It's true that a lot has (potentially) changed since the original thread was written. The fundamentals haven't changed really, but additions like Raytrace Atmosphere and bucket rendering controls can have an effect, to be sure. I will see if I can revisit this, perhaps in the Wiki, some time soon. But it's a tough subject to tackle because things can vary so much. The real intention of this thread was to establish a baseline of sane values as I saw lots of people just cranking up settings, assuming it would make things a lot better, and having huge render times with little or no benefit. When it comes to the finer points of tweaking the renderer for a specific image or sequence, there can be more to it than might be easily covered even in the wiki. But we'll see what can be done...
- Oshyan
