Alain <aze### [at] qwertyorg> wrote:

> > Hey kids,
> >
> > Is data from a render in progress stored anywhere on the filesystem? I have been
> > running a large format (10k by 8k pixels) render for about 2.5 days, and I kind
> > of need to restart my system. I can figure out how to set options up to
> > partially render the scene on resuming, but I want to save the current render
> > progress that I've made. If I can find a temp file that would be outstanding.
> > I'm using Povwin 3.7 beta 39
> >
> > Does anyone know if there is a way of doing this?
> >
> > Cheers!
> >
> >
> >
>
> When you need to restart a render, you only need to add  "+c"  on the
> command line next to the resolution list. Did'nt change for quite some
> time, and it now support radiosity without any problem as opposed to the
> way versions 3.6 and earlier did. You can even continue a render after
> an update from a version to the next, or even after reinstalling windows...
>
> The current progress is automaticaly saved. It's in the *.pov-state file.
>
>
>
> Alain

Oh, that is *exactly* what I needed. Thank you so much Alain!!

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