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by the "mkpmap" command, followed by the number of photons to generate |
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(required). |
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A typical photon count for a global map is on the order of 100-200K. |
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(A 'K', 'M', or 'G' may follow the value to indicate thousands, millions, |
| 893 |
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or billions of photons.) |
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By convention, photon map files are given a ".pmp" suffix. |
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An optional third parameter specifies the bandwidth to use |
| 896 |
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for the global photons during rendering, and this value should be |
| 908 |
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The "Pcmap" specifies the file to hold the caustic photons computed |
| 909 |
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by the "mkpmap" command, followed by the number of photons to generate |
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(required). |
| 911 |
< |
A typical photon count for a global map is on the order of 1000K. |
| 911 |
> |
A typical photon count for a global map is on the order of 1000K (1M). |
| 912 |
> |
(A 'K', 'M', or 'G' may follow the value to indicate thousands, millions, |
| 913 |
> |
or billions of photons.) |
| 914 |
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By convention, photon map files are given a ".pmp" suffix. |
| 915 |
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An optional third parameter specifies the bandwidth to use |
| 916 |
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for the global photons during rendering, and this value should be |
| 917 |
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around 50. |
| 918 |
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(See the "Pgmap" topic under the current help category.) |
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.Options.PcmDelete |
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