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  Re: Any chance of an interface to lightflow library.  
From: Paul Brown
Date: 21 Jan 2000 14:12:26
Message: <3888af9a@news.povray.org>
Sorry that should be:
Check out some of the features ( www.lightflowtech.com/innovation.html)
NOT (www.lightflow.com/innovation/html)

Its been a long day ... :-(
PB

Paul Brown <pau### [at] pabcomfreeservecouk> wrote in message
news:3888aade@news.povray.org...
> Any chance of the next version of POV including support for Jacopo
> Pantaleoni 's lightflow library. www.lightflowtech.com?
> This package is amazing. Just think what could be done if this were
> integrated with POV.
> (It would save me having to learn Python for a start!)
>
> Check out some of the features ( www.lightflow.com/innovation/html)
>
> Originally found this in "Uncle Kens Links" (where else) and subscribed to
> the mailing list.
>
> Just got this today (see below).
>
> Any chance of this in the next official version?
> Paul Brown
>
>
>
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> ****************************************
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>                            LIGHTFLOW NEWS
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Dear User,
>
> The Lightflow Rendering Tools have been updated to version 1.5.
>
> With this release, Lightflow Technologies brings ahead its software
> distribution politics, and makes ALL of its products freely available
> for non commercial uses. This means that previously locked features,
> such as unlimited resolution, multithreading support, and
> post-processing filters are now available to everyone!
>
> In particular, the main novelty is the availability of the
> Client Side API, the C++ API of the Lightflow Rendering Tools.
> This software is especially meant for plugin developers who want to
> link Lightflow to other modeling and animation packages, accessing
> all of its features directly from the C++ Language.
>
> The Client Side API, and the Python Module are now available in a unique
> package that contains also the Lightflow Texture Tools, including lftdof,
> for a fast 2.5D depth-of-field effect...
>
> Enjoy Yourself!
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>                               CHANGES
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> * multithreading support (Debian Linux only, using pthreads)
>   LINK TO DESCRIPTION:
>   "default" interface documentation, variable "processors"
>
> * highly reduced memory occupancy (up to 40%)
>
> * the mesh-file: a binary file format for polygonal meshes
>   LINK TO DESCRIPTION:
>   "mesh" object documentation, variable "file"
>
> * improved caustic switches
>   LINK TO DESCRIPTION:
>   "physical", "standard" and "generic" materials documentation
>
> * Python Module renamed from lightflow to lightflowPM
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> ========================================================================
> Jacopo Pantaleoni                                   jp### [at] lightflowtechcom
> Padova, Italy                                      www.lightflowtech.com
> Computer Graphics Software Development and Research
>
>
>
>
>
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> ************************************************
>
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