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Release 0-5-20091121

Student Name:	andre susano pinto
Mentor Name:	Brecht Van Lommel
Title:	Raytrace Optimization
Abstract:	This proposal aims at optimizing blender raytrace. Including: * Making it faster * Support for render instancing * Added support for generic objects (used to implement instancing but later can be expanded into LOD) * Script to measure performance * Removing worst-cases * Make it easier to try tweaks and different data structures.