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29 Jul 2024 04:26:42 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Using A GIF for a background  
From: Alain
Date: 27 Jul 2006 22:06:13
Message: <44c97115$1@news.povray.org>
bri### [at] hotmailcom nous apporta ses lumieres en ce 26/07/2006 11:29:
> I was starting a graphic and I wanted to use a photograph that I converted
> into a GIF. How is it possible to make a Gif into a background and put a
> metal sphere or another object into the foreground making it look like the
> GIF in the background all fits together realistically, so it looks like all
> one picture. Appreciate your attention.               Brian
> 
> 
Place a large box behind all objects in your scene.
Apply your image as an image_map. Scale it to fit. The image start as an 1*1 tile.
Give it finish{ambient 1 diffuse 0} to prevent it from catching shadows. This 
makes it ignore all light in the scene and be visible.

-- 
Alain
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