut8anmf4cli4pnfmstadgc3nleqvb2@4ax.com)
Radiosity sampling, with fix method (job000177)
(radiosity sample counter is reset to the start every time, sampling
artefacts are produced)
http://news.povray.org/3BC5A13E.9C022BD6@reading.ac.uk
Strange spline problem (job000181)
(Changes from render to render. Control points are sometimes missing.)
http://news.povray.org/Xns9136AC2E64F60seed7@povray.org
Spline bug (job000182)
(The spline path is all wrong when certain time values are used.)
http://news.povray.org/3bb41dc8@news.povray.org
Blob problem (job000189)
and Blob : Toward a solution
(blob surface develops holes when "radius" is very small)
and Possible bug with blobs
(blob surface develops holes when the traced ray starts close to its
surface)
http://news.povray.org/3b99052c@news.povray.org
http://news.povray.org/3B991C90.D715B7A3@free.fr
http://news.povray.org/3c407ad3$1@news.povray.org
Additional (?) blob bug (job000189)
(blob component disappears when radius is 317 or greater)
http://news.povray.org/Xns9115B92CF7D8ACQ@204.213.191.226
(also reported as: Blob rendering error (job000136))
http://news.povray.org/Xns91203DC7F3CCQ@204.213.191.226
Bug with blobs and media (job000189)
(possibly related to blob surface develops holes when "radius" is very
small)
http://news.povray.org/3be5f0b2@news.povray.org
Blob component textures transformed twize (job000189)
http://news.povray.org/3bf70645@news.povray.org
Superellipsoid epsilon to big ? (job000190)
(strange dark patches occur on a superellipsoid when the east-west-
exponent is set very small)
http://news.povray.org/3b992a81@news.povray.org
Slow rendering when using +ua and antialiasing method 1 (job000191)
(No details available)
http://news.povray.org/3bbf6347@news.povray.org
Bug: dispersion_samples affects photon brightness (job000193)
(higher dispersion_samples also gives brighter refractive photons)
http://news.povray.org/MPG.1631c5fca936293298969e@news.povray.org
Another strange photon behavior (job000195)
(a: bright colored caustics. b: holes/circular black spots)
http://news.povray.org/MPG.16510f3e44067d3f9896ae@news.povray.org
panoramic projection bug? (job000196)
(When "angle" keyword within camera statement appears after "panoramic"
keyword then looks like ignored.)
http://news.povray.org/avnfut8fof5ualgf8hnrtpl1knlg8828sp@4ax.com
Light_sources in light_groups don't cast shadows (job000197)
(rendering without light buffers (-UL) puts the shadows back)
http://news.povray.org/3bfd4d63@news.povray.org
no_image, merge and shadows (job000198)
(setting no_image to an object in a merge causes that object to stop
casting shadows)
http://news.povray.org/vqfd0ucm5276q9j8sdh34afjliapc1kj0n@4ax.com
Re: triangle texture interpolation (job000199)
(the second texture is on the first point and the third texture is used
on the second and third points)
http://news.povray.org/3C0A8288.DDA0905B@free.fr
bug in sphere_sweep for removing parts of an object (job000200)
(discontinuous normals on inverse of sphere_sweep)
http://news.povray.org/3C1A5D47.EA38F6E5@amc.uva.nl
bug in sphere_sweep for removing parts of an object
(parameterised sphere_sweeps are very slow. May or may not be related to
job000176)
http://news.povray.org/3C1A5D47.EA38F6E5@amc.uva.nl
color dot operators (job000201)
((Color.red) doesn't work as a macro parameter)
http://news.povray.org/ofpr1ug9r6q3cak417pmj72bck6ufmgbtg@4ax.com
Bicubic patch triangles disappear (job000202)
(When the triangles are fairly small)
http://news.povray.org/3c23b26c@news.povray.org
Array assignment crash (job000203)
(It should overwrite the old array with the newly created, correct
array, but crashes)
http://news.povray.org/3bcc54ab$1@news.povray.org
Photon Problems (job000204)
(Rendering the file makes the image strangely bright)
http://news.povray.org/3bc4d0a9$1@news.povray.org
crash during debugging of parsing (job0205)
http://news.povray.org/332m2uspk9nfqfq6g7oc8qtmkcu5higjs7@4ax.com
crash with loop (job000205)
(infinite loop of "#local"s causes stack fault)
http://news.povray.org/3c2cb9b7@news.povray.org
#macro crush (job000206)
http://news.povray.org/3c2c78cf$1@news.povray.org
double_illuminate only works with direct lighting (job000207)
http://news.povray.org/3BF6F1FE.D21B0C6@oreka.com
Strange alpha channel bug
(assumed_gamma affects the transparency of shadowed areas)
http://news.povray.org/3c1168c5$1@news.povray.org
Slow render time after several runs
(when stopped during radiosity calculations and restarted)
http://news.povray.org/3bd40c6d$1@news.povray.org
Crash with no objects in scene
(Doesn't happen on most people's machines. Only crashes on my machine
when bounding_threshold=0)
http://news.povray.org/3bd985b0@news.povray.org
(also reported as http://news.povray.org/3C19B9EA.D2E16FBC@gmx.de)
problem with transparent image_maps
(Objects with transparent image_maps have "non-transparent" shadows)
http://news.povray.org/3c24d1b3@news.povray.org (cancelled)
http://news.povray.org/eGSwuBAritK8EwLH@econym.demon.co.uk
CSG difference with text
(Text objects appear to be very slightly tilted)
http://news.povray.org/3c304eaf@news.povray.org
Julia object bug (Michael McKnight)
(Looks rather like coincident surfaces)
http://news.povray.org/3839f08c@news.povray.org
Problem with #read
http://news.povray.org/3c33b55d@news.povray.org
tiff problems in reading (including crash, including [doc])
(beta9: LZW decompression fails. 4-bit scrambles the colours. 1-bit and
24-bit upside down. JPG decompression crashes)
http://news.povray.org/n96b3uk1ft7mvb991s3htjt14ekb7j8fn7@4ax.com
crash with some boxes /infinite boxes
http://news.povray.org/3c375d62$1@news.povray.org
#while crash..
