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1 Aug 2024 18:29:21 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Self explanatory  
From: Thomas de Groot
Date: 9 Apr 2008 10:35:32
Message: <47fcd434@news.povray.org>
"alphaQuad" <alp### [at] earthlinknet> schreef in bericht 
news:web.47fca845115632e3ac60c46d0@news.povray.org...

> I've seen "2 cents" that was worth millions.
<grin> well, mine are just what they are  :-)

> If you dont go atmo or fancy stars, the render time is about 1.5 minutes.
> Short render time probably important for a planetarium.
Yes, I agree.

> Turn on media and rendering hits a brick wall of time.
>
> The milkyWay map would have to be around 8192 pixels before graniness 
> would get
> better. 4 times what it is.
>
> But some really knowledged person migh have methods and ways, I dont know.
> If anyone wants to work on it, suggestion; request latest work. Any 
> previous
> work posted was just data core.
I need to think this over a bit more....

> Beyond capabilities? No way. After comprehending what a cross product was, 
> I was
> 3/4 the way there in doing something like this. Knowing your way around a
> triangle in the dark is helpful (triangulation.inc). Then you need like 4 
> or 5
> functions which I posted. By the third try, your comprehension should 
> rocket.
> Just my 2 cents...
<grin again> well, don't overestimate my capabilities  :-)

Thomas


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