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From: Jim Holsenback
Subject: Lamp without Kinetic
Date: 24 Feb 2005 04:50:18
Message: <421da35a@news.povray.org>
Hola,

After some input I've reworked the lamp glass .... I like it much better.

I used Runes' patina macro for the brass lamp.

The table is different and the kinetic toy is gone.

Is it me or does focal blur do a better job than AA command line options?

Ciao Jim


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From: Ross
Subject: Re: Lamp without Kinetic
Date: 24 Feb 2005 11:12:10
Message: <421dfcda$1@news.povray.org>
"Jim Holsenback" <jho### [at] hotmailcom> wrote in message
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> Hola,
>
> After some input I've reworked the lamp glass .... I like it much better.
>
> I used Runes' patina macro for the brass lamp.
>
> The table is different and the kinetic toy is gone.
>
> Is it me or does focal blur do a better job than AA command line options?
>
> Ciao Jim
>
>
>

What AA options do you use? +AM2 +A0.3 seems to work well, +A0.1 if I want
higher quality. I usually use +AM1 +A0.3 for quick renders of small width
and height.

the table looks pretty good. the edges of the wood could use a little bevel
or roundness to them to catch a light highlight. the lamp needs a power cord
:) the last nitpick is that the metal connecting the peices of glass seem a
little too thick.

nice work, the lamp looks realistic.


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From: Eli
Subject: Re: Lamp without Kinetic
Date: 24 Feb 2005 12:30:01
Message: <421e0f19$1@news.povray.org>
I prefer focal blur:

  confidence 0.9999999999
  variance 1/9999999999

I usually do something like that...


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From: Jim Holsenback
Subject: Re: Lamp without Kinetic
Date: 24 Feb 2005 12:37:25
Message: <421e10d5@news.povray.org>
"Ross" <rli### [at] everestkcnet> wrote in message 
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> "Jim Holsenback" <jho### [at] hotmailcom> wrote in message
> news:421da35a@news.povray.org...
>> Hola,
>>
>> After some input I've reworked the lamp glass .... I like it much better.
>>
>> I used Runes' patina macro for the brass lamp.
>>
>> The table is different and the kinetic toy is gone.
>>
>> Is it me or does focal blur do a better job than AA command line options?
>>
>> Ciao Jim
>>
>>
>>
>
> What AA options do you use? +AM2 +A0.3 seems to work well, +A0.1 if I want
> higher quality. I usually use +AM1 +A0.3 for quick renders of small width
> and height.

 I used +AM2 +A0.1 -J0.0 for the AA options ....

  aperture 0.35
  blur_samples 200
  variance 1/1000
  confidence 0.99

 for the focal blur (pointed at midpoint of the lamp) ...

>
> the table looks pretty good. the edges of the wood could use a little 
> bevel
> or roundness to them to catch a light highlight. the lamp needs a power 
> cord
> :) the last nitpick is that the metal connecting the peices of glass seem 
> a
> little too thick.

 good feedback ..... haha I'd already done a difference with the edges of 
the table and a cylinder that was
a 3rd the thickness of the tabletop (much better!), and the powercord .... 
was checking out another thread related to
stringing cables maybe that'll help. I hadn't really noticed the thickness 
with the connector issue .... thanks
>
> nice work, the lamp looks realistic.
>
>
>


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From: Zeger Knaepen
Subject: Re: Lamp without Kinetic
Date: 24 Feb 2005 13:56:07
Message: <421e2347@news.povray.org>
"Jim Holsenback" <jho### [at] hotmailcom> wrote in message
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>  I used +AM2 +A0.1 -J0.0 for the AA options ....
>
>   aperture 0.35
>   blur_samples 200
>   variance 1/1000
>   confidence 0.99
>
>  for the focal blur (pointed at midpoint of the lamp) ...

uhm, you do know that anti-aliasing is turned off when focal blur is used,
right?

cu!
--
camera{location-z*3}#macro G(b,e)b+(e-b)*(C/50)#end#macro L(b,e,k,l)#local C=0
;#while(C<50)sphere{G(b,e),.1pigment{rgb G(k,l)}finish{ambient 1}}#local C=C+1
;#end#end L(y-x,y,x,x+y)L(y,-x-y,x+y,y)L(-x-y,-y,y,y+z)L(-y,y,y+z,x+y)L(0,x+y,
<.5,1,.5>,x)L(0,x-y,<.5,1,.5>,x)               // ZK http://www.povplace.be.tf


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From: Jim Holsenback
Subject: Re: Lamp without Kinetic
Date: 24 Feb 2005 19:16:45
Message: <421e6e6d@news.povray.org>
"Zeger Knaepen" <zeg### [at] studentkuleuvenacbe> wrote in message 
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> "Jim Holsenback" <jho### [at] hotmailcom> wrote in message
> news:421e10d5@news.povray.org...
>>  I used +AM2 +A0.1 -J0.0 for the AA options ....
>>
>>   aperture 0.35
>>   blur_samples 200
>>   variance 1/1000
>>   confidence 0.99
>>
>>  for the focal blur (pointed at midpoint of the lamp) ...
>
> uhm, you do know that anti-aliasing is turned off when focal blur is used,
> right?
>


Yep I do .... I was comparing the two. When I wanted to use command line AA 
I just commented out the focal blur keywords


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