Dan wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I have searched in vain through the POV-Ray documentation for a way to
> have it automatically assign a new name to each frame in an
> animation...e.g., so that in the end I will have "x" images, each
> corresponding to a frame.
> 
> Anyone know how to do that, or perhaps just point me to where I can find
> it?

Pov automaticaly assigns a sequentail numerical name to each image as it is
produced. For example you have a pov file named bob.pov. If you run a 10
fram animation then pov will assign the names bob001.tga, bob002.tga, etc.
as it renders each frame. Simple isn't it :-)

 
> And I might as well ask this too - I could have sworn I saw macro or
> other thingie that creates animated smoke...does that ring a bell?
> 
> TIA,
> 
> Dan

Smokegen is the utility you are looking for.

http://www.studenter.hb.se/~arch/smokegen/smokegen.htm

-- 
Ken Tyler

mailto://tylereng@pacbell.net

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