POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.binaries.images : glossy metallic reflection : Re: glossy metallic reflection Server Time
6 Aug 2024 23:24:52 EDT (-0400)
  Re: glossy metallic reflection  
From: nemesis
Date: 7 Nov 2006 09:45:00
Message: <web.45509bafb8175aee3976a8750@news.povray.org>
"Roman Reiner" <lim### [at] gmxde> wrote:
> "Smws" <smw### [at] poboxcom> wrote:
> > I have the most trouble when the blurred surface is concave (as
> > on my spoon) and it reflects itself... or I think that's slowing it down.
>
> Making two copies of your object one with the blurred reflection texture and
> additional no_reflection attribute and the other with a less complicated
> version of the texture (e.g. just plain reflective or at least less
> samples) with no_image and no_shadow usually solves that problem without a
> big loss in picture quality (if any).
>
> Hope that helps!
> Regards Roman

wow!  Now THAT is a nice tip! :)


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