POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.binaries.images : DF3 + emitting media + radiosity : Re: DF3 + emitting media + radiosity Server Time
31 Jul 2024 12:18:23 EDT (-0400)
  Re: DF3 + emitting media + radiosity  
From: Alain
Date: 20 Mar 2010 15:29:19
Message: <4ba5220f$1@news.povray.org>

> Samuel Benge wrote:
>> I was running some tests yesterday, with OK results, but the render
>> time was way
>> too high. I'll post the results after this message.
>
> render options:
> +a0.003 +am2 +r3
>
> radiosity{
> count 1600 error_bound .2
> pretrace_start .08
> pretrace_end .02
> nearest_count 1
> recursion_limit 2
> normal on
> media on
> brightness 3
> gray_threshold 0
> adc_bailout 1/256
> }
>
> walls:
> normal{bumps .5 scale .001}
>
> This 960x540 image rendered in 2h:37m:49s.
>
> Too long, IMO.

Your parameters are very high and you may not need that level.
I'd try:
+a0.03 +am2 +r3

count 500



Alain


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