Title: Monte Carlo test Post by: Dermis on March 07, 2013, 12:55:51 PM Monte Carlo test (http://nocache-nocookies.digitalgott.com/gallery/13/8035_07_03_13_12_55_50.jpeg) http://www.fractalforums.com/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=13569 Thought I'd have a play with the MC renderer. Simple Hypercube 2000 pixels wide. Using default settings, the image took 2 mins, with the standard M3D render. Using my own higher quality settings, the image took 8 mins 30 seconds, with the standard M3D render. Using the MC engine, the image took 45mins for the first 4 raysteps! I left it running overnight, and after 8 hours 34 mins, the image looked pretty good. Out of curiosity, I left it running all day too. This is the image after 223 raysteps, 22hours 41mins!!! But perhaps no better than the 8 hour render. I'm very impressed with the result, but might save MC rendering for only the special ones! |