POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.unofficial.patches : Ambient light using Photon Map : Re: Ambient light using Photon Map Server Time
2 Sep 2024 20:18:55 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Ambient light using Photon Map  
From: Nathan Kopp
Date: 24 Jul 1999 19:06:34
Message: <379A46F1.740A7702@Kopp.com>
I have run some tests with this, but it does not produce nice smooth
results.  Photon data can be used to improve the speed of a cached
sampling scheme (like POV uses), however.

-Nathan

Paul Johnsson wrote:
> 
> Hello.
> 
> I have a question concerning the Photon Map patch. Is is possible to

> looking for is calculating "radiosity" or something similar with the
> Photon Map, e.g. get a nice blue ambient light in a room with a blue
> roof...
> 
> Perhaps the Photon Map only works with true reflective surfaces?
> 
> How accurate is POV-rays radiosity functions in calculating true ambient
> light?


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