Hmm.. already tried increasing the intervals *and* method 1... all it seemed
to do was slow down the rendering time even further.

I am indeed using POV-Ray 3.5 beta 12. I guess I should post a code example
to show what I'm doing right now...

#declare Bussard_Collector_Dome_Interior = interior {
     ior 1
     fade_distance 1
     fade_power 1001
     fade_color rgb <0.9,0.9,0.9>
     media {
          intervals 10
          samples 3,10
          confidence 0.99
          variance 0.1/128
          ratio 1
          scattering {2,   rgb<0.45,0.3,0.25>}
          method 2
          jitter 0
          density {spherical  scale 7.5}    // radius of dome is 7.5
     }
}

thanks...
Scott Gammans

"Tim Nikias" <tim### [at] gmxde> wrote in message
news:3C879572.D3E84AF2@gmx.de...
> If you're using Povray Beta, you could try
> and add method 3 intervals 1 to the
> media description. This turns the adaptive
> sampling method on.
> If you want some more control,
> use method 2 with at least 20 intervals. If
> its not detailed enough, use more intervals.
> Method 1 (the POV-Ray 3.1 media-type)
> is almost always grainy, so you'd have to go
> for some dozens of intervals (60? 70? 200?)
>
>
> --
> Tim Nikias
> Homepage: http://www.digitaltwilight.de/no_lights/index.html
>
>

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