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From: Geoff Wedig
Subject: Optimized POV for AMD?
Date: 1 May 2001 08:44:46
Message: <3aeeafbe@news.povray.org>
Awhile back, there was discussion about some versions of POV optimized for
the AMD chips with 3D Now.  It could only be done with textures, as I
recall, because those are single precision, but even so produced noticeable
speed ups.

I've currently got a very complex set of textures and a very slow scene, and
I'd like to try this to see if it helps.  Does anyone know where I can get
this version of POV?  Actually, I need MegaPOV, if available, but the
optimizations should be the same either way.

Geoff


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From: Christoph Hormann
Subject: Re: Optimized POV for AMD?
Date: 1 May 2001 12:49:29
Message: <3AEEE942.8B651748@gmx.de>
Geoff Wedig wrote:
> 
> Awhile back, there was discussion about some versions of POV optimized for
> the AMD chips with 3D Now.  It could only be done with textures, as I
> recall, because those are single precision, but even so produced noticeable
> speed ups.

See the '3D!Now' thread from 'Sat, 27 Jan 2001 11:06:06' for details.  The
version Daniel Jungmann made (generic povray 3.1) didn't work correctly on
a K6 so i wasn't able to test it in detail.   

> 
> I've currently got a very complex set of textures and a very slow scene, and
> I'd like to try this to see if it helps.  Does anyone know where I can get
> this version of POV?  Actually, I need MegaPOV, if available, but the
> optimizations should be the same either way.
> 

If you can no more reach Daniel i can mail you the copy he sent me
(including source if you want to adapt it to megapov).  But it only works
with the MS-compiler.  

Christoph

-- 
Christoph Hormann <chr### [at] gmxde>
IsoWood include, radiosity tutorial, TransSkin and other 
things on: http://www.schunter.etc.tu-bs.de/~chris/


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From: Tony[B]
Subject: Re: Optimized POV for AMD?
Date: 1 May 2001 13:38:06
Message: <3aeef47e@news.povray.org>
> If you can no more reach Daniel i can mail you the copy he sent me
> (including source if you want to adapt it to megapov).  But it only works
> with the MS-compiler.

I hope to be purchasing an AMD Athlon some time soon. Could you put up a
binary on your page for us? :)


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From: Christoph Hormann
Subject: Re: Optimized POV for AMD?
Date: 1 May 2001 14:06:05
Message: <3AEEFB37.A345DFFF@gmx.de>
"Tony[B]" wrote:
> 
> I hope to be purchasing an AMD Athlon some time soon. Could you put up a
> binary on your page for us? :)

I will try to contact Daniel Jungmann on that matter, since i won't be
able to supply support for it, i would prefer if he could put it
somewhere.  

Christoph

-- 
Christoph Hormann <chr### [at] gmxde>
IsoWood include, radiosity tutorial, TransSkin and other 
things on: http://www.schunter.etc.tu-bs.de/~chris/


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From: Tony[B]
Subject: Re: Optimized POV for AMD?
Date: 1 May 2001 14:36:41
Message: <3aef0239@news.povray.org>
Cool. Thanks a lot! :)


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