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8 Aug 2024 01:15:44 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Dumb question regarding spheres & cameras  
From: Warp
Date: 21 Mar 2001 17:46:10
Message: <3ab92f32@news.povray.org>
Patrick Dugan <pat### [at] usticom> wrote:
: the spheres furthest away from dead center become distorted or
: warped.  The further away the more distorted they get.
[snip]
: Is there any way to make the spheres look perfectly round regardless
: of position?

  Why would you want to? If you want a perspective camera then that's
the correct behaviour.

http://www.students.tut.fi/~warp/povVFAQ/misconceptions.html#perspectivespheres


  If you really want round spheres, use an orthographic camera. You'll lose
perspective, though.

-- 
char*i="b[7FK@`3NB6>B:b3O6>:B:b3O6><`3:;8:6f733:>::b?7B>:>^B>C73;S1";
main(_,c,m){for(m=32;c=*i++-49;c&m?puts(""):m)for(_=(
c/4)&7;putchar(m),_--?m:(_=(1<<(c&3))-1,(m^=3)&3););}    /*- Warp -*/


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