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  Re: my pool table with shinier billiard balls  
From: jhu
Date: 13 Aug 2008 14:15:01
Message: <web.48a323db9c5df9ddc64c67c0@news.povray.org>
Well, it is HDRI, so any help in that regard is appreciated.

"Cousin Ricky" <ric### [at] yahoocom> wrote:
> "jhu" <nomail@nomail> wrote:
> > ok, here are more reflective billiard balls
>
> I suggest cranking up the ambient on the ceiling lights to something
> ridiculous--like 5.0 or so (unless it's an HDR light probe, in which case i
> don't know what i'm talking about, so never mind).  I want to see some
> HIGHLIGHTS.  :-)  And since billiard balls are non-metallic, they should
> reflect the colors of the lights and objects that they're relecting.  I
> generally use something like this for glossy things:
>
>    finish
>    {  reflection { 0 0.4 /* no color here */ fresnel }
>       specular 1 roughness 0.001
>    }
>    interior { ior 1.5 }


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