- a 3D viewer has been provided for lining up the camera position before writing POV-Ray file.  It is loaded by default when a PDB file is read.  It can display spheres in a rough spacefill representation or cylinders (sticks).   This viewer can be disabled by the Edit|Preferences dialog.  Use View|Auto Update Viewer to control auto update feature (useful for huge molecules).

- POV schemes (camera position, lights, etc.) can be saved from the toolbar or File menu (*.par files)

- Atom schemes can also be saved (color, radii) from the File menu or Atom Edit tab (*.ats files)

- An Atom List function is available for perusing the parsed atom data in MolPOV for errors.

- All options for rendering and atom appearance are on a single form

- Handy toolbar for common functions

- Bond table generated and saved for cylinder and ball/stick renders

- Expanded control of camera ("look at" coordinates and "sky" vector).  Also advanced properties accessible, including angle of view

- Easy slider control of camera coordinates

- Expanded color lists for atoms, lights (grey scales especially useful for controlling light intensity)

- Status bar for info, date, time, files used

- Under Edit one can load PDB and POV files for viewing (PDB editing not updated in MolPOV unless PDB file reloaded)

- Auto increment of POV filenames an option (see Preferences dialog)

- Windows 32-bit program, long file names supported, Registry used for program settings, uninstall from Control Panel|Add/Remove Programs

- Better looking, easier to use, and faster due to modest improvement in programming skill

- Area lights are available as optional lighting to cast more realistic, diffuse shadows. Note: this feature can increase rendering time if turned on.

- A No Shadow mode prevents any shadows from being cast in the scene.