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# Line 9 | Line 9 | genBSDF - generate BSDF description from Radiance or M
9   ][
10   .B "\-n Nproc"
11   ][
12 < .B "\-r 'rtcontrib opts...'"
12 > .B "\-r 'rcontrib opts...'"
13   ][
14   .B "\-t{3|4} Nlog2"
15   ][
# Line 54 | Line 54 | option may be given.
54   To turn off backward components, use the
55   .I \-backward
56   option.
57 < Computing both components takes about twice as long as one component.
57 > Computing both components takes about twice as long as one component, but
58 > is recommended when rays will be impinging from either side.
59   .PP
60   The geometry must fit a rectangular profile, whose width is along the X-axis,
61   height is in the Y-axis, and depth is in the Z-axis.
# Line 78 | Line 79 | The variance in the results may be reduced by increasi
79   samples per incident direction using the
80   .I \-c
81   option.
82 < This value defaults to 1000 samples distributed over the incoming plane
82 > This value defaults to 2000 samples distributed over the incoming plane
83   for each of the 145 Klems hemisphere directions.
84   .PP
85 < In some cases, the processing time may be reduced by the
85 > On multi-core machines, processing time may be reduced by the
86   .I \-n
87   option, which specifies the number of simultaneous
87 – .I rtrace(1)
88   processes to run in
89 < .I rtcontrib(1).
89 > .I rcontrib(1).
90   The
91   .I \-r
92   option may be used to specify a set of quoted arguments to be
93   included on the
94 < .I rtcontrib
94 > .I rcontrib
95   command line.
96   .PP
97   The
# Line 108 | Line 108 | A
108   .I \-t4
109   parameter of 5 corresponds to 32x32 or 1024 output regions, so a
110   .I \-c
111 < setting of 102400 would provide 100 samples per region on average.
111 > setting of 10240 would provide 10 samples per region on average.
112   Increasing the resolution to 6 corresponds to 64x64 or 4096
113   regions, so the
114   .I \-c
# Line 151 | Line 151 | directions using the Klems directions or similar.
151   .SH AUTHOR
152   Greg Ward
153   .SH "SEE ALSO"
154 < dctimestep(1), genklemsamp(1), genskyvec(1), mkillum(1),
155 < pkgBSDF(1), rtcontrib(1), rtrace(1)
154 > dctimestep(1), gendaymtx(1), genklemsamp(1), genskyvec(1), mkillum(1),
155 > pkgBSDF(1), rcontrib(1), rtrace(1)

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