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15 Apr 2026 10:16:49 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Glows and radiosity (testing123 ~8.5K jpg]  
From: Christoph Hormann
Date: 2 Oct 2000 10:01:20
Message: <39D8952E.6B9A216D@schunter.etc.tu-bs.de>
Bob Hughes wrote:
> 
> It might not matter.  So far I've only succeeded in making a more or less
> refined blotchiness.  Similar to photons it seems to me.  Have a look.  This
> rendering used error_bound 0.2 and at 0.1 the artifacts become better
> defined spots, looking much like individual glows scattered all over the
> object (alien character) on the sides facing the glows.  I used a white glow
> off camera to mimic a regular light and it never was enough to make a good
> replacement; so this has light sources for both the red and white lights,
> dimmed considerably.
> 
> Bob
> 

I also made the experience that when working with glows and radiosity, reducing
error_bound does not necessarily remove all artefacts, but at least it changes
things so it is worth trying.  

BTW, your alien looks good although it seems somewhat polished :-)

Christoph

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Christoph Hormann <chr### [at] gmxde>
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