Just some general comments at this stage.

Op 15-4-2021 om 16:27 schreef Ive:
> Comments, well, truth is my first reaction was just to demand that you 
> remove my nom du guerre from this include file as I consider it an 
> personal insult to appear within some context that is not even wrong.
> To quote W. Pauli in his native language "Das ist noch nicht einmal 
> falsch."  Pronounced in his dialect from Vienna.
> 
I would sincerely regret such a move. I do not really understand a rigid 
orthodox stand about this matter, from a user's point of view. I have 
always assumed that providing some liberty of choice should be given; 
what does it matter which version a user chooses for his scene because 
he/she finds it more appealing or "correct" for his/her personal context?

However, these are my personal views, whatever they are worth. I am also 
interested in the comments on this by others beside myself.

> I also need to step in for Daniel Meklenburg (aka Code Warrior) the 
> original author of the granites who's intention was to provide some 
> realistic colored granites for POV-Ray. And he did it very well for the 
> time, and yes I did check it out by installing POV-Ray version 3.0 and 
> did render it there.
> None of your 3 versions does even remotely look like the original granites.

See my rapid comment in my earlier post.

> And no, providing 3 versions has nothing to do with artistic freedem
> or freedom of choice when all 3 versions look completely dull compared 
> to the original.

Dull... in what manner? I fail to understand.

> 
> Well, for old times sake, I did create a scene file that shows a 
> framework how this has to be done, added numerous notes and comments as 
> to how and why.
> 

My sincere thanks for providing the scene file in particular. I have not 
looked at it in detail yet, but I shall return to it and comment where 
necessary later on.

> And for artistic freedom, I'm all for it and might add a small addition 
> to this framework that will allow you to change a dark green granite to 
> some bright pink marble - and in addition will do some *really* useful 
> thing called blackpoint compensation, addressing the issue that (most) 
> contemporary monitors are unable to display *black* while good old CRT's
> had no problem with this.
> 
All right.

> Attached is the scene file and two example render showing Code Warrior's
> North American Pink granite polished and frozen.
> 
Thank you indeed! Much appreciated. I am all for a good discussion even 
if we do not necessarily agree on all points.

Cheers!

-- 
Thomas

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