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From: Nathan Kopp
Subject: new photon patch
Date: 29 May 1999 23:45:23
Message: <3750A5D6.E57C73D8@Kopp.com>

In case some of you don't check the unofficial.patches group, I have
released a new version of the photon patch with some bug fixes and
memory optimizations.  (A word of warning... area lights almost work
right, but if you use large area lights, the caustics might look
splotchy... I'm still working on a fix for that.)

http://nathan.kopp.com/patched.htm

-Nathan

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From: Gail Shaw
Subject: Re: new photon patch
Date: 31 May 1999 06:33:15
Message: <3752575b.0@news.povray.org>

Nathan Kopp wrote in message <3750A5D6.E57C73D8@Kopp.com>...
>In case some of you don't check the unofficial.patches group, I have
>released a new version of the photon patch with some bug fixes and
>memory optimizations.  (A word of warning... area lights almost work
>right, but if you use large area lights, the caustics might look
>splotchy... I'm still working on a fix for that.)
>
>http://nathan.kopp.com/patched.htm
>


<bounce> <big big grin>  THANKS!!!!!

Just in time to test run my new computer!!!

I'm gonna have fun this coming weekend.

Gail
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From: Alan Kong
Subject: Re: new photon patch
Date: 1 Jun 1999 05:52:51
Message: <37579f0b.357830349@news.povray.org>

On Sat, 29 May 1999 22:43:34 -0400, Nathan Kopp <Nat### [at] Koppcom>
wrote:

>(A word of warning... area lights almost work
>right, but if you use large area lights, the caustics might look
>splotchy... I'm still working on a fix for that.)

  Hi, Nathan. I noticed some splotchiness when using area spotlights
that doesn't appear in the caustics when a simple spotlight is used. I
was able to obtain a reasonably smoother caustics by increasing the
photon radius (I think). Also, the smaller I made the phd value, the
more pronounced the splotchiness became.

-- 
Alan
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