following this thread, is there a good, down to earth explaination of
how the media parameters interact with each other? I find the manual to
be a bit overwhelming in this respect. In other words, what do all the
parameters do in a basic, real world sense?

-paul

Bob Hughes wrote:
> 
>   I wouldn't be so sure of the "recommended" intervals of 1.  A quick check
> using the media1.pov demo file can show there is a difference between using 1
> and 4 (one more than the number of media interacting light sources) and a lower
> sample setting can be used without compromising the quality I think.
>   I could get a 5 times faster render using method 3 intervals 4 samples 5,5
> than I could with media set to method 3 intervals 1 and samples 15,15.  Using
> method 2 is even faster still but loses quality, unless the samples are doubled
> and then it is actually slower.  It should be said that method 2 can't seem to
> tolerate a difference in the minimum and maximum samples without getting a
> method 1 look to it, which isn't all bad if you wanted speed and dust graininess
> also.
> 
> Bob
> 
> "Chris Huff" <chr### [at] yahoocom> wrote in message
> news:chrishuff_99-D77B4D.16150511022000@news.povray.org...
> | In article <38a400ed@news.povray.org>, "Bob Hughes"
> | <per### [at] aolcom?subject=PoV-News:> wrote:
> |
> | > Looks like the good ol' original POV-Ray media there, nice and dusty.
> | >  Could have rendered it in a fraction of the time using MegaPov and
> | > method 2 intervals 4 samples 5,5 and had a dust-free environment too.
> |
> | Actually, it is recommended to keep intervals set to 1 when using
> | MegaPOV media. Too many will produce odd effects, and more will be
> | created when necessary. I usually use method 3 intervals 1 samples 15,
> | 15, with the default aa_level and aa_threshold. I sometimes push the
> | samples higher when more detail is needed, but rarely need to go over 30.
> |
> | --
> | Chris Huff
> | e-mail: chr### [at] yahoocom
> | Web page: http://chrishuff.dhs.org/

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