POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.binaries.images : Lukes First[3 jpgs 14.19k] : Re: Lukes First Server Time
4 Oct 2024 09:14:47 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Lukes First  
From: Margus Ramst
Date: 5 Apr 1999 08:37:38
Message: <3708A09E.7FC24E72@peak.edu.ee>
Ken wrote:
> 
> Phil Clute wrote:
> >
> > I forgot to mention that this Blade doesn't work with a bright
> > background.
> > It effectively disappears. I expect the white part of the blade to be
> > lost
> > against a white background but not the blue glow.
> > I'd be interested to know why.
> >
> > --
> > ...coffee?...yes please! extra sugar,extra cream...Thank you.
> 
> Emmision level. Try adding emmision with scattering and you are less likely
> to wash out against a light background.
> 

Scattering or absorption. I recommend the latter, actually. Renders faster and
I don't believe the blade of a lightsabre is made up of scattering particles.
Anyway, in either case it's very difficult to balance emission/absorption
components just right. Good luck.

Margus


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