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From: Mike Horvath
Subject: Rendering or render?
Date: 25 Aug 2018 00:45:47
Message: <5b80defb$1@news.povray.org>

When talking about a POV-Ray render, is it okay to call it a "rendering"?


Mike

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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: Rendering or render?
Date: 25 Aug 2018 03:05:19
Message: <5b80ffaf$1@news.povray.org>

On 25/08/2018 05:46, Mike Horvath wrote:
> When talking about a POV-Ray render, is it okay to call it a "rendering"?
> 
> 
> Mike


Mister Wikipedia says that it is.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendering_(computer_graphics)

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     Stephen

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From: Mike Horvath
Subject: Re: Rendering or render?
Date: 25 Aug 2018 03:55:09
Message: <5b810b5d$1@news.povray.org>

On 8/25/2018 3:05 AM, Stephen wrote:
> On 25/08/2018 05:46, Mike Horvath wrote:
>> When talking about a POV-Ray render, is it okay to call it a "rendering"?
>>
>>
>> Mike
> 
> 
> Mister Wikipedia says that it is.
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendering_(computer_graphics)
> 

Good. I used the term somewhere else once and someone made a joke about 
making glue or something.



Mike

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From: dick balaska
Subject: Re: Rendering or render?
Date: 25 Aug 2018 04:14:19
Message: <5b810fdb$1@news.povray.org>

On 08/25/2018 03:05 AM, Stephen wrote:
> On 25/08/2018 05:46, Mike Horvath wrote:
>> When talking about a POV-Ray render, is it okay to call it a "rendering"?
>>
>>
>> Mike
> 
> 
> Mister Wikipedia says that it is.
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendering_(computer_graphics)
> 
"Tracing every particle of light in a scene is nearly always completely
impractical and would take a stupendous amount of time."

First time I've seen 'stupendous' used in a wikipedia article.
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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: Rendering or render?
Date: 25 Aug 2018 05:55:58
Message: <5b8127ae$1@news.povray.org>

On 25/08/2018 08:55, Mike Horvath wrote:
> On 8/25/2018 3:05 AM, Stephen wrote:
>> On 25/08/2018 05:46, Mike Horvath wrote:
>>> When talking about a POV-Ray render, is it okay to call it a 
>>> "rendering"?
>>>
>>>
>>> Mike
>>
>>
>> Mister Wikipedia says that it is.
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendering_(computer_graphics)
>>
> 
> Good. I used the term somewhere else once and someone made a joke about 
> making glue or something.
> 
> 

Horses, parts of dead ones were rendered into glue. Yes, no?

I looked up almost half a dozen online dictionaries and could not find 
the CG meaning. So maybe it is jargon.
Thinking about it. I would not use it to normal people. :)

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     Stephen

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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: Rendering or render?
Date: 25 Aug 2018 06:05:36
Message: <5b8129f0$1@news.povray.org>

On 25/08/2018 09:14, dick balaska wrote:
> On 08/25/2018 03:05 AM, Stephen wrote:
>> On 25/08/2018 05:46, Mike Horvath wrote:
>>> When talking about a POV-Ray render, is it okay to call it a "rendering"?
>>>
>>>
>>> Mike
>>
>>
>> Mister Wikipedia says that it is.
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendering_(computer_graphics)
>>
> "Tracing every particle of light in a scene is nearly always completely
> impractical and would take a stupendous amount of time."
> 
> First time I've seen 'stupendous' used in a wikipedia article.
> 

Out of 5,693,256 English articles on Wikipedia. Only 664 contain the 
word Stupendous. What are the odds?

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=stupendous+&title=Special:Search&go=Go&searchToken=cwf5abl45pgctxuo2btwp3mlh


http://wikicount.net/


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     Stephen

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From: Jim Holsenback
Subject: Re: Rendering or render?
Date: 25 Aug 2018 19:39:32
Message: <5b81e8b4$1@news.povray.org>

On 08/25/2018 05:55 AM, Stephen wrote:
> So maybe it is jargon.
> Thinking about it. I would not use it to normal people. :)

well i get odd looks when i do

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From: Mike Horvath
Subject: Re: Rendering or render?
Date: 25 Aug 2018 20:10:44
Message: <5b81f004$1@news.povray.org>

On 8/25/2018 6:05 AM, Stephen wrote:
> Out of 5,693,256 English articles on Wikipedia. Only 664 contain the 
> word Stupendous. What are the odds?
> 
>
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=stupendous+&title=Special:Search&go=Go&searchToken=cwf5abl45pgctxuo2btwp3mlh

> 
> 
> 
> http://wikicount.net/
> 
> 

How many use "ridonculous"?


Mike

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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: Rendering or render?
Date: 26 Aug 2018 00:00:10
Message: <5b8225ca@news.povray.org>

On 26/08/2018 01:11, Mike Horvath wrote:
> On 8/25/2018 6:05 AM, Stephen wrote:
>> Out of 5,693,256 English articles on Wikipedia. Only 664 contain the 
>> word Stupendous. What are the odds?
>>
>>
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=stupendous+&title=Special:Search&go=Go&searchToken=cwf5abl45pgctxuo2btwp3mlh

>>
>>
>>
>> http://wikicount.net/
>>
>>
> 
> How many use "ridonculous"?
> 
> 
> Mike

55

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=ridonculous&title=Special:Search&profile=default&fulltext=1&searchToken=86166ol3ogb9v7wxt2l5nd1l3

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     Stephen

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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: Rendering or render?
Date: 26 Aug 2018 03:07:02
Message: <5b825196$1@news.povray.org>

On 26/08/2018 00:39, Jim Holsenback wrote:
> On 08/25/2018 05:55 AM, Stephen wrote:
>> So maybe it is jargon.
>> Thinking about it. I would not use it to normal people. :)
> 
> well i get odd looks when i do
> 

I get those look anyway. ;)


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     Stephen

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