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30 Jul 2024 06:30:57 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Another Photon Bug?  
From: James Holsenback
Date: 23 Sep 2012 10:50:38
Message: <505f21be@news.povray.org>
On 09/23/2012 09:34 AM, clipka wrote:
> Am 23.09.2012 14:45, schrieb James Holsenback:
>> After /still/ having problems my amethyst ring I decided to isolate just
>> the stone and I think I've uncovered another bug. It appears that
>> filtered transparency isn't working with photons.
>>
>> In the first image you can see the photons when I have srgbt <0.4980,
>> 0.2902, 0.4235,1> in the material definition, and the second image the
>> photons aren't showing up when I have srgbf <0.4980, 0.2902, 0.4235,1>
>> in the material definition: that is the ONLY difference is srgbt then
>> srgbf
>>
>> The scene file is posted in p.b.scene-files
>
> That's a negative. Here's an enhanced version of your image, showing
> that photons /are/ at work.
>
> Try using solely fade interior for the color; it's more realistic anyway.
>

OK ... so been playing around with fade_color/distance/power in interior 
and not even close to looking like an amethyst!

Mind posting the material definition you used?


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