POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.general : POV Wishlist : Re: POV Wishlist Server Time
3 Aug 2024 18:21:41 EDT (-0400)
  Re: POV Wishlist  
From: Tyler Eaves
Date: 18 Mar 2004 20:58:54
Message: <pan.2004.03.19.02.00.44.552407@NOSPAMml1.net>
On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 17:37:01 -0700, John VanSickle wrote:

> Warp wrote:
>> 
>> John VanSickle <evi### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
>> > POV-Ray is a renderer.
>> 
>>   POV-Ray is more than a renderer.
> 
> It's a way of life!
> 
>> Besides, what's wrong with wanting POV-Ray to be faster? I thought we
>> all wanted that.
> 
> I didn't say I objected to POV-Ray running faster; my point, which I
> should have stated more explictly, is that given the limited lifespan
> of the average POV-Team member, their time may be better spent on
> things dealing with rendering, rather than parsing.
> 
> Regards,
> John

I'm not so sure that's true. The rendering engine has gotten to the point
where you practically have to *be* a POV-Team member to know all the
capabilites, much less understand them. Faster parsing helps everyone,
especially those of us who like toying with animation.


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