I open MegaPov+, open atom1.pov, and hit render: This is the status screen
report.
(Yes, this is probably way too much information, but  hey, I assume you
understand it better than I do ; ) )

! --- General System Information ---
! Available Memory:  34163 KBytes
! MacOS system version: 8.60
! AppleScriptExists:    1
! QuickTimeVersion:     4.10   ImageCompressionExists:  1
! CPU type:             PowerPC
<<<Input_File_Name=Trillian:Desktop Folder:Demo Scenes:Glow>>>-- [Start]
File=atom1.pov,  Time=9/8/00  8:48:12 AM
Parsing Options
  Input file: Trillian:Desktop Folder:Demo Scenes:Glow (compatible to version
3.1)
  Remove bounds........On  Split unions.........On
  Library paths: Trillian:Applications:Art Apps:POV-Ray 3:Include:
Output Options
  Image resolution 320 by 240 (rows 0 to -1, columns 0 to -1).
  Output file: Glow.pict, 24 bpp (system format)
  Graphic display......On  (type: 0, palette: 3, gamma:  1.8)
  Mosaic preview......Off
  CPU usage histogram.Off
  Continued trace.....Off  Allow interruption...On  Pause when done.....Off
  Verbose messages....Off
Tracing Options
  Quality:  9
  Bounding boxes.......On  Bounding threshold: 1
  Light Buffer.........On  Vista Buffer.........On  Draw Vista Buffer...Off
  Antialiasing........Off
  Radiosity...........Off
Animation Options
  Clock value....   0.000  (Animation off)
Redirecting Options
  All Streams to console..........On
  Debug Stream to console.........On
  Fatal Stream to console.........On
  Render Stream to console........On
  Statistics Stream to console....On
  Warning Stream to console.......On


Parsing...Could not find file 'Trillian:Desktop Folder:Demo Scenes:Glow.pov'

Scene file parser initialization error.
Cannot open input file.Reclaiming memory
-- [Stack] Total Stack space used = 0 bytes
-- [Finish]  File=atom1.pov,  Time=9/8/00  8:48:13 AM
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
POV-Ray Mac Memory Cache Statistics
Cache hits:                      8   Cache misses:                 5
Total calls to malloc:          13   Cache hit rate:             61%
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
The memory cache it rate is very low, try to increase the cache size!
To do so go to the Edit menu and enter the Preferences dialog. The setting
is in the General pane.
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I should also note that the memory allocation prefs for the program are
strange:
Suggested Size 46384 K
Minimum Size 24000 K (I changes this from the original 4000K)
Prefered Size 46385 K.

These numbers just seem a little hich compared to the other versions of
POV-Ray.

Josh

Chris Huff wrote:

> In article <39B80C10.C0A69720@spiritone.com>, Josh English
> <eng### [at] spiritonecom> wrote:
>
> > I'm having a strange issue. On my Mac, I can't render any of the glow demo
> > scenes. It says it cannot find the file "Demo Scenes:Glow.pov"
> >
> > The demo folder doesn't have a file by that name.
> >
> > They all render just fine on my Windows box.
> >
> > I am confused. Can someone help me sort this out?
>
> Are you sure that is what it is doing?
> I (obviously) am not having this problem. The file "Glow.pov" *never*
> existed, and isn't referred to in the scene files. Could you give the
> exact problem you are having(including the full error message), and the
> way you are opening and rendering the files?
>
> --
> Christopher James Huff
> Personal: chr### [at] maccom, http://homepage.mac.com/chrishuff/
> TAG: chr### [at] tagpovrayorg, http://tag.povray.org/
>
> <><

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