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#Refraction?

    27-Nov-94 20:11:17
Sb: #137868-#Refraction?
Fm: EDWARD HARVEY 75533,3303
To: Yost Group 76702,413
PMJI Gosh, I really like the special effects book and have learned alot – but – the illustration of the wine glass is not going to win any contests in competition with a ray tracer. I would guess that the wine bottle subject was suggested by on of the POV guys since refractions are the only area where POV has an advantage. The really impressively creative complex methods 3DS users have come up with to simulate refractions is an indication of the need for selective refraction mapping. Ill probably get Rayman for still work but even if it supported animation it would probably be too slow for that kind of work. Maybe an animation capable Rayman , travelling alpha, and videopost would be the closest workaround.