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  Re: 24 and 32 bit heightfields  
From: SharkD
Date: 19 Oct 2009 23:24:47
Message: <4add2d7f$1@news.povray.org>
On 10/19/2009 12:36 PM, SharkD wrote:
> A few months ago I posted an idea for creating 24 bit heightfields using
> existing image formats. The idea is that each channel is used to encode
> height data at different levels of precision. I was wondering if this
> could be implemented as an export format in POV-Ray? I think the
> Leveller program also uses this format, and the images it outputs seem
> to already work OK when used in POV-Ray.

I write in more detail about this here:

http://isometricland.com/povray/povray_high_precision_heightfields.php

Mike


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