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14 Aug 2024 01:20:56 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Glows affect Radiosity!  
From: Jamie Davison
Date: 29 Jan 2003 15:53:41
Message: <MPG.18a250877e9607c989c64@news.povray.org>
> I just stumbled across the fact that glows can be used as lighting in radiosity-only
scenes!
> In the attatched image, there are no light sources.. just glows (approx 120 in each
'string').
> It does take quite a long time to render (approx 1 hour for this image on a 1Ghz
Athlon).
> 
> NOTE: I have post-processed this image to enhance the contrast, as glows can make
the whole
> image appear washed out if they're too bright.
> 
> Comments welcome.

I hate to tell you this, but when I was playing with the Glows in Chris 
Huff's MegaPOV+ a year or so ago (via a Moray plugin), there were a few 
images posted here where glows were used as light sources for radiosity 
renders.

Jamie.


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