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1 Aug 2024 12:26:50 EDT (-0400)
  Re: photon question  
From: Lonnie
Date: 3 Oct 2005 22:35:00
Message: <web.4341ea3151702426ea646f30@news.povray.org>
"gvdeynde" <gvd### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Scene: one spotlight, one coloured glass ball (photon target on for
> reflection and refraction, collect off), white plane below ball; setting up
> photons only using spacing and autostop. Povray 3.6.1 for windows.
>
> Without photons enabled: a coloured shadow from the glass ball
> With photons: some caustics, but the coloured shadow has become grey.
>
> Is this normal behaviour? Why would the colour disappear?
>
> bye,
> gert

You didn't mention if you were using an interior with ior (index of
refraction) with the ball.  If you are, try adding some dispersion.  You'll
get colors!


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