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28 Jul 2024 12:22:44 EDT (-0400)
  Re: INFO: what is a histogram?  
From: Spider
Date: 10 Jan 1999 22:41:41
Message: <36997211.221FDF54@bahnhof.se>
Bob Hughes wrote:
> 
> As Thorsten pointed out, the documentation says it all.
> Summed up:
> it allows for a visual representation of computation "intensity" of the
> scene being rendered; and since it is a red/green (no blue) image it's
> suggested use is for height fields, though getting a scene together for
> one in this way is not exactly easy to shape if you want to form a
> height field.
> Other than that, I haven't seen any other uses myself.


Well, it is nice to know what parts of a complex scene it is that takes most
resources...
I've done it many times, to try and find out where to add some variables to speed up
test
rendering... (#if(fast=true) #else #end)


//Spider


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