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which may be a sequence of Radiance pictures as understood by |
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.I ra_rgbe(1) |
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in the case of a multi-column input matrix. |
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(Note that there is currently no Radiance tool that understands a |
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concatenated series of float or spectral pictures.)\0 |
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(Note that there is currently no Radiance tool that fully |
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handles a concatenated series of float or spectral pictures.)\0 |
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.PP |
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The |
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.I \-N |
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.SH NOTES |
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This tool overlaps with |
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.I dctimestep, |
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but provides some important capabilities. |
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First, |
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but provides some missing capabilities. |
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Foremost, |
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.I pvsum |
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reads and can produce spectral pictures and matrices, whereas |
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.I dctimestep |
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expects and requires 3-component pictures and matrices throughout. |
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Changing the data structures in |
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.I dctimestep |
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proved too difficult and likely to |
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lead to a less efficient implementation, especially on systems with |
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limited memory. |
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In contrast, |
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In addition, |
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.I pvsum |
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accelerates picture sums on Unix systems with more |
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memory and processint ability. |
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Second, operation was simplified by focusing on the Daylight Coefficient |
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memory and CPU cores. |
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Operations were simplified by focusing on the Daylight Coefficient |
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command form, where the DC matrix is represented as a collection of |
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pictures. |
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By excluding the other operation modes of |
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.I dctimestep, |
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new functionality could be explored and optimized, |
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such as floating-point support and |
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sending output to commands as well as files. |
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Finally, |
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.I pvsum |
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offers more flexible floating-point support and |
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can output to commands as well as files. |
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.SH AUTHOR |
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Greg Ward |
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.SH "SEE ALSO" |
