[comp.graphics] 25 bit ray-tracers

jorgen@coriolis.ecr.mu.oz (Hugh Jorgen) (04/14/90)

Hello netters,

Could someone please tell me how the 25 bit mode of VORT (Public Domain 
Ray Tracer available via ftp from munnari.oz.au) works.  I understand that the 25
bit mode is used when you need a bit more, and through my own experiments I have found that 
the generated images can be  substantially more appeasing than their 
24 bit equivalents. Is this a standard technique for improving ray traced
images, or is this a new approach. Could someone please refer me to the definitive reference 
on 25 bit images. 

Thanking you in advance,

Hugh.