"Bald Eagle" <cre### [at] netscapenet> wrote:
> "And" <49341109@ntnu.edu.tw> wrote:
>
> > This picture take 18m47s render time, It will slow down when combine more
> > (layer, concept)s.
>
> That seems like a very long time for such a simple render.  I would imagine that
> you can get a similar result a lot faster if the troubles were identified and
> optimised.  I like to consult Inigo Quilez, and Martijn Steinrucker (Art of
> Code), since their approach to computer graphics is very different, and forces
> me to consider different approaches and ways to simplify and optimize any
> function-based code I'm interested in writing.
Thank you. I never develop my (not chinese)social circle besides news.povray.
Maybe I can try someday.

And, that rendered picture is a 3D one, not a pattern. It turn on radiosity and
rendered using my notebook, so I'm not suspect this situation too much.



> TOK always has a way of slicing through a lot of these problems like a laser,
> but I think it's very educational to explore a number of approaches before
> others offer up solutions of their own.
>
> > And my main method is distinguish the heartwood, inner-sapwood, mid-sapwood,
> > outer-sapwood..., this one I only detail the mid-sapwood.
>
> As slow as it is, I think that middle layer is looking great, and your progress
> in this project is definitely showing incremental successes!  :)

Thanks.

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