POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.binaries.images : photon settings : Re: photon settings Server Time
15 Aug 2024 16:31:06 EDT (-0400)
  Re: photon settings  
From: Nekar Xenos
Date: 23 May 2002 05:17:19
Message: <3cecb39f@news.povray.org>
"Nathan Kopp" <nat### [at] koppcom> wrote in message
news:3cec47fa$1@news.povray.org...
> First, you need to add "photons{collect off}" to all glass objects.  White
> spots are signs that you have too few photons, so each photon is carrying
> too much energy.  You may also need to adjust the spacing on a per-target
> basis, depending on the relative locations of the light sources and
targets.
>
> Also, what is the purpose of using photons in this image?  This might be a
> case where they're not worth the wait.
>
I was hoping to get some nice caustics, but I think I agree that it looks
better without the photons.

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Nekar Xenos

nek### [at] telkomsanet


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