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# Line 158 | Line 158 | The
158   option may be used to further define
159   a "bin number" within each object if finer resolution is needed, and
160   this will be applied to a "%d" format in the output file
161 < specification if present.
161 > specification if present.
162 > (The final integer will be offset incrementally
163 > if the output is a RADIANCE picture and more than one modifier has
164 > the same format specification.)\0
165   The actual bin number is computed at run time based on ray direction
166   and surface intersection, as described below.
167   The number of bins must be specified in advance with the
# Line 208 | Line 211 | Additional parameter values that apply only to this mo
211   with a
212   .I \-p
213   option, which contains a list of variable names and assigned values, separated
214 < by commas or semicolons.
214 > by commas, colons, or semicolons.
215   The computed bin value will be
216   rounded to the nearest whole number.
217   (Negative bin values will be silently ignored.)\0
# Line 280 | Line 283 | A command argument beginning with an at sign ('@') is
283   replaced by the contents of the given file.
284   .PP
285   .I Rcontrib
286 < has EXPERIMENTAL support for light source contributions from photon maps
284 < generated by
286 > supports light source contributions from photon maps generated by
287   .I mkpmap(1)
288   with its
289   .I -apC
290 < option. In photon mapping mode,
290 > option. Enabling photon mapping is described in the
291 > .I rtrace
292 > man page along with its relevant settings. In photon mapping mode,
293   .I rcontrib
294   only supports contributions from light sources, not arbitrary modifiers.
295   The
# Line 295 | Line 299 | discussed above. Ray coefficients are also supported v
299   .I \-V-
300   option. Using fewer photons than there are light sources for the photon
301   density estimates results in omitted contributions, thus the bandwidth
302 < is clamped accordingly and a warning issued.
302 > is clamped accordingly and a warning is issued.
303   .SH EXAMPLES
304   To compute the proportional contributions from sources modified
305   by "light1" vs. "light2" on a set of illuminance values:
# Line 326 | Line 330 | rcontrib \-I+ \-h \-V \-fo \-o c_%s.dat \-M lights \-a
330   scene.oct < test.dat,
331   .SH ENVIRONMENT
332   RAYPATH         path to search for \-f and \-M files
333 + .SH BUGS
334 + We do not currently compute contributions or coefficients properly
335 + in scenes with participating media.
336 + A single warning will be issued if a scattering or absorbing medium
337 + is detected.
338   .SH AUTHOR
339   Greg Ward
340   .SH "SEE ALSO"

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