--- ray/doc/notes/ReleaseNotes 2011/06/03 19:41:14 1.187 +++ ray/doc/notes/ReleaseNotes 2012/05/17 17:36:14 1.197 @@ -1720,7 +1720,7 @@ Added -n option to rtrace for executing on multiple co using new rayfifo calls. ===================== -Version 4.1 +Version 4.1 (Released 11/04/2011) Changed ranimate behavior so remote login under a different user doesn't necessarily require the presence of the originating user's @@ -1791,3 +1791,35 @@ Added BRDF calculations to genBSDF. Bug fixes in rsensor thanks to help from David Geisler-Moroder. Added variable-resolution BSDF support in renderers and genBSDF. + +Created pkgBSDF program to extract BSDF geometry and put it +together with surface description suitable for inclusion in +a Radiance scene. + +Muted warning for "no light sources found" when there is at least +one glow object and interreflections are on (-ab > 0). + +Fixed long-standing bug that caused underestimation of reflection +when specular component was below -st threshold in non-metals. + +Checked in cross-platform cmake build system created by Bill Hoffman +of KitWare and sponsored by NREL. This includes a qt-based +driver for rvu, which is built in the new subdirectory src/qtrvu. + +===================== +Version 4.2 + +Axel Jacobs added -cp and -palettes options to falsecolor. + +Fixed bug in matrix output of genBSDF introduced shortly before 4.1 release. + +Made rvu more responsive in multi-processing mode when changing parameters. +Explicit "new" command not needed to show changes, because it goes back +to "immediate mode" once something is changed. Processing will be slow +but response time quick until next "new" command. + +Fixed major bug in transmitting proxy material sampling. + +Patched cmake build tools (changes by Zack Galbreath). + +Removed requirement for pflip -h to be given input file (can pipe from stdin).