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7 Sep 2024 11:24:34 EDT (-0400)
  Re: It's not a photo...  
From: stbenge
Date: 24 May 2008 15:18:05
Message: <483869ed$1@news.povray.org>
Mueen Nawaz wrote:
> stbenge wrote:
>> http://hof.povray.org/indoor_aqueduct.html
>>
>> I don't get it. To me the image is not exactly photo-realistic. Am I 
>> missing something, or do people commonly refer to CG images as "photos?"
> 
>     At a quick glance, it's not obvious. The first giveaway was some 
> visible aliasing.

The original image was large, so any aliasing could have been avoided 
when scaling it.

>> Should I contact the author or just sit here smiling silently? (BTW, 
>> the author never contacted me for permission to use the image, but I 
>> don't really care, I just find this funny)
> 
>     Threaten them with a lawsuit for copyright violation unless they 
> stop referring to it as a photo. Make up a story about how your career 
> in CGI has been compromised because people think you're cheating by just 
> taking photos.<G>

Lol, funny :)

Sam


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