Ken wrote:
>  I just checked the Docs on this and found a clause in the use of the
> filter/transmit all function that I never had quite noticed before.
> These particular bitmap modifiers only work with .png, .gif, and .iff
> image types. It is not supported for .tga image files.

   Yo,

   As a follow up to my last message I did a little more digging into
 what is and what is not compatable with the transmit/filter compatibility
 with image maps and found a rather dissapointing limitation. I have a
 .gif file that was working quite well with the flt/trans modifiers and
 converted it to a 16m color 24 bit .png image file. When I attempted to
 render the same scene I was using with the .gif file the filter and
 transmit values I had assigned were completely ignored. I coverted the
 original .gif file again to .png but this time to 8 bit and 256 colors
 and it rendered with similar performance as seen using the .gif image.

   I am going to try it again with the .tga file format when this render
 I am working on finishes. I have a hunch that if I save the .tga to 256
 colors and 8 bit it will work as expected.

   Anyone know why these functions are behaving this way and is it the way
 they should be working ?

 -- 
 Ken Tyler

 mailto://tylereng@pacbell.net

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