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  Re: DF3 Proximity Pattern - working on a new version  
From: Jellby
Date: 9 Sep 2009 12:40:06
Message: <mm1ln6-bou.ln1@badulaque.unex.es>
Among other things, clipka saw fit to write:

> There should be a section like this:
> 
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>    Pass     Depth 0    Depth 1    Depth 2           Total
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>    1             81         73          5             159
>    2            156         36          -             192
>    Final        256          4          -             260
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>    Total        493        113          5             611
>    Weight     0.362      0.212      0.087
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> In this example, 81 samples were taken during first pretrace step, 156
> during the second, and another 256 samples were taken during the final
> render (at recursion depth 0; the other depths are not a problem as they
> cannot cause visible artifacts), so that 256 of 493 samples are taken
> during final render. This is a pretty ok ratio.

Would it make sense to print this ratio explicitly in the output, so that
the user can refer to its value?

-- 
light_source{9+9*x,1}camera{orthographic look_at(1-y)/4angle 30location
9/4-z*4}light_source{-9*z,1}union{box{.9-z.1+x clipped_by{plane{2+y-4*x
0}}}box{z-y-.1.1+z}box{-.1.1+x}box{.1z-.1}pigment{rgb<.8.2,1>}}//Jellby


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