triple_r wrote:
> "triple_r" <rre### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
>> I think it would require a direct patch into
>> POV-Ray to fix the problem.
> 
> So with very little effort, here's the result of my patched POV.  It's hardly
> fair to call it that since it's only a couple lines and there's no SDL
> interface for it.  It just reads a grayscale ppm file and varies the density of
> the sample grid according to the image.  You can even tell the difference
> without the strong highlights which makes me wonder why the default is a square
> aperture.  Not quite sure when that would be preferable, but maybe people don't
> use strong focal blur too often.
> 
>  - Ricky
> 
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Sweet! it even inverts the aperture shape properly. Nice :) Now, if you 
could add a parameter to the camera SDL to grab a bokeh map, or define 
blades, curvature for aperture, you'd really have something.

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