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4 Oct 2024 07:14:51 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Candle / media  
From: Steve
Date: 13 Apr 1999 20:04:56
Message: <3713CB97.6B906070@ndirect.co.uk>
POV The Magic Dragon.

Margus Ramst wrote:
> 
> The washout may be caused by a too low / nonexistent absorption in the
> media. In 90% of cases, you have to use some absorption along with emission.
> The candles look good, but I guess without translucency... Ah well, I will
> say no more until I can show off my translucent candle. Lance's is a good
> example, but that's MAX.
> 
> BTW, your dragon would deserve a name by now, don't you think? :)
> 
> Margus
> 
> Scott McDonald wrote in message <371344DC.B0D085B7@metrolink.com>...
> >OK, so I grabbed Ken's Media Candle code and started playing with it.
> >I've discovered a fewthings.  First, putting media in a real scene with
> >lights and stuff makes media washout, second, media on a rotational
> >sweep doesn't look right at all, media in a sphere works fine, but in a
> >CSG of 2 spheres and a cone it's not the same either.   So, heres my
> >dragon staring at media candle in perplexity wondering what the hell it
> >all means.  (i rather like my candle though)


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