Alain <ele### [at] netscapenet> wrote:
> Jaap nous apporta ses lumieres en ce 12/02/2006 04:58:
> > like the image to. :-)
> >
> > Is there any way to increase max_trace_level above 255 ? or would that
> > require some code changes?
> >
> > the make-cloud macro's use a ton of medial layers, and I almost at 255
> > witch a single cloud. I can only slightly overlap clouds if they are rotated
> > 45 degrees.
> >
> > I'm using this in a 3000 frame animation, and render speed has not been a
> > problem until now..
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> You can use adc_bailout to limit the deepth you reach. When you exeed
max_trace_level, the colour
> returned is black. When you stop due to adc_bailout, the colour returned is whatever
you have up to
> that point.
> You need to change the code to exeed max_trace_level 255. Probably limited by the
size of some aray.
>
> --
> Alain
> -------------------------------------------------
> Light travels faster than sound. That is why some people appear bright until you
hear them speak.

OK. thanks for the tip! I'll try it this night. Today I rendered the
attached image. Still some artifacts, where the media is very thin I
think). Again, I use 1 interval and 200 samples. Render tme: 18:30 hours...
for 512*384 and radiosity.

    Cheers.

       Bruno.

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