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18 Aug 2024 06:13:52 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Projector with media photons ...  
From: Michael Andrews
Date: 29 May 2001 07:36:06
Message: <3B138AA1.5DDC7373@reading.ac.uk>
Ok, I've posted the code in p.t.s-f.

"Bob H." wrote:
> 
> Where's the smoke that should be issuing up from the focal point? :-)
> 

Yes, my original working title was 'Early Star-Wars Project weapons
test' ;-)

> Why bother asking?  Of course people will want to see what the pov script
> is.  Using it might prove difficult for some; luckily, I think I could
> manage a smaller render within a day.

If you tone down the settings a bit (media samples, photon spacing,
antialiasing), a 640x480 renders in about 15min on my machine ... I
cranked up the quality settings a long way for this image.

> It's pretty spectacular, if not for the overall object itself then for the
> great media+photons.

I just put in the frame to contain the media volume and give a bit of
structure to the image.

> 
> Bob H.
> 

Bye for now,
	Mike Andrews.


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