Max_Image_Buffer_Memory=128?????

jmichae3 commented 7 years ago

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Max_Image_Buffer_Memory=128???? what unit is this? MiB?see 3.2.2.2 in manual, manual does not mention what unit this is supposed to be. RAM is measured in IEC units. so if this is MiB, the multiplier should be 2^20. 2^30 for GB of ram using today's RAM sizes. please advice in the manual. available RAM for heap for 64-bit is typically RAMSIZE-6GB-videocardramsize.

POV-RAy Reference\command-line and ini-file options\general output options\Max image buffer memory

Max_Image_Buffer_Memory=

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Source code Git tag: v3.7.0.0
POV-Ray version: v3.7.0+msvc10.win64
Operating system: Windows 7
Hardware platform: x86-64
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c-lipka commented 7 years ago

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Section 3.2.2.2 of the docs clearly identify the dimension of the parameter as "number of megabytes" (and yes, since this is RAM, we follow the convention that this is MiB, not MB).