Dearmad wrote:
> Data wrote:
> >
> > "Lance Birch" <-> wrote in message news:3a4f49e4@news.povray.org...
> > > If you'd like to make an MPEG out of, for example, Targa files from
> > POV-Ray,
> > > you can use CMPEG, a freeware DOS utility that many POVers use.  You
can
> > > find it here:
> > > ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/.1/garbo/garbo_pc/graphics/cmpeg10.zip
> > >
> > Thanks, I'll give it a whirl. I usually render to Bitmap. Oh, final
version
> > underway. 240x180, AA on at 0.3, only 90 frames otherwise the poor Cyrix
> > would be busy for several days. Thinned the band somewhat so it's less
> > clunky. It IS for a female finger, after all
>
> I don't understand why it's so slow?  Or is that about the normal speed
> for the tracer you're using?  Do you have a huge load of IOR going on or
> something?  The ring is surrounded by blackness so it isn't reflecting
> other refracting objects and for only 90 frames... What sort of
> primitives or math did you use in the source file?  Are you
> multi-tasking heavily?
>
> I'm not accusing you or anything of foul play here... ;o)  but I'm
> really curious.

I think it's just because he's using a *Cyrix*, which aren't very fast when
it comes to doing the processing needed for raytracing.

--
Lance.

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