"Samuel B." <stb### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:

> The discussion in p.general got me interested in seeing how a mirascope in
> POV-Ray would look. I just eyeballed the shape by looking at images from a
> scientific paper on the subject, so it's not accurate or optimal. The focus
> object would probably be better lit by using reflective caustics.

Just stop.  :P

This is actually the most convincing one yet.  :O

Great job, as always, Sam.

- BW

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On 1/18/24 20:47, Samuel B. wrote:
> The discussion in p.general got me interested in seeing how a mirascope in
> POV-Ray would look.

Cool!

Bill P.

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On 19/01/2024 9:47 AM, Samuel B. wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> The discussion in p.general got me interested in seeing how a mirascope in
> POV-Ray would look. I just eyeballed the shape by looking at images from a
> scientific paper on the subject, so it's not accurate or optimal. The focus
> object would probably be better lit by using reflective caustics.
> 
> Sam
> 

Nice,

I did a quick animation:

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"Bald Eagle" <cre### [at] netscapenet> wrote:
> "Samuel B." <stb### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
>
> > The discussion in p.general got me interested in seeing how a mirascope in
> > POV-Ray would look. I just eyeballed the shape by looking at images from a
> > scientific paper on the subject, so it's not accurate or optimal. The focus
> > object would probably be better lit by using reflective caustics.
>
> Just stop.  :P

Nevarr!

> This is actually the most convincing one yet.  :O
>
> Great job, as always, Sam.
>
> - BW

Thanks, Bald Eagle. It helps to have a background to reflect the metallic
texture.

Sam

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William F Pokorny <ano### [at] anonymousorg> wrote:
> On 1/18/24 20:47, Samuel B. wrote:
> > The discussion in p.general got me interested in seeing how a mirascope in
> > POV-Ray would look.
>
> Cool!
>
> Bill P.

Thanks Bill.

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"m@b" <sai### [at] googlemailcom> wrote:
> On 19/01/2024 9:47 AM, Samuel B. wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > The discussion in p.general got me interested in seeing how a mirascope in
> > POV-Ray would look. I just eyeballed the shape by looking at images from a
> > scientific paper on the subject, so it's not accurate or optimal. The focus
> > object would probably be better lit by using reflective caustics.
> >
> > Sam
> >
>
> Nice,
>
> I did a quick animation:

Ah, cool m@b. It looks good. I was wondering how it would animate. It's
interesting how things appear and disappear. Did it take a long time? (Btw, it
seems there's some horizontal stretching... I forgot to mention that the scene
uses equal width and height.)

Sam

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On 22/01/2024 9:37 AM, Samuel B. wrote:
> "m@b" <sai### [at] googlemailcom> wrote:
>> On 19/01/2024 9:47 AM, Samuel B. wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> The discussion in p.general got me interested in seeing how a mirascope in
>>> POV-Ray would look. I just eyeballed the shape by looking at images from a
>>> scientific paper on the subject, so it's not accurate or optimal. The focus
>>> object would probably be better lit by using reflective caustics.
>>>
>>> Sam
>>>
>>
>> Nice,
>>
>> I did a quick animation:
> 
> Ah, cool m@b. It looks good. I was wondering how it would animate. It's
> interesting how things appear and disappear. Did it take a long time? 

About 4 hours to render 150 frames

> (Btw, it
> seems there's some horizontal stretching... I forgot to mention that the scene
> uses equal width and height.)

Ah, OK, will bear it in mind next time :-)

> 
> Sam
> 
m@

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Il 19/01/2024 02:47, Samuel B. ha scritto:
> Hi,
> 
> The discussion in p.general got me interested in seeing how a mirascope in
> POV-Ray would look. I just eyeballed the shape by looking at images from a
> scientific paper on the subject, so it's not accurate or optimal. The focus
> object would probably be better lit by using reflective caustics.
> 
> Sam
> 

Very interesting, Sam! And also very interesting the animation of m@b, 
well done!

Paolo

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"m@b" <sai### [at] googlemailcom> wrote:
> On 22/01/2024 9:37 AM, Samuel B. wrote:
> > "m@b" <sai### [at] googlemailcom> wrote:
> >> On 19/01/2024 9:47 AM, Samuel B. wrote:
> >>> [...] mirascope [...]
> >>
> >> Nice,
> >>
> >> I did a quick animation:
> >
> > Ah, cool m@b. It looks good. I was wondering how it would animate. It's
> > interesting how things appear and disappear. Did it take a long time?
>
> About 4 hours to render 150 frames

That's not too bad!

Sam

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Paolo Gibellini <p.g### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> Il 19/01/2024 02:47, Samuel B. ha scritto:
> > [...] mirascope in POV-Ray [...]
>
> Very interesting, Sam! And also very interesting the animation of m@b,
> well done!
>
> Paolo

Thank you, Paolo

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