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From: Rune
Subject: Glow Fire take 3 (74kbu)
Date: 2 Apr 2001 12:26:58
Message: <3ac8a852@news.povray.org>
I scaled the turbulence longer in the y direction and made the animation
quicker and boy did that improve the fire a lot! :D
In my opinion that is... :)

The bad news is that it looks horrible on any background but black, even
dark grey. That makes it pretty useless for practical purposes. :(

If only POV-Ray could adjust the output pixels with an exponential curve as
I, and others as well, have requested before, then it might work on brighter
backgrounds too.

Oh well, I'll probably have to use media for now but I think it's a shame
since the glows look so good. :(

Rune
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From: Geoff Wedig
Subject: Re: Glow Fire take 3 (74kbu)
Date: 2 Apr 2001 12:59:31
Message: <3ac8aff2@news.povray.org>
Rune <run### [at] inamecom> wrote:

> I scaled the turbulence longer in the y direction and made the animation
> quicker and boy did that improve the fire a lot! :D
> In my opinion that is... :)

> The bad news is that it looks horrible on any background but black, even
> dark grey. That makes it pretty useless for practical purposes. :(

> If only POV-Ray could adjust the output pixels with an exponential curve as
> I, and others as well, have requested before, then it might work on brighter
> backgrounds too.

> Oh well, I'll probably have to use media for now but I think it's a shame
> since the glows look so good. :(

Looking good!  Almost looks *too* quick, given the scale I'm imagining (and
it can't be too much smaller, since then the detail is too much)

Dunno what to do about the lighting issues, though.  I've had problems with
glows as well.

Geoff


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From: Andy Cocker
Subject: Re: Glow Fire take 3 (74kbu)
Date: 2 Apr 2001 13:13:45
Message: <3ac8b349@news.povray.org>
That's much, much better. Well done.

BTW, any idea when you'll release your final code?

Andy

"Rune" <run### [at] inamecom> wrote in message
news:3ac8a852@news.povray.org...
> I scaled the turbulence longer in the y direction and made the animation
> quicker and boy did that improve the fire a lot! :D
> In my opinion that is... :)
>
> The bad news is that it looks horrible on any background but black, even
> dark grey. That makes it pretty useless for practical purposes. :(
>
> If only POV-Ray could adjust the output pixels with an exponential curve
as
> I, and others as well, have requested before, then it might work on
brighter
> backgrounds too.
>
> Oh well, I'll probably have to use media for now but I think it's a shame
> since the glows look so good. :(
>
> Rune
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From: Rune
Subject: Re: Glow Fire take 3 (74kbu)
Date: 2 Apr 2001 13:31:21
Message: <3ac8b769@news.povray.org>
"Geoff Wedig" wrote:
> Looking good!

Thanks!

> Almost looks *too* quick, given the scale I'm imagining
> (and it can't be too much smaller, since then the detail
> is too much)

You're probably right.

> Dunno what to do about the lighting issues, though.
> I've had problems with glows as well.

Yeah... :(

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From: Rune
Subject: Re: Glow Fire take 3 (74kbu)
Date: 2 Apr 2001 13:31:22
Message: <3ac8b76a@news.povray.org>
"Andy Cocker" wrote:
> That's much, much better. Well done.

Thank you! :)

> BTW, any idea when you'll release your final code?

Short answer: No.

Longer answer: The system itself needs many more features and improvements.
After that comes documentation writing and then sample scenes. Chances are
POV-Ray 3.5 comes out sooner. (Not that I know when 3.5 comes out, but I
don't know when my system comes out either...)

