AA was switched off.

Now running the benchmark......

JWV

"Maurice" <cel### [at] nospamhotmailcom> wrote in message
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> Maurice wrote:
> > JWV wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> How does one start the standard benchmark? When I render the file
> >> benchmark.pov, it shows the image while rendering, and I can set the
> >> resolution of the image. This should not be possible according to the
> >> manual.(1.10.7.1.5  Run Benchmark)
> >>
> >
> > Assuming you have POVray 3.6. Start the application, then from the
> > Render menu select the "Run Benchmark" option.
> >
> >> JWV
> >>
> >> BTW: was your reply meant as: "wow, 12 mins, thats slow", or "wow, 12
> >> mins,
> >> thats fast"?
> >>
> >
> > 12mins seems awfully fast for a Centrino 1.3GHz. I have an AMD64 3000+
> > and it took me 25mins to render at the same size (+h60 +w80 +a0.3). That
> > said, you did ofcourse switch on anti-aliasing?
> >
> With AA switched off it takes me 4min17sec. Which seems a better
> comparison with your result, given the hardware differences.

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