> -----Original Message-----
> From: clipka [mailto:nomail@nomail]
> Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote:
> >   Any chances of removing the upper limit of 1600 samples? While
1600
> samples
> > is a lot, some people have encountered the limit and complained
about
> it.
> 
> Yes, definitely a chance to do that. However...
> 
> (1) I expect quality to improve even with less samples

Just a quick note: a few quick calculations will show that 1600 samples
is not enough for things like a lightbulb across the room, or the sun in
the sky, to be effectively used for radiosity.

> implement some adaptive algorithm. I also think it would be a good
idea
> to flag
> objects as "radiosity targets", like it is done with photons, to
inform
> the
> sampling algorithm about small but bright objects so it can shoot a
few
> more
> rays in that direction.

That would be a great way to deal with what would otherwise be extremely
large sample sets.

...Ben Chambers
www.pacificwebguy.com

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