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The following list of patches is not meant as a comprehensive list of features for the user but as a reference for developers. See the documentation for comprehensive information on the MegaPOV features.

written Tue Aug 23 21:15:57 CEST 2005 by MegaPOV Patch-Management Version 0.7

Patches with status "INCLUDED":

This is a complete list of all patches currently included in MegaPOV.

# Patch ID Name Author Maintainer Type
16 DISPLACE_WARP_PATCH pigment based displace warp patch Chris Huff Unknown MEGAPOV0
14 FONT_ALIGNMENT_PATCH font alignment Unknown Yvo Smellenbergh MEGAPOV0
31 GLOW_PATCH Glow patch Chris Huff Unknown MEGAPOV0
9 LISTED_PATTERN_PATCH listed pattern Chris Huff Unknown MEGAPOV0
10 NOISE_PIGMENT_PATCH Noise pigment Chris Huff Unknown MEGAPOV0
8 TIME_DATE_PATCH time and date functions in SDL Yvo Smellenbergh Yvo Smellenbergh MEGAPOV0
6 TIME_MEASUREMENT_PATCH timer functions in SDL Yvo Smellenbergh Yvo Smellenbergh MEGAPOV0
5 AVOID_ALWAYS_FALSE_COMPARISON_WARNINGS_PATCH comparisons always false warning removal Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba MEGAPOV1
44 AVOID_MIGHT_BE_USED_UNINITIALIZED_WARNINGS_PATCH uninitialized variables warning removal Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba MEGAPOV1
91 AVOID_TYPE_CONVERSION_WARNINGS_PATCH type conversion warning removal Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba MEGAPOV1
3 BOUNDINGS_AS_INSIDE_PATCH boundings as inside patch Micha Riser Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba MEGAPOV1
3 CACHE_IN_ANIMATED_RADIOSITY_PATCH renamed file with cache for radiosity data Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba MEGAPOV1
36 CLOTHRAY_PATCH Clothray cloth simulation patch Christophe Bouffartigue Christoph Hormann MEGAPOV1
5 CUSTOM_KEYWORDS_IN_WINPOV_PATCH patch adding custom keywords to WinPOV editor Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba MEGAPOV1
10 FILM_EXPOSURE_SIMULATION_PATCH Simulation of non-linear film exposure curve Kari Kivisalo Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba MEGAPOV1
25 FRAME_STEP_PATCH frame step option and keyword Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba MEGAPOV1
9 F_TRIANGLE_PATCH internal triangle function patch Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba MEGAPOV1
2 HMATH_PATCH HMATH_PATCH Vahur Krouverk Unknown MEGAPOV1
11 MASTER_SWITCH master switch Unknown Unknown MEGAPOV1
57 MECHANICS_SIMULATION_PATCH Mechsim mechanics simulation system Christoph Hormann Christoph Hormann MEGAPOV1
11 MESSAGE_PATCH MESSAGE_PATCH Unknown Unknown MEGAPOV1
2 MISSED_FLOAT_CONSTANTS_RECOGNITION_PATCH support for missing float constants in user defined functions Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba MEGAPOV1
11 NTH_OUTPUT_FILE_NAME_PATCH access to output file name from SDL Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba MEGAPOV1
16 PARAMETRIC_MINOR_CHANGES_PATCH parametric object minor changes Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba MEGAPOV1
22 POLYNOMIAL_SOLVER_PATCH access to the internal poly solver from SDL Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba MEGAPOV1
26 REMOVE_NOT_USED_CODE_WARNINGS_PATCH not used code warnings removal Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba MEGAPOV1
11 SET_PATCH #set directive to change existing variables Chris Huff Unknown MEGAPOV1
17 SOR_SPLINE_PATCH Spline which duplicates curvature of surface of revolution Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba MEGAPOV1
9 SPLINE_LIKE_ARRAY_ACCESS_PATCH Access to splines similar to array access Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba MEGAPOV1
8 TRANSPARENT_INVERTED_NORMALS_PATCH TRANSPARENT_INVERTED_NORMALS_PATCH Jurjen Unknown MEGAPOV1
3 UNIX_FINISH_BEEP_PATCH fix for the finish beep in the unix version Christoph Hormann Christoph Hormann MEGAPOV1
22 UNOFFICIAL_BLOCKING_PATCH unofficial version management Nathan Kopp Unknown MEGAPOV1
10 WHITE_SPACE_BEFORE_SEMICOLON_PATCH warnings about whitespace before semicolon removal Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba MEGAPOV1
17 AKIMA_SPLINE_PATCH Akima spline Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba MEGAPOV11
14 ANGLE_OF_INCIDENCE_PATCH angle of incidence pattern patch Mael Unknown MEGAPOV11
18 BASIC_X_SPLINE_PATCH Basic X-Spline type Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba MEGAPOV11
