POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.general : Perfect mirror : Re: Perfect mirror Server Time
9 Dec 2025 07:29:35 EST (-0500)
  Re: Perfect mirror  
From: Alain Martel
Date: 6 Dec 2025 14:56:19
Message: <69348a63$1@news.povray.org>
Le 2025-12-06 à 00:57, Kenneth a écrit :
> In your global_settings block, try these photon values instead:
> 
> photons {count 200000 media 600, 2}
> 
> That seems to eliminate the 'banding' and fuzziness in the reflected laser
> light.
> 
> Also, just as a safety measure, I added 'collect off' to the photon blocks in
> your media box and the mirror box. According to the docs, it is 'on' by default.
> But those object don't actually need photon effects to show up *on* them-- if I
> correctly understand what 'collect' means. Although, I didn't notice any
> render-time difference by turning it off.
> 
> In your two light sources, I added 'refraction off' to the photon blocks there.
> Since your mirror is only 'reflecting' light, refraction is not needed. As far
> as I can tell, the docs do not mention what the default behavior is-- on or off.


Since version 3.6. By default, all light_source, except shadowless 
lights, have the following photons block :
{
	reflection on
	refraction on
}

Up to version 3.5, the states where the opposite.


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