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18 Aug 2024 00:14:13 EDT (-0400)
  Re: CDROM Case (png) Final  
From: Christoph Hormann
Date: 19 Jul 2001 11:57:48
Message: <3B5703E1.80122C7E@gmx.de>
"Rick [Kitty5]" wrote:
> 
> This took 4days 19hours, and still didn't finish (hence its a bit cut off at
> the end), but mega pov gradually snagged over 700mb and ground to a halt.
> 
> I know the green is to bright, I know its missing the side detail (but that
> would have added at least another 2 days to the render)
> 
> its not finished, but I am not rendering it again till I have a faster pc :)
> 
> oh, 99% directional rad, and 2 very dim area lights to soften it up a touch.
> 

I must admit that i don't see a reason for it being that slow.  Radiosity
looks really smooth, but it seems like fairly high error_bound.  Geometry
does not look too complicated either.  

How much time and memory does it take without radiosity?

Christoph

-- 
Christoph Hormann <chr### [at] gmxde>
IsoWood include, radiosity tutorial, TransSkin and other 
things on: http://www.schunter.etc.tu-bs.de/~chris/


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