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  Re: Height field utilities ... Explained :-)  
From: Mick Hazelgrove
Date: 21 Sep 1998 12:42:26
Message: <01bde576$21b73b80$8d41a8c2@wphnvffu>
Try using Gaussian noise in coreldraw or photoshop I don't know about
paintshop pro
This will soften the edges and when rendered will give a rounded edge look
Mick Hazelgrove

Paolo Bormida <bor### [at] tinit> wrote in article
<36023339.0@news.povray.org>...
> Sorry I was not very detailed in my previous question about height
fields.
> 
> The problem I have is the following...
> 
> I have a black/white logo. (not really black and white but pretends to be
> so)
> 
> This logo has been got through a scanner so it has not very precise
> contours.
> 
> I have to use this logo in POV for normals (no problem) and height fields
to
> render it in an appealing way.
> 
> Since it is black and white I would like to make its contours smooth in
> order to get a rounded height field in POV.
> 
> I have seen a UNIX utility called 'level connector' (lev-con) that might
> help but I use Windows NT ...  any port ?
> 
> Anyone know any utility to massage, clean and restyle B&W scanned images
to
> be used as height fields ?
> 
> Thanx again
> 
> Paolo
> 
> 
>


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