6 BLOB_QUEUE_MEMORY_LEAK_PATCH blob queue memory leak fix Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba MEGAPOV11
1 CONTINUED_BMP_BUGFIX_PATCH fix for wrong display of BMP images in continued trace Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba MEGAPOV11
25 EXTENDED_X_SPLINE_PATCH Extended X-Spline type Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba MEGAPOV11
3 FASTER_PROGRESS_DISPLAY_PATCH faster progress display in POV-Ray 3.6 Yvo Smellenbergh Yvo Smellenbergh MEGAPOV11
3 FIX_MEMORY_LEAKS_PATCH fix for some memory leaks Massimo Valentini Unknown MEGAPOV11
31 FUR_PATCH media fur patch Thomas Wilhalm Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba MEGAPOV11
20 GENERAL_X_SPLINE_PATCH General X-Spline type Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba MEGAPOV11
35 HDR_PATCH hdr high dynamic range image reading and writing patch Christoph Hormann Christoph Hormann MEGAPOV11
6 IMAGES_SIZES_PATCH image size measurement patch Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba MEGAPOV11
4 INSIDE_FUNCTION_FOR_MESHES_PATCH support for meshes in inside() function Christoph Hormann Christoph Hormann MEGAPOV11
34 IS_PATCH Determine variable type from SDL Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba MEGAPOV11
45 LESS_MEMORY_IN_PATTERNS_PATCH pattern memory use reduction patch Yvo Smellenbergh Yvo Smellenbergh MEGAPOV11
6 MAKE_COLOR_SHORTER_PATCH simplified color assignments Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba MEGAPOV11
73 MOTION_BLUR_PATCH Motion Blur Nathan Kopp Yvo Smellenbergh MEGAPOV11
4 NORMAL_TRANSFORM_PATCH normal modifier for transforms Christoph Hormann Christoph Hormann MEGAPOV11
16 NO_RADIOSITY_PATCH no_radiosity flag for objects Christoph Hormann Christoph Hormann MEGAPOV11
56 PIGMENT_CAMERA_VIEW_PATCH camera view pigment Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba MEGAPOV11
130 POST_PROCESS_PATCH post processing system Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba MEGAPOV11
14 PROJECTION_PATCH projection pattern patch Mael Unknown MEGAPOV11
14 RAD_CUSTOM_SAMPLES_PATCH radiosity custom sampling directions patch Christoph Hormann / Mael Christoph Hormann MEGAPOV11
10 RAD_SAMPLES_RANDOMIZE_PATCH radiosity sampling direction randomization patch Christoph Hormann Christoph Hormann MEGAPOV11
2 SPLINE_IN_FUNCTION_PATCH more than 3 dimensions for splines in functions Thorsten Froehlich Unknown MEGAPOV11
6 STORE_TOKEN_POSITION_START_IN_FILE_PATCH STORE_TOKEN_POSITION_START_IN_FILE_PATCH Yvo Smellenbergh Yvo Smellenbergh MEGAPOV11
5 STRDUP_MEM_TRACE_PATCH STRDUP_MEM_TRACE_PATCH Yvo Smellenbergh Yvo Smellenbergh MEGAPOV11
25 TCB_SPLINE_PATCH Kochanek-Bartels spline Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba MEGAPOV11
15 USER_DEFINED_CAMERA_PATCH user defined camera patch Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba MEGAPOV11
6 VECTORS_IN_DIMENSION_SIZE_PATCH vectors in dimension_size() function patch Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba MEGAPOV11
2 ALPHA_CLIPPING_BUGFIX_PATCH fix for problem of alpha channel output with bright colors Christoph Hormann Christoph Hormann MEGAPOV12
6 AREA_LIGHT_REFLECTION_PATCH area light trace level control Christoph Hormann Christoph Hormann MEGAPOV12
6 BICUBIC_INTERPOLATION_PATCH bicubic interpolation for image maps Lutz-Peter Hooge Christoph Hormann MEGAPOV12
2 CRAND_BUGFIX_PATCH bugfix for crand in textures Christoph Hormann Christoph Hormann MEGAPOV12
21 CUSTOM_TONE_MAPPING_PATCH custom tone mapping Christoph Hormann Christoph Hormann MEGAPOV12
2 MACRO_PARAMETER_BUGFIX_PATCH bugfix for problem with passing macro parameters by reference Thorsten Froehlich Christoph Hormann MEGAPOV12
20 NEW_RADIOSITY_PRETRACE_PATCH new adaptive pretrace mode for radiosity Christoph Hormann Christoph Hormann MEGAPOV12
4 PPM_READING_COMPATIBILITY_PATCH PPM_READING_COMPATIBILITY_PATCH Christoph Hormann Christoph Hormann MEGAPOV12
5 RADIOSITY_ADAPTIVE_RADIUS_PATCH adaptive search radius/error_bound for radiosity Christoph Hormann Christoph Hormann MEGAPOV12
10 RADIOSITY_STATISTICS_PATCH more detailed radiosity statistics Christoph Hormann Christoph Hormann MEGAPOV12
9 RADIOSITY_VISUALIZE_PATCH SDL access for sampling visualizations in the radiosity code Christoph Hormann Christoph Hormann MEGAPOV12

Patches with status "OFFICIAL":

These are patches that have been in MegaPOV but which have been included in official POV-Ray meanwhile or have been superseded by changes in official POV-Ray.

