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From: Dave Brickell
Subject: Standard Raytracing Desktop ?
Date: 12 Apr 2002 12:14:26
Message: <3cb707e2@news.povray.org>
Was having a play with focal blur and came up with this picture. It looks
really good as a desktop background so I though I would post it for anyone
else that is interested.

Dave.

(1024 x 768)


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From: Andrew Cocker
Subject: Re: Standard Raytracing Desktop ?
Date: 12 Apr 2002 12:23:40
Message: <3cb70a0c@news.povray.org>
These things always great, tho I think you should ensure that your focal
point is actually centred on a sphere.. to me it looks as tho there is no
point in the picture that is totally in focus.

Andy Cocker

"Dave Brickell" <d.b### [at] ntlworldnospamcom> wrote in message
news:3cb707e2@news.povray.org...
> Was having a play with focal blur and came up with this picture. It looks
> really good as a desktop background so I though I would post it for anyone
> else that is interested.
>
> Dave.
>
> (1024 x 768)
>
>
>


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From: Dave Brickell
Subject: Re: Standard Raytracing Desktop ?
Date: 12 Apr 2002 12:50:37
Message: <3cb7105d$1@news.povray.org>
You are quite correct. I used a seed() rand() setup for the placement of the
spheres so the focal point will not be exactly on any of them. I dont think
it needs to be that accurate though when you are using it for a background
picture, your focus is on the things that are on the desktop.

Dave.


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From: Shay
Subject: Re: Standard Raytracing Desktop ?
Date: 12 Apr 2002 13:13:12
Message: <3cb715a8$1@news.povray.org>
Dave Brickell <d.b### [at] ntlworldnospamcom> wrote in message
news:3cb707e2@news.povray.org...

>Standard Raytracing Desktop ?

Yes, it is. I like your example of it.

 -Shay


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From: Harold Baize
Subject: Re: Standard Raytracing Desktop ?
Date: 12 Apr 2002 13:54:00
Message: <3cb71f38$1@news.povray.org>
I like. I do think it would be better with less focal blur.

Harold
"Dave Brickell" <d.b### [at] ntlworldnospamcom> wrote in message
news:3cb707e2@news.povray.org...
> Was having a play with focal blur and came up with this picture. It looks
> really good as a desktop background so I though I would post it for anyone
> else that is interested.
>
> Dave.
>
> (1024 x 768)
>
>
>


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From: Dave Brickell
Subject: Re: Standard Raytracing Desktop ?
Date: 12 Apr 2002 15:37:48
Message: <3cb7378c$1@news.povray.org>
Thx


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From: Dave Brickell
Subject: Re: Standard Raytracing Desktop ?
Date: 12 Apr 2002 15:39:58
Message: <3cb7380e$1@news.povray.org>
Like I said in my original post it was a test of focal blur. These were the
first set of settings I tried and I like the image that came out. I
currently have it as my desktop background and it looks quite nice.

Dave.


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From: Jan Walzer
Subject: Re: Standard Raytracing Desktop ?
Date: 12 Apr 2002 15:46:41
Message: <3cb739a1$1@news.povray.org>
dooo ... *VERY* Nice ...

/me likes ...

could you do one in 2560x1024 with right=x*8/3 ?


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From: Dave Brickell
Subject: Re: Standard Raytracing Desktop ?
Date: 12 Apr 2002 15:49:33
Message: <3cb73a4d@news.povray.org>
You can have the source code if ya want, its nothing that clever.

Dave


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From: Tek
Subject: Re: Standard Raytracing Desktop ?
Date: 12 Apr 2002 15:54:57
Message: <3cb73b91@news.povray.org>
I like the bluriness. Very good for a backdrop :)

--
Tek
http://www.evilsuperbrain.com


Dave Brickell <d.b### [at] ntlworldnospamcom> wrote in message
news:3cb7380e$1@news.povray.org...
> Like I said in my original post it was a test of focal blur. These were the
> first set of settings I tried and I like the image that came out. I
> currently have it as my desktop background and it looks quite nice.
>
> Dave.
>
>


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From: Dave Brickell
Subject: Re: Standard Raytracing Desktop ?
Date: 12 Apr 2002 16:35:09
Message: <3cb744fd$1@news.povray.org>
That is what I though ;)

Dave.


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From: Jan Walzer
Subject: Re: Standard Raytracing Desktop ?
Date: 12 Apr 2002 18:31:11
Message: <3cb7602f@news.povray.org>
I already have a render running for 3 weeks now, and I prepare
to wait another one ...
damn ... these ISOs and Media are really slow ...

but: Yes ... Post the code ...


