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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 43 | Line 45 | rtrace options
45   .B octree
46   .br
47   .B "rcontrib [ options ] \-defaults"
48 + .br
49 + .B "rcontrib \-features [feat1 ..]"
50   .SH DESCRIPTION
51   .I Rcontrib
52   computes ray coefficients
# Line 119 | Line 123 | Note that output flushing via zero-direction rays is d
123   .I \-c
124   set to zero.
125   .PP
126 + Output flushing at fixed intervals may be enabled with the
127 + .I \-x
128 + option, which specifies the number of records
129 + (-c accumulations) before each flush.
130 + If the
131 + .I \-y
132 + option is also set, then periodic flushing is disabled and the
133 + output size for an RGB image is the taken from the x and y dimensions.
134 + In lieu of periodic flushing, a flush may be forced as mentioned above
135 + by sending a sample with a zero direction vector, although you
136 + must still send a full record of rays before output occurs.
137 + .PP
138 + If progress reports are desired, the
139 + .I \-t
140 + option specifies a time interval in seconds for reports sent to
141 + standard error.
142 + This requires that the number of input samples is known, meaning a
143 + .I \-y
144 + parameter has been specified.
145 + .PP
146   The output of
147   .I rcontrib
148   has many potential uses.
# Line 211 | Line 235 | Additional parameter values that apply only to this mo
235   with a
236   .I \-p
237   option, which contains a list of variable names and assigned values, separated
238 < by commas or semicolons.
238 > by commas, colons, or semicolons.
239   The computed bin value will be
240   rounded to the nearest whole number.
241   (Negative bin values will be silently ignored.)\0
# Line 287 | Line 311 | supports light source contributions from photon maps g
311   .I mkpmap(1)
312   with its
313   .I -apC
314 < option. In photon mapping mode,
314 > option. Enabling photon mapping is described in the
315 > .I rtrace
316 > man page along with its relevant settings. In photon mapping mode,
317   .I rcontrib
318   only supports contributions from light sources, not arbitrary modifiers.
319   The
# Line 297 | Line 323 | discussed above. Ray coefficients are also supported v
323   .I \-V-
324   option. Using fewer photons than there are light sources for the photon
325   density estimates results in omitted contributions, thus the bandwidth
326 < is clamped accordingly and a warning issued.
326 > is clamped accordingly and a warning is issued.
327   .SH EXAMPLES
328   To compute the proportional contributions from sources modified
329 < by "light1" vs. "light2" on a set of illuminance values:
329 > by "light1" vs. "light2" on a set of irradiance values:
330   .IP "" .2i
331   rcontrib \-I+ @render.opt \-o c_%s.dat \-m light1 \-m light2 scene.oct < test.dat
332   .PP
# Line 316 | Line 342 | of light1 and light2:
342   .IP "" .2i
343   pcomb \-c 100 90 75 c_light1.hdr \-c 50 55 57 c_light2.hdr > combined.hdr
344   .PP
345 < To compute an array of illuminance contributions according to a Tregenza sky:
345 > To compute an array of irradiance contributions according to a Tregenza sky:
346   .IP "" .2i
347   rcontrib \-I+ \-f tregenza.cal \-b tbin \-bn Ntbins \-o sky.dat \-m skyglow
348   \-b 0 \-o ground.dat \-m groundglow @render.opt scene.oct < test.dat
# Line 328 | Line 354 | rcontrib \-I+ \-h \-V \-fo \-o c_%s.dat \-M lights \-a
354   scene.oct < test.dat,
355   .SH ENVIRONMENT
356   RAYPATH         path to search for \-f and \-M files
357 + .SH BUGS
358 + We do not currently compute contributions or coefficients properly
359 + in scenes with participating media.
360 + A single warning will be issued if a scattering or absorbing medium
361 + is detected.
362   .SH AUTHOR
363   Greg Ward
364   .SH "SEE ALSO"

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