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  Re: Polyray (Re: would it be possible to get:)  
From: Dearmad
Date: 4 Jan 2002 12:19:16
Message: <3C35E559.DB54BF0A@applesnake.net>
Yeah, as I said, the colors in POLYRAY really were different than
POV.  Poetic cs. Academic is a sutable descriptor. :o)

-peter

"Maan M. Hamze" wrote:
> 
> "Rick [Kitty5]" <ric### [at] kitty5com> wrote in message
> news:3c3510f4$1@news.povray.org...
> > > > Not everything that POLYRAY allows.  For example it will not render to
> > > RAW.
> > > > I let Alex know that long time ago.  I wish the plugin allows for all
> > > render
> > > > modes that POLYRAU supports.
> > > > I am a registered user of POLYRAY and I want RAW back through MORAY :)
> > >
> > > Just to leave no room for a misunderstanding:  Through MORAY using the
> > > POLYRAY Plugin.
> > > I still have a copy of the latest GUM modeller (from years back) that I
> > use
> > > only for POLYRAY.
> >
> > what advantages does polyray have over povray ?
> >
> In addition to what dearmad mentioned, I have always enjoyed and appreciated
> the coloring of what Polyray renders.  There is something nice, charming and
> lively about it.  POVRAY, for some reason, had lacked these qualities.
> IMHO, I have always felt that POVRAY, while powerful, is more Academic;
> while Polyray is more Poetic.
> Another ray tracer that was like Polyray is RayStorm - a short lived
> raytracer with a great potential that is no more.
> I also like what Polyray is capable of animation wise and rendering into RAW
> and wireframes etc......

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