St. wrote:

>      Anyway, here are some suggestions for all to play with:
> 
> o- Some kind of filter/rule to weed out unfinished/poor images. This will
> then at least project a more 'serious' side to the comp.
> 
> o- We should have a dedicated team of volunteers - the more the merrier
> because 'down time' with Real Life wouldn't be so much of a problem if
> shared out.
> 
> o- Let's introduce prizes, nothing big, but something like a (framed?)
> poster from Zazzle for the top six, (they each receive their own image).
> Quick thought - there could be a sub-competition whereby all top winners
> over the whole year are voted on, and the overall winner receives a
> trophy/something for that year.
> 
> o- Dedicated view/vote/comment/result dates would be nice.

A web forum, and threads where participants HAVE to post their WIPs... a la
CGTalk. Just a little bit more aimed to amateurs...
I'd love that.

--
Jonathan.

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Norbert Kern wrote:
>>Some folks seem to be able to find ways of accessing IRTC files before the
>>main page changes.  If any kind person knows how to access the April 2006
>>Stills results and would like to share, it would be much appreciated.
> 
> 
> there is a ftp adress, which normally is updated earlier than the main page
> http://www.irtc.org/ftp/pub/stills/2006-04-30/ .
> 
> Norbert Kern
> 

A minor added comment:

Tack on zipped-up/ to this URL to reach "all-text.zip" (all the text 
files submitted with the images) and to "images-1.zip" and 
"images-2.zip" (all the images for this round).  Easier to download them 
this way rather than downloading them each individually.

Of course, if you just want to look at them on-line rather than 
downloading them, ignore my suggestion.   ;-)

These zipped files seem to be made available within a day of the close 
of the rounds, so it is possible to see them immediately.  Obviously, 
not the scoring or comments, but at least the images and their 
corresponding text files.

      -=- Larry -=-

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Hi all,

while some of the ideas for changing the IRTC are quite interesting, I think
it a bad idea to make things more complicated just now. For reasons unknown
(to me, at least) the results of the last round are still not available,
and there are only two weeks left for the next deadline. Whoever is having
problems here definitely does NOT need MORE work to do. I sincerely hope
that the problems are not too serious ( illness? injury?? ).

On the other hand: this HAD to happen when, after lurking for years, I
finally decided to compete ;-)    I really would like to know how far down
the list my entry might appear ...

Have a nice weekend

Karl J. Anders

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"Karl Anders" <kar### [at] webde> wrote:
>
>
> while some of the ideas for changing the IRTC are quite interesting, I think
> it a bad idea to make things more complicated just now. For reasons unknown
> (to me, at least) the results of the last round are still not available,
> and there are only two weeks left for the next deadline. Whoever is having
> problems here definitely does NOT need MORE work to do. I sincerely hope
> that the problems are not too serious ( illness? injury?? ).
>
I have the sneaking feeling that whoever has this task is simply not around.
Does anybody know who exactly is taking care of the IRTC website?

Does anybody from the IRTC ever post replies to inquieries here?


and the IRTC.

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> I have the sneaking feeling that whoever has this task is simply not around.
> Does anybody know who exactly is taking care of the IRTC website?

Jesse Becker is doing this volunteer job IIRC -

http://irtc.org/pipermail/irtc-l/2006-May/012759.html


Norbert Kern

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The waiting is killing me too. This is my first round since 2002. I swear
I've been checking the irtc.org page 10 times a day waiting for the results
to get posted.

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"P Brewer" <pbj### [at] wowwaycom> wrote:
> The waiting is killing me too. This is my first round since 2002. I swear
> I've been checking the irtc.org page 10 times a day waiting for the results
> to get posted.



This sounds familiar to me.
By the way, congratulations for your very nice entry.

Norbert Kern

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"Norbert Kern" <nor### [at] t-onlinede> wrote:
>
> Jesse Becker is doing this volunteer job IIRC -
>
> http://irtc.org/pipermail/irtc-l/2006-May/012759.html
>

So he is. But he explicitly stated in that post that he does NOT do the work
for voting.

Still waiting ...
Karl J. Anders

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"Hildur K." <hil### [at] 3dcafemailevery1net> wrote in message 
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> "Karl Anders" <kar### [at] webde> wrote:

> Does anybody from the IRTC ever post replies to inquieries here?

     I *really* wish they did. Damn, this is getting crazy. Having said 
that, I sincerely hope all is well with the admin.

      ~Steve~

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"Hildur K." <hil### [at] 3dcafemailevery1net> wrote in message 
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> Steve wrote:
> It is a shame that after all these years, the IRTC isn't the the
> biggest and best tracing comp out there - it should be by now shouldn't 
> it?
>
> I definately agree.
>
>>      Anyway, here are some suggestions for all to play with:
>>
>> o- Some kind of filter/rule to weed out unfinished/poor images. This will
>> then at least project a more 'serious' side to the comp.
>
> I think this is would be a difficult task. After all this would mean that
> somebody (who?)

Somebody with some standing in the Pov-Ray arena. Someone that knows what a 
good image is depending on its artistic merit, conceptual merit, and 
technical merit. Crap image > get rid. Something going for it > keep. Simple 
really.


had to view all the images and make a choice to filter out

> responsibility.

Why not?


Also, if you filter out poor images, where do you draw the
> line? Art is after all a matter of taste. People already downvote these
> images, those who make them just have to accept the vote they get, no harm
> done.

  ...And they get comments that will seriously make them *better* in their 
CG attempts? I think not.


>
>> o- Let's introduce prizes, nothing big, but something like a (framed?)
>> poster from Zazzle for the top six, (they each receive their own image).
>

> Zazzle poster with your winning image on it would definately do the trick
> for me! People would just have to remember to render their images in 
> hi-res.

   Not a problem, so let's do it.  :o)


>
> Quick thought - there could be a sub-competition whereby all top winners
>> over the whole year are voted on, and the overall winner receives a
>> trophy/something for that year.
>
> An extra competition of the winning images, may also work, but I think the
> IRTC stats page
>
> http://exether.free.fr/irtc/index.php?sub=site&lang=en
>
> is already doing a invaluable job by giving people an overall


Did you mean: http://exether.free.fr/irtc/index.php?sub=top10&lang=en>   ?



>> o- Dedicated view/vote/comment/result dates would be nice
>
> Absolutely.

     This has got to be a 'MUST DO'.


        ~Steve~



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> Hildur Kolbrun
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