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8 Jan 2026 23:17:37 EST (-0500)
  Re: odd behavior of photon reflection/refraction defaults  
From: Cousin Ricky
Date: 5 Jan 2026 22:54:30
Message: <695c8776$1@news.povray.org>
On 2026-01-05 10:46, Kenneth wrote:
> 
> It was also a new discovery for me...as were Alain's comments when using
> *multiple* lights and photon targets. In most of my old photon scenes, I used
> 'count' out of simplicity-- totally unaware of its various 'if/then/else'
> results.
> 
> I'm beginning to think that 'count' should be deprecated going forward(!), since
> 'spacing' easily produces **expected** results, especially with the useful
> numerical multiplier for a 'target'.

The last time I used 'count' was around 20 years ago, back when I was
using a 1996 vintage laptop.  When I bought a new laptop in 2006, I
found new freedom with lots of RAM, and have been using only 'spacing'
for new scenes ever since.


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