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From: David Curtis
Subject: Quick simple question.
Date: 14 Feb 2000 19:06:42
Message: <38a89892@news.povray.org>
Do the calculations for radiosity take into account media - global or object 
level? For example, if I have a single spotlight and global scattering, will 
the radiosity brighten objects outside of the spotlight's cone, like a nearby 
wall?

Dave.
mic### [at] sympaticoca


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From: Chris Huff
Subject: Re: Quick simple question.
Date: 14 Feb 2000 19:14:48
Message: <chrishuff_99-A1BCCE.19155814022000@news.povray.org>
In article <38a89892@news.povray.org>, spa### [at] junkmailcom (David 
Curtis) wrote:

> Do the calculations for radiosity take into account media - global or 
> object level? For example, if I have a single spotlight and global 
> scattering, will the radiosity brighten objects outside of the 
> spotlight's cone, like a nearby wall?

I doubt the official version's radiosity does, it doesn't work well with 
media anyway.(For one thing, it has problems with media containers.)
The version in MegaPOV does, though. It also has a lot of other bugs 
fixed, and a couple design "features" have been redone(I think the scale 
of the scene is automatically calculated now, for instance). It is a lot 
easier to control now, and faster.

-- 
Chris Huff
e-mail: chr### [at] yahoocom
Web page: http://chrishuff.dhs.org/


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