--- ray/doc/man/man1/rtrace.1 2010/09/26 15:49:39 1.21 +++ ray/doc/man/man1/rtrace.1 2010/10/08 22:08:26 1.22 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" RCSid "$Id: rtrace.1,v 1.21 2010/09/26 15:49:39 greg Exp $" +.\" RCSid "$Id: rtrace.1,v 1.22 2010/10/08 22:08:26 greg Exp $" .TH RTRACE 1 10/17/97 RADIANCE .SH NAME rtrace - trace rays in RADIANCE scene @@ -335,13 +335,13 @@ may also be desirable in conjunction with the .I \-i option. .TP -.BI -sj \ frac -Set the specular sampling jitter to -.I frac. -This is the degree to which the highlights are sampled -for rough specular materials. -A value of one means that all highlights will be fully sampled -using distributed ray tracing. +.BI -ss \ samp +Set the specular sampling to +.I samp. +For values less than 1, this is the degree to which the highlights +are sampled for rough specular materials. +A value greater than one causes multiple ray samples to be sent +to reduce noise at a commmesurate cost. A value of zero means that no jittering will take place, and all reflections will appear sharp even when they should be diffuse. .TP