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  Re: 16-bit grayscale PNGs -> PoV-Ray 16-bit heightfield TGAs?  
From: Nicolas Alvarez
Date: 27 Mar 2008 19:51:39
Message: <47ec411b$1@news.povray.org>

> file to Output_File_Type=N?  Doing so, I get a nice .png rendering...in 16 bits,
> I assume. (Do I need to set Bits_Per_Color = 16 in the INI file as well? Haven't
> done that yet.)
> 
> I get a HF, but it looks rather rough (to my eyes), like the vertical resolution
> is still 8-bit.  Don't really know for sure.

Yes, you do need Bits_Per_Color=16. Or just +fn16, which sets image type 
to PNG and 16 bits :) I remember the short +stuff easier than the 
Long_Ini_Settings... (and faster to type)


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