TawnyOwl wrote:
> Ger <ger### [at] gmail com> wrote:
>> After 10 years I figured they needed a second chance.
>>
>> Changed photon_count from 29,000 to 1,000,000,000
>> Changed res from 800 x 600 to 1920 x 1200
>> 3 px gaussian blur, scaled 50%
>>
>> The original took 68 hours, this time it took 1h 47m
>> --
>> Ger
>
> Nice stones. Can you give us the original picture you are referring to? So
> one can compare them. I can only find a similar picture in the thread
> "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" by st from 2003. There neither the stones
> nor the caustics were colored.
>
> What is Gaussian blur? GIMP? Why is this necessary?
>
> Best regards,
> Michael
Hi Michael,
Sorry for responding this late but RL got in the way.
Gaussian blur is a blurring method to cover up very sharp lines
GIMP Gnu Image Manipulation Program (Image editor for Linux)
And here's the original image
--
Ger
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