Ray Traced Images from Liam's Parallel POV-ray

The following images are from my parallel version of POV-ray, the publicly available ray tracing program. I implemented POV-ray on a Cray T3D and added an AVS interface. This was all done on equipment at ARSC.

I will be adding more information and examples as I go. It is an interesting project. I will eventually make the source avaialable through this web page and maybe a couple other places. If you have any questions or comments, please send them to me at: liam@magoo.alaska.net.

Here is a tarred and gzipped version of my source code. Please respect the fact that this is not a finished product by any means. Thanks. Parallel Povray

This image was rendered at 200x200 pixels in 0 hours 49 minutes 0.00 seconds. Only one PE was used.

This image was rendered at 200x200 pixels in 0 hours 11 minutes 34.00 seconds. Eight PEs were used.

This image was rendered at 400x400 pixels in 0 hours 36 minutes 12.00 seconds. Eight PEs were used.

One PE, 100x100 pixels. 0 hours 0 minutes 55.00 seconds

Two PEs, 200x200 pixels. 0 hours 1 minutes 44.00 seconds

Four PEs, 400x400 pixels. 0 hours 3 minutes 28.00 seconds