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<h3><a name="s02_01_03">2.1.3 </a>What is POV-Ray?</h3>
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The Persistence of Vision Ray-Tracer(tm) was developed from DKBTrace 2.12 (written by David K. Buck and Aaron A.
Collins) by a bunch of people (called the POV-Team<sup>TM</sup>) in their spare time. The headquarters of the POV-Team is on
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The POV-Ray package includes detailed instructions on using the ray-tracer and creating scenes. Many stunning
scenes are included with POV-Ray so you can start creating images immediately when you get the package. These scenes
can be modified so you do not have to start from scratch.
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In addition to the pre-defined scenes, a large library of pre-defined shapes and materials is provided. You can
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file, and by using the shape or material name in your scene.
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