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20 Apr 2024 02:47:52 EDT (-0400)
  Re: TBTFH 2018 status  
From: jr
Date: 7 Sep 2018 18:45:01
Message: <web.5b92feffabd6e8db1500b2fd0@news.povray.org>
hi,

"Bald Eagle" <cre### [at] netscapenet> wrote:
> "jr" <cre### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
>
> > > parsing is well under a minute, and (4 threads) radiosity ....
>
> So, I'm triply confused.
> a)  There's a quality 11?    (Throws horns, bangs head)

:-)  section (docs v3.8, section 3.2.8.3)


> b) I don't see a radiosity block in this scene...

immediately below the '#include' lines, the (second) global_settings block.

> c) I copied your settings and pasted it into QTPOV-Ray like so:
>
> +w1024 +h768 +a0.05 +am2 +ag1 -j +q11 +ITBTFH_2018-09-07.pov
>
> Parser Time
>   Parse Time:       0 hours  0 minutes 49 seconds (49.470 seconds)
>               using 1 thread(s) with 0.-01 CPU-seconds total
>   Bounding Time:    0 hours  0 minutes  0 seconds (0.063 seconds)
>               using 1 thread(s) with 0.-01 CPU-seconds total

that's roughly en par.


> Render Time:
>   Photon Time:      No photons
>   Radiosity Time:   No radiosity
>   Trace Time:       0 hours  0 minutes 33 seconds (33.499 seconds)
>               using 4 thread(s) with 0.-04 CPU-seconds total

and that is *fast*.


>  It took 1:24.
>
> so, actually, quadruply confused - since it took over 13 min to do at work on
> what I believe is an i5.

the work machine a Linux box too?


> and this is my laptop at home:
>
> System:    Host: oem-Inspiron-N5110 Kernel: 4.10.0-38-generic x86_64 (64 bit
> gcc: 5.4.0)
>            Desktop: Xfce 4.12.3 (Gtk 2.24.28) Distro: Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia
> Machine:   System: Dell (portable) product: Inspiron N5110
>            Mobo: Dell model: 034W60 v: A07 Bios: Dell v: A07 date: 07/18/2011
> CPU:       Dual core Intel Core i5-2410M (-HT-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB
>            flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 9179
>            clock speeds: max: 2900 MHz 1: 983 MHz 2: 818 MHz 3: 827 MHz
>            4: 833 MHz

mine says 'Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2100 CPU @ 3.10GHz.  os is Slackware 14.1.

did you compile POV-Ray or installed a pre-built binary?  fwiw, I compile + add
"-march=native -mtune=native" to the compiler flags.


regards, jr.


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