Re: [HACKERS] Re: Developers Globe (FINAL)

Jan...

Any way of coming up with a suitable Logo to replace what we have
on the main screen? Something tasteful that jumps out at you? I like the
one we do have, but I don't think its very "strong"? How about it? :)

On Wed, 17 Mar 1999, Jan Wieck wrote:

> >
> > > http://www.postgresql.org/~wieck/index.html
> > >
> > Woh. I didn't know what ratracing was, but I know I like it. Certainly
> > jumps out at you. Is it in a paper tray?
>
> Do a reload. Just to show you what "HIGH QUALITY" rendering
> means.
>
> It's still the same scene - just the border of the box a
> little higher, the glass better visible and sized to 600x300
> (to better fit on the page). This time rendered with a
> sampling rate of 5^2 per pixel (so per pixel 25 eye rays are
> shot into the scene). Including all shadowing, transparency
> and reflection a total of over 20 million rays have been
> traced (for a picture with 180,000 pixels)!
>
> Those pictures are CPU killers. A 333 MHz Celeron needs 20
> minutes to finish that one.
>
> Remember, it's a 100% virtual picture. Not one single detail
> is from a scanned photo or the like.
>
>
> Jan
>
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