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# Line 9 | Line 9 | rcontrib - compute contribution coefficients in a RADI
9   ][
10   .B \-V
11   ][
12 + .B "\-t secs"
13 + ][
14   .B "\-c count"
15   ][
16   .B \-fo
# Line 119 | Line 121 | Note that output flushing via zero-direction rays is d
121   .I \-c
122   set to zero.
123   .PP
124 + Output flushing at fixed intervals may be enabled with the
125 + .I \-x
126 + option, which specifies the number of records
127 + (-c accumulations) before each flush.
128 + If the
129 + .I \-y
130 + option is also set, then periodic flushing is disabled and the
131 + output size for an RGB image is the taken from the x and y dimensions.
132 + In lieu of periodic flushing, a flush may be forced as mentioned above
133 + by sending a sample with a zero direction vector, although you
134 + must still send a full record of rays before output occurs.
135 + .PP
136 + If progress reports are desired, the
137 + .I \-t
138 + option specifies a time interval in seconds for reports sent to
139 + standard error.
140 + This requires that the number of input samples is known, meaning a
141 + .I \-y
142 + parameter has been specified.
143 + .PP
144   The output of
145   .I rcontrib
146   has many potential uses.
# Line 158 | Line 180 | The
180   option may be used to further define
181   a "bin number" within each object if finer resolution is needed, and
182   this will be applied to a "%d" format in the output file
183 < specification if present.
183 > specification if present.
184 > (The final integer will be offset incrementally
185 > if the output is a RADIANCE picture and more than one modifier has
186 > the same format specification.)\0
187   The actual bin number is computed at run time based on ray direction
188   and surface intersection, as described below.
189   The number of bins must be specified in advance with the
# Line 208 | Line 233 | Additional parameter values that apply only to this mo
233   with a
234   .I \-p
235   option, which contains a list of variable names and assigned values, separated
236 < by commas or semicolons.
236 > by commas, colons, or semicolons.
237   The computed bin value will be
238   rounded to the nearest whole number.
239   (Negative bin values will be silently ignored.)\0
# Line 280 | Line 305 | A command argument beginning with an at sign ('@') is
305   replaced by the contents of the given file.
306   .PP
307   .I Rcontrib
308 < has EXPERIMENTAL support for light source contributions from photon maps
284 < generated by
308 > supports light source contributions from photon maps generated by
309   .I mkpmap(1)
310   with its
311   .I -apC
312 < option. In photon mapping mode,
312 > option. Enabling photon mapping is described in the
313 > .I rtrace
314 > man page along with its relevant settings. In photon mapping mode,
315   .I rcontrib
316   only supports contributions from light sources, not arbitrary modifiers.
317   The
# Line 295 | Line 321 | discussed above. Ray coefficients are also supported v
321   .I \-V-
322   option. Using fewer photons than there are light sources for the photon
323   density estimates results in omitted contributions, thus the bandwidth
324 < is clamped accordingly and a warning issued.
324 > is clamped accordingly and a warning is issued.
325   .SH EXAMPLES
326   To compute the proportional contributions from sources modified
327 < by "light1" vs. "light2" on a set of illuminance values:
327 > by "light1" vs. "light2" on a set of irradiance values:
328   .IP "" .2i
329   rcontrib \-I+ @render.opt \-o c_%s.dat \-m light1 \-m light2 scene.oct < test.dat
330   .PP
# Line 314 | Line 340 | of light1 and light2:
340   .IP "" .2i
341   pcomb \-c 100 90 75 c_light1.hdr \-c 50 55 57 c_light2.hdr > combined.hdr
342   .PP
343 < To compute an array of illuminance contributions according to a Tregenza sky:
343 > To compute an array of irradiance contributions according to a Tregenza sky:
344   .IP "" .2i
345   rcontrib \-I+ \-f tregenza.cal \-b tbin \-bn Ntbins \-o sky.dat \-m skyglow
346   \-b 0 \-o ground.dat \-m groundglow @render.opt scene.oct < test.dat
# Line 326 | Line 352 | rcontrib \-I+ \-h \-V \-fo \-o c_%s.dat \-M lights \-a
352   scene.oct < test.dat,
353   .SH ENVIRONMENT
354   RAYPATH         path to search for \-f and \-M files
355 + .SH BUGS
356 + We do not currently compute contributions or coefficients properly
357 + in scenes with participating media.
358 + A single warning will be issued if a scattering or absorbing medium
359 + is detected.
360   .SH AUTHOR
361   Greg Ward
362   .SH "SEE ALSO"

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