>     i came across POV-RAY today and have downloaded it, i have no real
> idea what it is ... looks nice though.

>     Here is what i was thinking. I have a regular 2D image (say jpg) of
> a person. Can i make it 3D? If this is possible, can someone show me an
> example (and code if available)? ( i do not care what the 3D image looks
> like, at this point, it can be any 3D rendering of a photograph in jpg
> format).

>     Please email me. If there is sufficient interest, i will summarize.

	There are some tricks for "faking" it but no way to really do
it. 

	Consider the circular shadow. Which of an infinite number of
ellipses with the long axis towards the light is it a shadow of?
Then consider all the other possible shapes with a circular cross
section between the light and the shadow? 

	With a 2D image you simply do not have the 3D information to
resolve the infinite possibilities in all (I think) cases. 

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