But I'll keep you updated. :)

Rune
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From: Rick [Kitty5]
Subject: Re: Glow Fire take 3 (74kbu)
Date: 2 Apr 2001 13:50:12
Message: <3ac8bbd4@news.povray.org>
vastly improved - very very cool


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From: Rune
Subject: Re: Glow Fire take 3 (74kbu)
Date: 2 Apr 2001 15:15:58
Message: <3ac8cfee@news.povray.org>
"Rick [Kitty5]" wrote:
> vastly improved - very very cool

Thank you Rick! :)

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From: Tony[B]
Subject: Re: Glow Fire take 3 (74kbu)
Date: 2 Apr 2001 18:23:33
Message: <3ac8fbe5@news.povray.org>
> In my opinion that is... :)

I agree. That looks beautiful!

> The bad news is that it looks horrible on any background but black, even
> dark grey. That makes it pretty useless for practical purposes. :(

:(


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From: Batronyx
Subject: Re: Glow Fire take 3 (74kbu)
Date: 2 Apr 2001 21:29:19
Message: <3ac9276f@news.povray.org>
Oops! I missed one. Okay, forget the logs and the ash; I need the hotdog
now!
This very cool!

Batronyx™ ^"^
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From: Rune
Subject: Re: Glow Fire take 3 (74kbu)
Date: 3 Apr 2001 15:52:51
Message: <3aca2a13@news.povray.org>
"Tony[B]" wrote:
> That looks beautiful!

Thank you!

Rune
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From: Rune
Subject: Re: Glow Fire take 3 (74kbu)
Date: 3 Apr 2001 15:52:53
Message: <3aca2a15@news.povray.org>
"Batronyx" wrote:
> This very cool!

Thank you!

Rune
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From: Sander
Subject: Re: Glow Fire take 3 (74kbu)
Date: 3 Apr 2001 15:59:24
Message: <MPG.15344a01bcab59c198972b@NEWS.POVRAY.ORG>
In article <3aca2a15@news.povray.org>, Rune says...
> "Batronyx" wrote:
> > This very cool!
> 
> Thank you!
> 
> Rune

He is right, you know! It is a little gem :)
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From: kidSmart
Subject: Re: Glow Fire take 3 (74kbu)
Date: 4 Apr 2001 08:43:33
Message: <3acb16f5$1@news.povray.org>
Absolutely sweet!  I've been watching the progression of your particle
system, and this fire is by far the best use I've seen for it.  Great work.
-Law
Rune <run### [at] inamecom> wrote in message
news:3ac8a852@news.povray.org...
> I scaled the turbulence longer in the y direction and made the animation
> quicker and boy did that improve the fire a lot! :D
> In my opinion that is... :)
>
> The bad news is that it looks horrible on any background but black, even
> dark grey. That makes it pretty useless for practical purposes. :(
>
> If only POV-Ray could adjust the output pixels with an exponential curve
as
> I, and others as well, have requested before, then it might work on
brighter
> backgrounds too.
>
> Oh well, I'll probably have to use media for now but I think it's a shame
> since the glows look so good. :(
>
> Rune
> --
> \ Include files, tutorials, 3D images, raytracing jokes,
> / The POV Desktop Theme, and The POV-Ray Logo Contest can
> \ all be found at http://rsj.mobilixnet.dk (updated March 29)
> / Also visit http://www.povrayusers.org
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From: Rune
Subject: Re: Glow Fire take 3 (74kbu)
Date: 4 Apr 2001 11:00:44
Message: <3acb371c@news.povray.org>
"Sander" wrote:
> He is right, you know! It is a little gem :)

Thank you! :)

Unfortunately the "gem" is "fake". It looks pretty here, but you can't put
it in a real scene. So now I'm working on some fire made with media instead
of glows. I hope I can make the "real thing" as pretty as the "fake one"...

I'll keep you updated.

Rune
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From: Rune
Subject: Re: Glow Fire take 3 (74kbu)
Date: 4 Apr 2001 16:32:28
Message: <3acb84dc@news.povray.org>
"kidSmart" wrote:
> Absolutely sweet!

Thank you! :)

> I've been watching the progression of your particle
> system, and this fire is by far the best use I've
> seen for it.  Great work.

Just a shame it can't be used in real scenes. Because of that, I'm working
on some media fire now.

Rune
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