--- ray/doc/man/man1/rpict.1 2016/05/18 12:45:55 1.21 +++ ray/doc/man/man1/rpict.1 2019/01/11 21:12:24 1.24 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" RCSid "$Id: rpict.1,v 1.21 2016/05/18 12:45:55 rschregle Exp $" +.\" RCSid "$Id: rpict.1,v 1.24 2019/01/11 21:12:24 greg Exp $" .TH RPICT 1 2/26/99 RADIANCE .SH NAME rpict - generate a RADIANCE picture @@ -540,7 +540,9 @@ Global photon irradiance is evaluated as part of the a above), caustic photon irradiance is evaluated at primary rays, and indirect inscattering in .I mist -is accounted for by volume photons. +is accounted for by volume photons. Contribution photons are treated as +global photons by +.I rpict. .IP Additionally specifying .I bwidth2 @@ -557,7 +559,7 @@ in which case the bandwidth, if specified, is ignored, is invariably looked up. .IP Using direct photons replaces the direct calculation with density estimates -for debugging and validation of photon emission. +for debugging and validation of photon emission. .TP .BI -am " frac" Maximum search radius for photon map lookups. Without this option, an @@ -664,8 +666,8 @@ is zero, then Russian roulette is used for ray termination, and the .I -lw setting (below) must be positive. -If N is a negative integer, then this sets the upper limit -of reflections past which Russian roulette will be used. +If N is a negative integer, then this limits the maximum +number of reflections even with Russian roulette. In scenes with dielectrics and total internal reflection, a setting of 0 (no limit) may cause a stack overflow. .TP @@ -912,4 +914,4 @@ option. Greg Ward .SH "SEE ALSO" getinfo(1), lookamb(1), mkpmap(1), oconv(1), pdfblur(1), pfilt(1), -pinterp(1), pmblur(1), printf(3), ra_rgbe(1), rad(1), rtrace(1), rvu(1) +pinterp(1), pmblur(1), printf(3), ra_rgbe(1), rad(1), rpiece(1), rtpict(1), rtrace(1), rvu(1)