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5 Aug 2024 04:14:27 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Media emission as true light source?  
From: Neil Conway
Date: 7 Feb 2003 06:45:04
Message: <web.3e439b44c7b69b7a1c4fca030@news.povray.org>
Tom Melly wrote:
>The only way that the direct reflection could be handled would be with photons,
>which can only (iirc) be used with normal light sources, not emitting media.

Yes - I'm pondering the wisdom of a patch to emit photons from media...

>The following scene will allow you to play with radiosity/photons/emitting
>media and to see how they interact.

Excellent, thanks - I'll play with it now ;-)

Neil


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