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1   .\" RCSid "$Id"
2   .\" Print using the -ms macro package
3 < .DA 1/20/99
3 > .DA 3/12/2010
4   .LP
5 < .tl """Copyright \(co 2006 Regents, University of California
5 > .tl """Copyright \(co 2010 Regents, University of California
6   .sp 2
7   .TL
8   The
# Line 491 | Line 491 | a perfectly scattering medium (no absorption).
491   The scattering eccentricity parameter will likewise override the global
492   setting if it is present.
493   Scattering eccentricity indicates how much scattered light favors the
494 < forward direction, as fit by the Heyney-Greenstein function:
494 > forward direction, as fit by the Henyey-Greenstein function:
495   .DS
496   P(theta) = (1 - g*g) / (1 + g*g - 2*g*cos(theta))^1.5
497   .DE
# Line 1109 | Line 1109 | which serves as a form of opacity control when used wi
1109   Vname is the coefficient defined in funcfile that determines the influence
1110   of foreground.
1111   The background coefficient is always (1-vname).
1112 Since the references are not resolved until runtime, the last
1113 definitions of the modifier id's will be used.
1114 This can result in modifier loops, which are detected by the
1115 renderer.
1112   .LP
1113   .UL Mixdata
1114   .PP
# Line 1239 | Line 1235 | If no file is needed by a given primitive because all
1235   variables are global, a period (`.') can be given in
1236   place of the file name.
1237   It is also possible to give an expression instead of a straight
1238 < variable name in a scene file, although such expressions should
1239 < be kept simple if possible.
1244 < Also, functions (requiring parameters)
1238 > variable name in a scene file.
1239 > Functions (requiring parameters)
1240   must be given as names and not as expressions.
1241   .PP
1242   Constant expressions are used as an optimization in function
# Line 1405 | Line 1400 | converts a picture to and from simpler formats.
1400   Pictures may be displayed directly under X11 using the program
1401   .I ximage,
1402   or converted a standard image format.
1403 < .I Ra_avs
1404 < converts to and from AVS image format.
1410 < .I Ra_pict
1411 < converts to Macintosh 32-bit PICT2 format.
1403 > .I Ra_bmp
1404 > converts to and from Microsoft Bitmap images.
1405   .I Ra_ppm
1406   converts to and from Poskanzer Portable Pixmap formats.
1414 .I Ra_pr
1415 converts to and from Sun 8-bit rasterfile format.
1416 .I Ra_pr24
1417 converts to and from Sun 24-bit rasterfile format.
1407   .I Ra_ps
1408   converts to PostScript color and greyscale formats.
1409   .I Ra_rgbe
# Line 1433 | Line 1422 | License
1422   .DS
1423   The Radiance Software License, Version 1.0
1424  
1425 < Copyright (c) 1990 - 2002 The Regents of the University of California,
1425 > Copyright (c) 1990 - 2008 The Regents of the University of California,
1426   through Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.   All rights reserved.
1427  
1428   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without

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