"Orchid XP v2" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message 
news:43f75589@news.povray.org...


> I am still unhappy with the lighting.

> Apart from that... it's just perfect. :-/
>
> Now I remember why I never entered the IRTC before...

   Andrew, try this code below. It's a fantastic flame, and a flame that I 
might even try [again] even though it's getting late now for the IRTC...

   This flame gives off its own light, and you might be pleasantly surprised 
with it.

   #version 3.5;

camera{location <0,1,-8>
look_at <0,1.5,0>
angle 20
}


// flame (MegaPov needed, as is)
#declare FlameMedia=
 sphere {0,1.1
   pigment {rgbf 1}
        interior {
                media {
                method 2 intervals 2 samples 3,3  // megapov, or increase 
intervals and samples
                absorption <.33,.5,.67>*2 emission <.33,.5,.67>*1.67
                scattering {2,<.75,.67,.5>*2 extinction .133}
                density {spherical turbulence <.1,.2,.15>*1.5
                        density_map {
                        [0 rgb 0]
            [.15 rgb <1.5,1,.5>*3]
            [.5 rgb <1.25,.5,.75>*2]
            [.7 rgb<0,.05,.5>*6]
                        } scale <.85,.9,.85> translate -.25*y}
                }
                media {
                method 2 intervals 2 samples 3,3  // megapov, or increase 
intervals and samples
                absorption <.36,.33,.167>*3 emission <.25,.5,.75>*1.133
                scattering {1,<.25,.33,.75>*3 extinction .67}
                density {spherical turbulence <.1,.2,.15>*.5
                        density_map {
                        [0 rgb 0][.3 rgb <0,.05,1.15>*6]
                        } scale <.7,.3,.7> translate -.9*y}
                }
       }
  scale <.9,3,.9>*.25 rotate 45*y translate .225*y
 hollow
 }

#declare SmallFlame=
 light_source { .5*y, <.75,.5,.25>
       area_light <.5,0,0>,<0,1,0>,3,3 jitter adaptive 1
    orient circular  // megapov only
  looks_like {FlameMedia}
   media_interaction on media_attenuation on
   fade_distance 6 fade_power 2
  translate 1.075*y
 }

SmallFlame // you have to include this line in pov sdl for it to work



  Give it a try.

  ~Steve~

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