POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.general : Depth Maps : Re: Depth Maps Server Time
7 Aug 2024 05:16:39 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Depth Maps  
From: Chris Howie
Date: 11 Jan 2002 00:31:00
Message: <3c3e7894@news.povray.org>
> What is a depth map generator?

It reads the scene file and creates a depth map without using gradient
textures.

> And what's wrong with using
> the output directly from POV-Ray (using the gradient pattern solution)?

Nothing's wrong with that.

> Scale the pattern big enough and then transform it like you transform the
> camera - how difficult can that be?

Depends on the complexity of the scene.  Rendering a scene with a desk, a
jar of pencils, a lamp, and a picture frame could be difficult and tedious.

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