On Wed, 28 Jun 2000 03:49:53 -0500 "Bob Hughes"
<per### [at] aolcom?subject=PoV-News:> wrote:

>Back with it again, this time it's got a picture of itself over the mantel.

  Interesting, Bob, but I can no longer see the radiosity interaction of
the objects on the mantel and the wall. Bob, is it just me or is your
image a bit on the dark side? Maybe our gammas are set differently but I
lose a lot of detail on the right side of the picture.

>Although radiosity messes up the fire and log textures it makes the room look
>so much better I can't do without it.

  I don't know that it messes it up - I think it just masks all the work
you put into the textures because of the interaction of light on them.
I'd keep the radiosity.

>You'll notice the fire still looks fairly jagged-point like, as someone has
>noticed before.  I want to get a more rolling flame look to it, maybe I can
>stumble upon that later.

  Hmm, okay... it looks fine to me. Fireplace fire is such a dynamic
thing, always changing. Not static like a candle flame. Also depends on
whether the fire has just been started or the logs are *really* up in
smoke from burning for an hour or more. If you think it needs
improvement then I'm curious to see what you come up with.

  Ever consider adding fireplace tools in a stand?

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