Hi all.  

I was a participant in the IRTC stills competition for the first time
this past round.  I'm curious *not complaining* about how quickly the
web site is typically updated?  The voting page still says, "Voting
for the March-April 2006 round will open on 1 May 2006."  I'd like to
view the other entrant's submissions and I'm also interested in what
the next topic will be.

Is it typically a few days or so before the site is updated?  I'm
guessing that it is the case, based on some other posts I've read in
this forum.


Kyle

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Hi Kyle,

As you may have noticed, I was the last person to post this sort of inquiry.
Here's what I have learned:  Your basic perception is pretty much correct.
New stuff usually appears just after the first weekend following a contest
session's end.  I'm guessing this is because the hardworking volunteers who
run the site have real jobs and/or real lives that occupy their time in the
interim. Mr. Norbert Kern was kind enough to supply a link to a message
file that is usually one of the first places to find out the new topic:

( http://irtc.org/ftp/.message )

Nothing there as of this posting.  Also, you can sign up for an announcement
mailing list on the IRTC site which often will disclose the new topic a bit
before the main site is updated. Nothing there yet either.

Welcome to the wonderful world of POV/IRTC. The vast majority of folks that
you'll encounter here are helpful and friendly.  Although I managed to get
entries into the last few rounds, I didn't really like any of the "Music"
ideas that worked on this time around, so I've decided to remain a
spectator/commentator for this round rather than submit what I consider to
be a substandard image.

I look forward to seeing your entry and to having you as a member of the
community.

Happy Ray Tracing,
Mike C.

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Hi Mike.

Thanks for the reply.  I kind of figured that's what the situation probably was.  It's
unfortunate
when real work gets in the way of our fun!


Kyle

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"Mike the Elder" <zer### [at] wyanorg> wrote:
> Although I managed to get
> entries into the last few rounds, I didn't really like any of the "Music"
> ideas that worked on this time around,

oh!  I had such a great idea, a very personal take on the theme!
Unfortunately, i've only came back to POV too late in the IRTC's current
topic timeline...

I'll still post it here when it's ready, though...

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All images can be downloaded from
http://www.irtc.org/ftp/pub/stills/2006-04-30/zipped-up/ now at least

I'm just waiting for the new topic :-)

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new topic is "light and fog".

It seems we'll see many lightbeams.


Norbert Kern

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"Norbert Kern" <nor### [at] t-onlinede> wrote:
> new topic is "light and fog".
>
> It seems we'll see many lightbeams.
>
>
> Norbert Kern

Now that's a topic that will bring computers to a halt.

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> Mr. Norbert Kern was kind enough to supply a link to a message
> file that is usually one of the first places to find out the new topic:
>
> ( http://irtc.org/ftp/.message )

If that looks like a unknown extension to your browser (FF1.5 / w2k) you
might try
ftp://irtc.org/.message

DLM

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Norbert Kern wrote:
> 
> new topic is "light and fog".
> 
> It seems we'll see many lightbeams.
> 
> 
> Norbert Kern
> 
> 
> 
LOL  Or perhaps some groundfog, sunrise scenes.  You'd be good at that, 
Norbert. ;)

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"Kjetil" <nomail@nomail> wrote:
> "Norbert Kern" <nor### [at] t-onlinede> wrote:
> > new topic is "light and fog".
> >
> > It seems we'll see many lightbeams.
> >
> >
> > Norbert Kern
>
> Now that's a topic that will bring computers to a halt.

yeah!  i think i'll start rendering right now! :D

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