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14 Aug 2024 15:22:24 EDT (-0400)
  Re: 8-Ball (47kb)  
From: Ross Litscher
Date: 12 Nov 2002 19:38:11
Message: <3dd19ef3@news.povray.org>
Maybe a stained glass type light fixture instead of just the white lights?
How about a pool cue someplace leaning against the table that gets
reflected? other balls on the table getting relfected maybe?

Nice "8" though. I agree with someone who said the white needs to be
brighter.


Daniel Nilsson <dan### [at] daniel-nilssoncom> wrote in message
news:3dd14fba@news.povray.org...
> I made this as a desktop image for the computer I have beside my pool
table
> (for listening to mp3s while playing 8-ball).
> It is really simple: 1 sphere, 1 plane, 4 boxes and 5 cylinders (used to
> create the "8").
> The plane has a quilted normal.
> The scene is lit by the 4 boxes that have hight ambient and no diffuse, no
> normal light sources.
> Render time: ~ 1h 15m on a P3 500Mhz.
>
> I'm almost happy with it but for some things:
> 1. The reflections in the ball. Maybe it is that there is nothing to
reflect
> in the upper part (except for the lights). Suggestions anybody?
> 2. There are some radiosity artifacts under the ball. This is my first
> radiosity only scene, so I could really need some advice here.
> 3. There are some moire patterns near the corners (jpg compression took
away
> some of it). What are good aa settings for getting rid of them without the
> render taking ages?
>
> --
> Daniel Nilsson
>
>
>


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