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  Re: particle system : fire (121kbu)  
From: Rune
Date: 2 Apr 2001 11:04:55
Message: <3ac89517@news.povray.org>
"Geoff Wedig" wrote:
> I've been looking at both, and it's fantastic.

Thank you! :)

> The edges are a little funky on the bottom, as it fades
> out, but I don't know that there's much that can be done
> about that, using glows.

I think you're right...

> The top reminds me of the light from the fire reflected
> off of smoke (smoke so dark you can't see it against the
> background, maybe?)

I hadn't thought about that, but it could be interpreted that way. I don't
really have any smoke in the scene though, so it would just be fake if
anything.

> You might want to try adding a ground plane and a few
> light sources (not sure what, or how, since one for every
> particle would be *way* slow) to give the ground flickering.
> It would add a lot of realism.

Good idea, I'll try!

Rune
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