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11 Aug 2024 01:16:16 EDT (-0400)
  Re: PNG files for image maps  
From: Mike
Date: 19 Sep 1999 23:40:10
Message: <37E5AA8D.747FCF66@aol.com>
If you mean having it use the alpha channel for tranparency, than yes, though
it will be unfiltered.  I don't know about using tranparency in the palette
though.

-Mike

John M. Dlugosz wrote:

> The image_map pigment provides for filter/transmit modifiers to specify
> these properties for individual color index values, for paletted images.
>
> If an PNG file is specified that is already tagged with transparancy, can
> POV respect that?
>
> Note that PNG can store <r,g,b,t> values for pixels, not just <r,g,b>.  For
> paletted images, a palette entry can store the Alpha (transparant) value as
> well.
>
> --John


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