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From: Andrew Cocker
Subject: Re: Standard Raytracing Desktop ?
Date: 12 Apr 2002 19:09:46
Message: <3cb7693a@news.povray.org>
"Dave Brickell" <d.b### [at] ntlworldnospamcom> wrote in message
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> I dont think
> it needs to be that accurate though when you are using it for a background
> picture, your focus is on the things that are on the desktop.

Yes, that's a very good point ;-)

Andy Cocker


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From: Dave Brickell
Subject: Re: Standard Raytracing Desktop ?
Date: 12 Apr 2002 19:34:47
Message: <3cb76f17@news.povray.org>
Wow, 3 Weeks!!!

The longest I have waited for a render is 36 hours.

I do not fully understand the settings you want me to render under. But if
you explain I will render for you and send you the results. Just let me know
how you want it (.bmp or .jpg and what compression)

That way at least you can keep your valuable cpu time for what you are doing
:)

Dave.


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From: Jan Walzer
Subject: Re: Standard Raytracing Desktop ?
Date: 13 Apr 2002 07:19:49
Message: <3cb81455$1@news.povray.org>
"Dave Brickell" wrote:
> Wow, 3 Weeks!!!
yea ... only 120lines left now ...
Problem is, this is only a "test" *fg*

> The longest I have waited for a render is 36 hours.
eehh ... peanuts ... *g*
>
> I do not fully understand the settings you want me to render under. But if
> you explain I will render for you and send you the results. Just let me know
> how you want it (.bmp or .jpg and what compression)
I have multimonitor setup ...
using 1280x1024 on each one ... so the resolution of my desktop is 2560x1024
but as the screens have a ratio of 4:3 this would result in a ration of 8:3
for both monitors ... So if you have in your camera-statement something like
camera {
    ...
    up y
    right x*4/3
    }

if would be necessary, to change the right to x*8/3
if you have none of these entries, they are both standard (IIRC) so
you only would need to add the right-vector ...

As Image-format I'd prefer a PNG-image, as this is lossless-compression ...
I don't like JPG for Final-images ...

> That way at least you can keep your valuable cpu time for what you are doing
hehe ... yes ... as I said, only a test ...

... but it least, it keeps my CPU warm and I can spare the heating in
my room *g


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From: Dave Brickell
Subject: Re: Standard Raytracing Desktop ?
Date: 13 Apr 2002 09:39:46
Message: <3cb83522$1@news.povray.org>
Here is a link to the picture in the size you wanted.

www.dtuk.org/balls.png

2.3Mb

Dave.


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From: Jan Walzer
Subject: Re: Standard Raytracing Desktop ?
Date: 13 Apr 2002 14:30:01
Message: <3cb87929@news.povray.org>
"Dave Brickell" wrote:
> Here is a link to the picture in the size you wanted.
>
> www.dtuk.org/balls.png
>
> 2.3Mb

Ahhh ... I love it ... many, many, many thanks ...


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From: Bonsai
Subject: Re: Standard Raytracing Desktop ?
Date: 15 Apr 2002 06:15:15
Message: <3cbaa833$1@news.povray.org>
> You can have the source code if ya want, its nothing that clever.

I'm interested in the source because I like the texture of the spheres. Can
you post the source please?

Thanx,

Bonsai


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From: GrimDude
Subject: Re: Standard Raytracing Desktop ?
Date: 15 Apr 2002 17:50:35
Message: <3cbb4b2b$1@news.povray.org>
I second that! :)

I tried to recreate just the checkered plane, and came across some difficulty in
balancing the colors precisely as you have done. I
would be interested in seeing how you did it.

Grim
"Bonsai" <bon### [at] b0n541net> wrote in message news:3cbaa833$1@news.povray.org...
> > You can have the source code if ya want, its nothing that clever.
>
> I'm interested in the source because I like the texture of the spheres. Can
> you post the source please?
>
> Thanx,
>
> Bonsai
>
>


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From: Dave Brickell
Subject: Re: Standard Raytracing Desktop ?
Date: 16 Apr 2002 08:08:39
Message: <3cbc1447$1@news.povray.org>
Sorry Bonsai and GrimDude but the code is no longer on my PC. It has now
evolved into the new image I have just posted (see Radiosity+Variable
Ref........)

However if I describe what I did maybe you can work it out.

The sky is a Y Gradient from white to blue and an ambient of 1.

The Checkered floor is standard just with variable reflection.

The Balls are just white balls with variable reflection.

And Focal Blur.

Like I said in an earlier post "Nothing that clever" I think I was just
lucky to get such a nice balance.

Good Luck

Dave B


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