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26 Apr 2025 19:40:55 EDT (-0400)
  Re: A little help about old vers.  
From: Alain Martel
Date: 25 Apr 2025 06:45:46
Message: <680b67da$1@news.povray.org>
Le 2025-04-23 à 10:33, Bald Eagle a écrit :
> "GioSeregni" <gms### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
> 
>> DEF GOLDDARK Material {diffuseColor 0.81 0.71 0.23 ambientIntensity 0.5
>> specularColor 1 1 1 shininess 1}
> 
> my guess:
> 
> #declare GOLDDARK = material {texture { pigment {rgb <0.81, 0.71, 0.23>} finish
> {ambient 0.5 specular 1} } }
> 
> I would probably replace ambient with diffuse, and drastically decrease
> specular, or at least keep diffuse + specular < 1.
> 
> - BW
> 
> 
> 
It's diffuse + ambient that should be kept under 1.
So :
#declare GOLDDARK = material {texture { pigment {rgb <0.81, 0.71, 0.23>} 
finish
{diffuse 0.5 ambient 0.5 specular 1} } }

Normally, ambient should be kept under 0.2. As it's a metal, it's better 
to set it at zero. So, my suggestion will be :

#declare GOLDDARK = material {texture { pigment {rgb <0.81, 0.71, 0.23>} 
finish
{diffuse 0.7 ambient 0 specular 1 metallic} } }

Or :

#declare GOLDDARK = material {texture { pigment {rgb <0.81, 0.71, 0.23>} 
finish
{diffuse 0.5 ambient 0 specular 1 metallic reflection{ 0.7 metallic} } } }


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