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10 Aug 2024 03:15:49 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Friday Abstract [100K]  
From: Florian Brucker
Date: 22 Oct 2004 03:09:26
Message: <4178b226$1@news.povray.org>
> I like this image. =)
Thanks :)

> It looks like you have light sources (I see shadows), despite the fact that
> the artifacts look like radiosity artifacts and this would appear to be one
> of those scenes that one would use 100% radiosity for. Have you tried toning
> down the radiosity quality (in order to get innacurate but as smooth as
> possible results) and using large (adaptive) area lights?
The rad quality is pretty low already (Radiosity_Debug from 
rad_def.inc). I'm not using area lights, but a simple point light atm. 
Perhaps the reflecting finish does also add a bit to the graininess.

I'll try a rad-only version later, thanks for the tip!

Florian
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camera{look_at-y*10location<8,-3,-8>*10}#local a=0;#while(a<999)sphere{
#local _=.01*a-4.99;#local p=a*.01-5;#local c=.01*a-4.995;<sin(p*pi)*5p
*10pow(p,5)*.01>sin(c*c*c*.1)+1pigment{rgb 3}}#local a=a+1;#end
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