Many thanks Alan!

Alan Kong wrote:

> On Sat, 06 May 2000 15:57:55 -0700 "SamuelT." <STB### [at] aolcom> wrote:
>
> >I am using version 3.1a.watcom.win32 (is 3.1g faster, btw?).
>
>   Hi, Samuel. Many people report that the Microsoft Visual C++ binary is
> faster to render scenes than the standard Watcom binary included with
> POV-Ray for Windows v3.1g. The VC++ binary is available for download at
> ftp://ftp.povray.org/pub/povray/Official/Windows/pve-vc6.zip. DO NOT
> ATTEMPT TO USE THIS EXECUTABLE without first downloading and installing
> the complete POV-Ray for Windows v3.1g package - it won't work without
> it!
>
> (followups to povray.windows group, thanks)
>
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Well, I downloaded version 3.1g, and the Visual c++ binary. While I still
experience crashes as a result of selecting text, I am enjoying a slightly
faster render time. Thanks Ken and Alan.

It seems I am the only one experiencing the text problem. I'll just live with
it like I have been all this time :)

P.S. Can I enjoy the faster render time when using MegaPov?


"SamuelT." wrote:

> Many thanks Alan!
>
> Alan Kong wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 06 May 2000 15:57:55 -0700 "SamuelT." <STB### [at] aolcom> wrote:
> >
> > >I am using version 3.1a.watcom.win32 (is 3.1g faster, btw?).
> >
> >   Hi, Samuel. Many people report that the Microsoft Visual C++ binary is
> > faster to render scenes than the standard Watcom binary included with
> > POV-Ray for Windows v3.1g. The VC++ binary is available for download at
> > ftp://ftp.povray.org/pub/povray/Official/Windows/pve-vc6.zip. DO NOT
> > ATTEMPT TO USE THIS EXECUTABLE without first downloading and installing
> > the complete POV-Ray for Windows v3.1g package - it won't work without
> > it!
> >
> > (followups to povray.windows group, thanks)
> >
> > --
> > Alan - ako### [at] povrayorg - a k o n g <at> p o v r a y <dot> o r g
> > http://www.povray.org - Home of the Persistence of Vision Ray Tracer
>
> --
> Samuel Benge
>
> E-Mail: STB### [at] aolcom
>
> Visit the still unfinished isosurface tutorial:
> http://members.aol.com/stbenge

--
Samuel Benge

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"SamuelT." wrote:
> 
> Well, I downloaded version 3.1g, and the Visual c++ binary. While I still
> experience crashes as a result of selecting text, I am enjoying a slightly
> faster render time. Thanks Ken and Alan.
> 
> It seems I am the only one experiencing the text problem. I'll just live with
> it like I have been all this time :)

Considering the low amount of memory you have on your system I wouldn't
be surprised if that might be a contributing factor. These kinds of
isolated problems can be a real bear to track down especialy when only
one person is reporting them.
 
> P.S. Can I enjoy the faster render time when using MegaPov?

I think (!) that Nathan is also using a MSVC compiler so you should see
a performance boost in some areas. He may also need to do some more
optimizations...

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