http://news.povray.org/3c38646f@news.povray.org
Mapping warp and render window bugs
(Object lighting is calculated incorrectly when mapping warps are used
in normals and the object is rotated)
http://news.povray.org/Xns9190F27EBFE9Bcsbhccse@204.213.191.226
Mapping warp and render window bugs
(Maximizing the render window during a trace will occasionally leave a
partial line of the checkerboard background visible)
http://news.povray.org/Xns9190F27EBFE9Bcsbhccse@204.213.191.226
Small window title bug
(Title switches back to "POV-Ray for Windows" after minimize or
restore.)
http://news.povray.org/3ba92966$1@news.povray.org
Black outline in smooth meshes
(The outline of smooth meshes exhibit black dots or areas (which go away
with double_illuminate))
http://news.povray.org/3bf6794e$1@news.povray.org
Render Window Bug
(Render window pops up when application minimised, after which the
application doesn't open when clicked on the task bar.)
http://news.povray.org/3bde157e@news.povray.org
Povray main window disappears during rendering
(Possibly the same as the above)
http://news.povray.org/3c1350f4@news.povray.org
installer behaves strangely
(one would expect povray to install after pressing the "next" button and
not the "button")
http://news.povray.org/Xns916AE9B08012frankverlaathotmailc@204.213.191.2
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Little render window bug?
(If either the width or the height of an image you're rendering is
bigger than the screen's size, then the sliders of the render windows
show in both (height and width) sizes and you can't see the full image
at once, even if one of the image_sizes is smaller than the screen)
http://news.povray.org/3c3746d6@news.povray.org
silly winpov bug
(Double clicking the title bar on some machines causes "text selection
not supported")
http://news.povray.org/3c3b7a3f@news.povray.org
non hollow flat disc
http://news.povray.org/mi9t3uophkvlv9hfah5uv7enn2pamhuvd7@4ax.com
crash inside two #while
(Possibly specific to Windows 2000)
http://news.povray.org/3c3f1f29$1@news.povray.org
bug : declared camera with normal statement crashes
(In b10 it no longer crashes, but it just errors)
http://news.povray.org/3C41A226.7030703@skynet.be
crash with photons, union, ior, lathe
(Intel compile only)
http://news.povray.org/vfra4u0ndv4rf951196881cpt842an4906@4ax.com
can't redefine identifier
(Parser fails to trap some attempts to illegally redefine functions)
http://news.povray.org/tis83ugh1kcc22h5o6is9qpkv61pjgunc0@4ax.com
Wrong highlighting in editor
(function_id)
http://news.povray.org/jfji3ug1faevn1jk3mlko64sb71ptmmn97%404ax.com
[Windows] Save As... with same filename doesn't work
http://news.povray.org/3c44497e$1@news.povray.org
max_trace_level affects radiosity recursion_limit
((beta 10) max_trace_level sets an upper bound on recursion_limit)
http://news.povray.org/3BE40295.6C3D54DE@engineer.com
Media visible container line in front of object
(a visible whitish line appears at the edge of a transparent container
box for media)
http://news.povray.org/3bf45a3d@news.povray.org
[win gui] line with error highlighted but render finished succesfully
http://news.povray.org/va2tvt4tuitd67ik5t9ps334sbg6205bt3@4ax.com
transform syntax
(transform {test_trans} sometimes requires {} and sometimes doesn't)
http://news.povray.org/3C09EE1B.A38DC91A@gmx.de
media & fog bug?
http://news.povray.org/3c1379e0$1@news.povray.org
Re: Mosaic... some clarifications
(#local A2=P(1,2,3).hf; fails)
http://news.povray.org/9n9j1uo0mdlrs4i5toupujr0pqrj4vvb8d@4ax.com
Re: hollow in light groups
http://news.povray.org/3c21172d$1@news.povray.org
Bug with transform syntax
http://news.povray.org/chrishuff-5FC1B7.19310427122001@netplex.aussie.or
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Minor Windows annoyance
http://news.povray.org/3c2bec89@news.povray.org
Function declaration and namespace
(?)
