Chris Cason <nos### [at] deletethispovrayorg> wrote:
> Warp wrote:
> >   abyss.pov is still rendering incorrectly (ie. with a black background).
>
> Noted, thanks, this has still to be addressed.
>
> >   I also noticed that stackergold.pov takes 10 times longer to parse
> > with pov3.7beta10 than it takes with pov3.6.1 (21 seconds vs 2 seconds
> > in my computer).
>
> Good find, thanks ... this is caused by the fact that as of this beta each
> attempt to open a file causes a call to the frontend that has to be replied
> to (the frontend controls locating files and granting access permission, and
> in the long term - once support is added - can even send the file contents to
> the backend via POVMS).
>
> Obviously this has to be made more efficient; for some reason  the results
> aren't being cached though they are supposed to be (stackergold's use of
> macros causes a lot of file access).
>
> -- Chris



I saw the same issues using the 64bit version running woodenbox.pov
AMD64 +4000 2GB-DDR400 nVidia 6800 SLI

version 3.6 @ 512x384 no/AA = 3.53seconds or 55676.66pps
version 3.7.0 beta10 @ 512x384 no/AA = 12.59seconds or 15612.48pps

*Alan

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