Paolo Gibellini <p.g### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> Hallo!> The render of the image I had to propose for IRTC testing session is> ended yesterday (I have posted a version without water).> My home hardware is a little obsolete and after a month render was at> 30%, so I've asked help to a friend with a more efficient machine, which> completed the work in less than two weeks (ok, I need to upgrade my> hardware).
We all know what it is like to have slow CPUs. All hardware is slow in the face
of some render jobs. My brother's Tandy CC3 was actually able to compute the
Mandelbrot in 16 hours.
I'm always trying to find ways to speed up my renders. The results are not
always accurate :(
> I'm not happy of the final image because it is shady and the golden> pieces composing the IRTC word doesn't shines as in my intention.> Sources in p.b.i.
Ideas always shine most brightly in the mind :)
Sam
From: Paolo Gibellini
Subject: Re: My longest render but I'm unhappy
Date: 15 Sep 2009 07:49:44
Message: <4aaf7f58@news.povray.org>
>Alain on date 13/09/2009 02:42 wrote:
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>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------>>> Did you use photons? This is a case where "caustics" can avantageously > be used.> > > Alain
Yes, the scene arises from caustics in water test.
Now I'm working on Trevor's suggestions.
;-)
Paolo
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