Monte Carlo test

[Dermis]

Monte Carlo test



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!