http://news.povray.org/l2ji3uc2k9su99o2gct3n2thgqoq7f4pd5@4ax.com
splines - documentation and reality
(?)
http://news.povray.org/m7fq3u41ctia9e6i3tbnlstn6ek739vpke@4ax.com
Beta 10 bugs
(2.3 The inside_vector keyword is highlighted in the editor)
http://news.povray.org/Xns9197A5B08390CCQ@204.213.191.226
Mapping warp and render window bugs
(2. Maximizing the render window during a trace will occasionally leave
a partial line of the checkerboard background visible)
http://news.povray.org/Xns9190F27EBFE9Bcsbhccse@204.213.191.226
[win] "cpu time used" not works properly
(CPU time used not reported in stream when render completes normally.)
http://news.povray.org/llj84uk2findr74u9jpge6dlteqf19c70o@4ax.com
[Windows] Save As... with same filename doesn't work
http://news.povray.org/3c44497e$1@news.povray.org
[std include] hf_* macros doubts
http://news.povray.org/1dtd4ug8htn1ns9md3vp9i1mbcq5qf10sb@4ax.com
sin(X)^sin(X) -> crash! (job000179 and job000180)
http://news.povray.org/3baf7992@news.povray.org
another crash with max_intersections
http://news.povray.org/j8fo2u8mbo97gi3as0udmab7t9ttap2iom@4ax.com
Partial render memory leak
http://news.povray.org/3C47228A.D7680441@twoalpha.net
Axis_Rotate_Trans
(doesn't work with Axis = <-1, 1, -1>)
http://news.povray.org/3c47c315@news.povray.org
Re: IsoCacti.pov
(Falls foul of b10 camera syntax changes)
http://news.povray.org/1$sqAKA8LkR8Ewk5@econym.demon.co.uk
Insertmenu rerender - some strange scenes
(Fall foul of b10 camera syntax changes)
http://news.povray.org/3c492689@news.povray.org
continue trace fails with pngs
http://news.povray.org/3c487cf8@news.povray.org
Doc in Apple Help Viewer
(The POV-Ray documentation isn't listed in the "Help Center")
http://news.povray.org/B86F3A84.2A31%cwa### [at] gmx ch
radiosity problem
http://news.povray.org/3c49968f@news.povray.org
blob casting incorrect shadows on itself
http://news.povray.org/Xns919C1CAA3E23Egerovandordatanethu@204.213.191.2
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FIXED IN BETA 10
Delayed syntax checking (job000192)
(declare without the "#" can cause a much later line to fail to parse
Parser will ignore the first token following old-style declares without
a #.)
http://news.povray.org/AM3LOAABMO27EwFh@econym.demon.co.uk
Jpeg and memory problem during animations (job000194)
(It seems that some memory is not properly released between frames when
a jpeg file is used)
http://news.povray.org/3be2ef0d@news.povray.org
[bug] orthographic camera bug? (job000208)
(objects sometimes disappear when the orthographic camera is used)
http://news.povray.org/3bdca5eb@news.povray.org
Isosurface : 2 bugs
(int() causes crash)
http://news.povray.org/3c082dbe@news.povray.org
Function (optimization?) bug
('funciton{-y/1/2}' should be same as 'function{-y/1/(2)}')
http://news.povray.org/3c27fd29$1@news.povray.org
IsoCacti.pov
(displays 754 evaluate warnings, most with incorrect values)
http://news.povray.org/3c08c36c$1@news.povray.org
VRand_in_Obj function - syntax error
(Stream value should be last, rather than first)
http://news.povray.org/3bc423e5@news.povray.org
User_Abort_Command
(User_Abort_Command does not seem to work at all)
http://news.povray.org/Xns913D9F7268736seed7@povray.org
Re: Known Bugs 24 Dec 2001 (beta 9)
(garbage text in Mac message window)
http://news.povray.org/3C2A7123.E923B0B4@spiritone.com
Linux commandline
(-help causes loop)
http://news.povray.org/3c3edf08@news.povray.org
light_group+media bug
http://news.povray.org/MPG.160834111f191173989688@news.povray.org
Strange Sphere_Sweep bounding boxes
(bounding box always includes point <0,0,0>)
http://news.povray.org/3bcbcbb7$1@news.povray.org
Little bug in the editor?
(can get confused about whether the file is saved)
http://news.povray.org/3a1e2559@news.povray.org
Keep Single Instance (always does, no matter setting) FIXED
http://news.povray.org/3c0b0881$1@news.povray.org
FIXED IN NEXT BETA
Camera is off by half a pixel (job000209)
http://news.povray.org/3bccc696@news.povray.org
(possibly the same as: the lowest pixel getting dimmed)
http://news.povray.org/3c23cd13@news.povray.org
How to Unexpire POV Ray Beta
(Beta expiry code is insufficiently secure)
http://news.povray.org/3c453246@news.povray.org
--
Mike Williams
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