No one mentioned the problem with the partial render being black in os
10.1.5... =]
I did mention that did i not... ??? Well i did now... =]

Ryan =]

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This is the same problem i have in os 9.2.1 and i have little or no extra
extensions... =]

I recommend Mega Pov by Smellenbergh...

HERE ->>
http://mac.povray.org/redirect.php3/*http://users.skynet.be/smellenbergh/

I Prefer the old 3.1g GUI interface version that i bugged on about before someone
finally chopped up the code for me and a few others that preferred the old
interface but with Mega patches... -=] The other version is good too it was just
too much like a windows application for me... =]

Ryan =]

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A few hours ago I noticed that there was a more recent Pov-ray available.
What I had was Build 170, which worked nicely except for two small things -
that I had to restart the program after every render to be able to use the
templates, and that it left "Memory.log"-files everywhere.
Thinking that those two problems perhaps was fixed, I trashed the 170 and
downloaded Build 173. I regret that now.

So far I've tried to make 10-12 test renders, using simple scenes from the
included scene-folder. No luck.
Either it stop the render halfway down, with no other way to exit than to
do a force-quit. Or it renders the whole picture, but then refuses to stop
anyway - the progress bar keeps spinning and leave no other option than to
do a force quit.

I'm using a iBook G3. Swedish system 9.2.2, CarbonLib 1.6.

I wonder, is it possible to put up Build 170 once again on the pov-site?

-Tom Stone

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its probably in an archive somewhere... ??
i am sticking with Mega pov until the official is less sticky and more smooth
and solid... ??
official 3.1g was such a smooth running application... I am sad to see 3.5
falling short of its predecessor... my main reason for sticking with Pov for
so long was its ease of download and play unlike some many downloadeable
programs it had virtually no problems... =]

Ryan... [=

Tom Stone wrote:

> A few hours ago I noticed that there was a more recent Pov-ray available.
> What I had was Build 170, which worked nicely except for two small things -
> that I had to restart the program after every render to be able to use the
> templates, and that it left "Memory.log"-files everywhere.
> Thinking that those two problems perhaps was fixed, I trashed the 170 and
> downloaded Build 173. I regret that now.
>
> So far I've tried to make 10-12 test renders, using simple scenes from the
> included scene-folder. No luck.
> Either it stop the render halfway down, with no other way to exit than to
> do a force-quit. Or it renders the whole picture, but then refuses to stop
> anyway - the progress bar keeps spinning and leave no other option than to
> do a force quit.
>
> I'm using a iBook G3. Swedish system 9.2.2, CarbonLib 1.6.
>
> I wonder, is it possible to put up Build 170 once again on the pov-site?
>
> -Tom Stone

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In article <3D9B1CED.D7912C10@earthlink.net> , Ryan Mooney 
<rdm### [at] earthlinknet>  wrote:

> its probably in an archive somewhere... ??
> i am sticking with Mega pov until the official is less sticky and more smooth
> and solid... ??
> official 3.1g was such a smooth running application... I am sad to see 3.5
> falling short of its predecessor... my main reason for sticking with Pov for
> so long was its ease of download and play unlike some many downloadeable
> programs it had virtually no problems... =]

Yes, complaining is sooooo easy.

May I remind you how much you helped in finding those problems also you
could have?  Your own words:

> From: Ryan Mooney
> Subject: Re: abyss.pov freeze =[
> Date: 6 Jan 2002 07:41:45 EST
>
> thanks for the links... i knew it was old news about the text and syntax
> but like i said im lazy... Thanks again... =]
> Yes Abyss.pov crashes all the time... When i first dl'ed the 3.5 beta it
> was the first file i tried to render... Frustrated i threw 3.5 away... I
> see now that is is only a problem with this one file (so far)... =[ I run
> OS 9.2 on a brand new iBook 600mhz...?? I will probably use mega till 3.5
> runs smoothly... =\

    Thorsten

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e-mail: tho### [at] trfde

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Hello Thorsten,

I found build 170 on a back-up disc I made a while ago, so now I'm back in
business again :-)

Any clue on what the problem might be with build 173?
I wish I could provide you with a more thourough bug-report, but since I get no
further than what I've mentioned in my previous message, I have little else to
say.

Please let me know if there's anything I can do to help.
Tom Stone

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Like i said i have downloaded programs before that had promise but failed to
function on first attempt... They are in the trash... I am hoping that mac pov
does not become something with promise but ends up in the trash pail... =[
Someone once said to me that sometimes companies like to make things new, but
when they are made new that they are "no good" or are not as good as they were
before... =]
Simple but true... =]

Me... =]

Ryan Mooney wrote:

> its probably in an archive somewhere... ??
> i am sticking with Mega pov until the official is less sticky and more smooth
> and solid... ??
> official 3.1g was such a smooth running application... I am sad to see 3.5
> falling short of its predecessor... my main reason for sticking with Pov for
> so long was its ease of download and play unlike some many downloadeable
> programs it had virtually no problems... =]
>
> Ryan... [=
>
> Tom Stone wrote:
>
> > A few hours ago I noticed that there was a more recent Pov-ray available.
> > What I had was Build 170, which worked nicely except for two small things -
> > that I had to restart the program after every render to be able to use the
> > templates, and that it left "Memory.log"-files everywhere.
> > Thinking that those two problems perhaps was fixed, I trashed the 170 and
> > downloaded Build 173. I regret that now.
> >
> > So far I've tried to make 10-12 test renders, using simple scenes from the
> > included scene-folder. No luck.
> > Either it stop the render halfway down, with no other way to exit than to
> > do a force-quit. Or it renders the whole picture, but then refuses to stop
> > anyway - the progress bar keeps spinning and leave no other option than to
> > do a force quit.
> >
> > I'm using a iBook G3. Swedish system 9.2.2, CarbonLib 1.6.
> >
> > I wonder, is it possible to put up Build 170 once again on the pov-site?
> >
> > -Tom Stone

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> This is the same problem i have in os 9.2.1 and i have little or no extra
> extensions... =]

Hi Ryan,

I am using Mac OS X 10.1.5 and I don't have any problems running povray 3.5.
The only annoying thing is how slow it is during rendering.
As for OS 9.2.1, I don't have any problems either. It is running flawlessly.

Anyway, hope you guys sort that problems.

All the best

Fidel.

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In article <3D9B6F99.2D9A1A4A@swipnet.se> , Tom Stone <tom### [at] swipnetse>
wrote:

> I wish I could provide you with a more thourough bug-report, but since I get
> no further than what I've mentioned in my previous message, I have little else
> to say.
>
> Please let me know if there's anything I can do to help.

Not at the moment.  I will let you know when there is.

    Thorsten

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Thorsten Froehlich, Duisburg, Germany
e-mail: tho### [at] trfde

Visit POV-Ray on the web: http://mac.povray.org

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in 10.1.5 i cannot render a partial render... =]
Its all black... Only a full render... =]

Fidel viegas wrote:

> > This is the same problem i have in os 9.2.1 and i have little or no extra
> > extensions... =]
>
> Hi Ryan,
>
> I am using Mac OS X 10.1.5 and I don't have any problems running povray 3.5.
> The only annoying thing is how slow it is during rendering.
> As for OS 9.2.1, I don't have any problems either. It is running flawlessly.
>
> Anyway, hope you guys sort that problems.
>
> All the best
>
> Fidel.

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