# Patch ID Name Author Maintainer Type
0 END_ROW_1_PATCH bug fix for end row problem William Pokorny Unknown MEGAPOV1
0 FNCODE_BUG_FIX_PATCH bug fix Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba MEGAPOV1
0 NORMAL_ACCURACY_BUGFIX_PATCH preservation of normal accuracy when copying normal John Haggerty Unknown MEGAPOV1
0 PPM_READ_FIX_PATCH fix for ppm/pgm reading function Christoph Hormann Christoph Hormann MEGAPOV1
0 RAD_NO_CLIPPING_PATCH radiosity clipping switch Christoph Hormann Christoph Hormann MEGAPOV1
0 READ_IMAGES_16BIT_PATCH better support for reading 16 bit images Christoph Hormann Christoph Hormann MEGAPOV1
0 SMOOTH_HF_PATCH correct transformations of HF normal vectors John Haggerty Unknown MEGAPOV1
0 UNCLIPPED_COLOR_PATCH unclipped colors patch Christoph Hormann Christoph Hormann MEGAPOV11
0 UV_MAPPED_PARAMETRIC_PATCH uv-mapping for parametric object Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba MEGAPOV1
0 UV_MAPPED_TORUS_PATCH uv-mapping for torus object Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba MEGAPOV1

Patches with other status:

These are patches which are not included in MegaPOV at the moment.

# Patch ID Name Author Maintainer Type
9 SIMPLE_PATTERN_CACHE_PATCH simple cache for pattern evaluations Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba MEGAPOV11
0 ADD_MULTIPLY_PATCH add and multiply patterns Chris Huff Unknown MEGAPOV11
0 BLUR_PATTERN_PATCH blur pattern Chris Huff Unknown MEGAPOV11
0 BOKEH_PIGMENT_PATCH bokeh pigment patch Mael Unknown POVRAY35
0 ENHANCED_FUNCTION_PATTERN_PATCH enhanced function patterns Chris Huff Unknown MEGAPOV11
0 FAST_ISOSURFACE_PATCH isosurface spped improvement patch Christoph Hormann Christoph Hormann MEGAPOV12
0 FINISH_MAPS function based finish components Mael Unknown POVRAY35
0 LIGHT_FALLOFF_PATCH true inverse-square falloff for light sources Chris Huff Unknown MEGAPOV11
0 LIGHT_THRESHOLD_PATCH light source threshold optimization Chris Huff Unknown MEGAPOV11
0 NO_WAVE_PATCH no waveform patch Chris Huff Unknown MEGAPOV11
0 POVMAN_PATCH povman renderman shader support Vahur Krouverk Unknown MEGAPOV1
0 TESSELATION_PATCH tesselation patch Jérôme Grimbert Christoph Hormann POVRAY31
0 USE_NEW_CRACKLE 2d crackle pattern and crackle speed improvements Chris Huff Unknown MEGAPOV11
0 BLOB2_PATCH blob2 patch Chris Huff Unknown MEGAPOV1
0 BSP_TREE_BOUNDING_PATCH BSP tree bounding patch Andrew Clinton Unknown POVRAY35
0 DF3_EXTENSION_PATCH Density_File Extension Patch Ryoichi Suzuki Unknown POVRAY35
0 INCLUDE_DIR_PATCH INCLUDE_DIR_PATCH Vahur Krouverk Unknown REMOVED
0 IRREGULAR_BRICK_PATTERN_PATCH irregular brick pattern Jim Snow Unknown POVRAY35
0 KD_TREE_BOUNDING_PATCH KD-Tree bounding system Daniel Neilson Unknown POVRAY35
0 LEWIS_NOISE_PATCH lewis noise generator Chris Huff Unknown MEGAPOV11
0 MESH_SUBDIVISION_PATCH Patch applying subdivision to meshes Xiaobin Wu Unknown POVRAY35
0 NEW_AA_METHODS_PATCH new antialiasing methods Micha Riser Unknown POVRAY31
0 OPENGL_PREVIEW_PATCH OpenGL preview patch Ray Gardener Unknown POVRAY35
0 PHONG_SAMPLING_PATCH phong reflection model with multiple samples Mael Unknown POVRAY35
0 PROXIMITY_PATTERN_PATCH proximity pattern Chris Huff Unknown MEGAPOV11
0 PRT_PATCH Interactive & Progressive Refinement Patch Wolfgang Wieser Unknown POVRAY35
0 STEREOPOV_PATCH Stereoscopic Raytracing with POV-Ray Hermann Voßeler Unknown POVRAY35
0 VORONOI_PATTERN_PATCH voronoi pattern Chris Huff Unknown MEGAPOV11


Copyright 2006 by MegaPOV Team, last modified Mon, 10 july 2016