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  Re: Request for *.df4 format (ASCII text based)  
From: Warp
Date: 15 Feb 2008 12:06:32
Message: <47b5c698@news.povray.org>
Woody <nomail@nomail> wrote:
> Would it be possible to include a *.df4 format where instead of dimension and
> voxel data being in byte code, it was in some type of standard *.txt format?
> Possibly ASCII? I realize it increase runtime (not sure how much, but I suppose
> "Dramatically increase runtime" might be the right answer"). Even thought a
> *.df4 option is included the *.df3 option can also be included for people where
> runtime does matter.

  Nobody would write those files by hand anyways, so what's the point in
having them in readable ascii format?

  Writing the current DF3 file from a program (in basically any language)
is quite trivial. If you don't know how, just ask.

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                                                          - Warp


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