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From: Abe
Subject: Re: Fast Clouds (non media)
Date: 1 Aug 2000 16:51:14
Message: <3987383E.4863DE01@taconic.net>
The pattern was an implementation of Perlin type noise using the
functions in MegaPOV.

Abe

Gail Shaw wrote:

> Very nice. I like the first two the most. What pattern are you using for the
> cloud layer? bozo?
> 
> Gail


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From: Steve
Subject: Re: Fast Clouds (non media)
Date: 1 Aug 2000 18:44:54
Message: <slrn8oej08.17g.steve@zero-pps.localdomain>
That's a real interesting image.  Nice work. 

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From: Abe
Subject: Re: Fast Clouds (non media)
Date: 1 Aug 2000 21:13:32
Message: <398775B6.592331B@taconic.net>
Sorry about that. Render times were on the order of 3m40s on a 90MHz
Pentium. The biggest time drag factor is probably the reflection on the
water.
Source posted (for what it's worth) in p.b.s-f

Abe

Josh English wrote:
> 
> Beautiful. Share the source, please, because this is really really nice. What
> is the render time?
> Josh


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From: ZeroBlue
Subject: SV: Fast Clouds (non media)
Date: 5 Aug 2000 17:46:59
Message: <398c8b53@news.povray.org>
> I'm sure someone has already tried this, but I haven't seen it yet, so
> I'm bringing it here.
>
> The cloud technique is fairly straight forward; a black hole warp is
> used to displace shaded areas away from the light source. The pigment is
> applied to a curved cloud plane and lit by ambient light. Although I was
> using MegaPOV, the method does not depend on it.
>
> The calculation sky colors based on sun elevation is sort of am
> empirical hack. Not very straight forward, it still needs alot of work.
>
> Anyway, the thing to look at is the lighting of the clouds in relation
> to the sun.
>
> Abe
>
> P.S. The thing in the water on the lower right - don't ask me what it
> is, I don't know. It just sort of showed up...thought it might be a
> whale or something.

Very very nice result indeed!
And what a cool whale! =)

/R


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