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12 Aug 2024 09:25:29 EDT (-0400)
  Re: another landscape  
From: Christoph Hormann
Date: 22 Sep 2003 03:02:02
Message: <k9j241-hc3.ln1@triton.schunter.etc.tu-bs.de>
no13 wrote:
> 
> I'm using a flat panel screen now. I've noticed a big difference when the
> images are displayed on a crt screen. I'll have to play with my gamma
> steeings for the next render.

It is not just a matter of gamma, the scene is also too dark as a whole 
and the brightness relations are wrong.  For example the lit parts of 
the terrain are too uniform in brightness - if you adjust the image it 
all looks washed out.

> 
> There are actually 316 individual isosurfaces that have been tiled. Each
> isosurface has been optimised for its container (just big enough), its
> max_gradient (exact) and its accuracy (based upon distance from the
> camera).
> 
> I've written a series of pre parsing macros that do all the hard work. On
> tests it looks like I've picked up about a 40-50% speed increase on a
> single optimised isosurface when using the atmospheric media and radiosity.
> 

Interesting.  Are there no problems at the borders between the tiles?

Christoph

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