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2 Aug 2024 20:19:47 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Invitation: The Gate is Never Locked  
From: Kirk Andrews
Date: 15 Jun 2007 09:00:01
Message: <web.46728c33753da728d9b8bbd0@news.povray.org>
"fls13" <fls### [at] netzeronet> wrote:
> One of the finest Povray renders I've seen.

Thank you!  A very flattering compliment indeed!

> How about seeing your light and radiosity settings?

light_source {  //Sunlight
  <0, 0, 0>            // light's position (translated below)
  color rgb <1.5, 1.3, .4>*3.25  // light's color
  translate <-20, 20,  30>*1000
}

global_settings {
  radiosity {
    pretrace_start 0.08           // start pretrace at this size
    pretrace_end   0.04           // end pretrace at this size
    count 50                      // higher -> higher quality (1..1600) [35]
    nearest_count 5               // higher -> higher quality (1..10) [5]
    error_bound 0.5               // higher -> smoother, less accurate [1.8]
    recursion_limit 1             // how much interreflections are
calculated
    low_error_factor .5           // reduce error_bound during last pretrace
    gray_threshold 0.0            // increase for weakening colors (0..1)
[0]
    minimum_reuse 0.015           // reuse of old radiosity samples [0.015]
    brightness .5                  // brightness of radiosity effects (0..1)
[1]
    adc_bailout 0.01/2
    save_file "InvitationRadiosity"       // save radiosity data
  }
}

  light_source {  //Reddish foreground light
    <0, 0, 0>            // light's position (translated below)
    color rgb <.5, .2, .2>*.1  // light's color
    translate < 20,  50, -30>
    fade_distance 150
    fade_power 2
    shadowless
  }

--  Kirk


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