On 4-1-2012 9:49, Le_Forgeron wrote:

> Now... to code that for povray... some camera types (orthographic&
> spherical, even maybe some cylindrical) are just "a tuning away" from
> your need: no need to change the code, just change the parameter such as
> location, up&right for othographic, look_at&  angle for spherical.
>

Doctor John wrote the following code (2005). Is that what you need?

Thomas

//start code
// Persistence of Vision SDL include file
// Description: A macro to simulate lens movements in architectural scenes
//		Helps prevent the "falling verticals syndrome"
// Author: John Guthkelch (Doctor John) <doc### [at] linuxmailorg>
// Version 2.0 Released September 2005
// Changes: 1. Improved warning so that camera automatically reverts to 
default
//	    type if insane values are given for CamPos and/or CamLook
//	    2. Corrected silly mathematical error in vertical scaling.This
//	    is now correct so switch has been taken out.

/***********************************************************************
Don't forget to switch off Vista Buffers by using -uv on the command line
or Vista_Buffer=0 in your .ini file before attempting to render your image
***********************************************************************/

#macro FieldCam (CP, CL)
	#local CD=CL-CP;
	#if (CD.x!=0 | CD.z!=0) // Note: That's a Boolean OR not an uppercase i
				// or a lowercase L!
		#local HypoXZ=sqrt(pow(CD.x, 2)+pow(CD.z, 2));
		#local VCorr=pow(vlength(CD), 2)/pow(HypoXZ, 2);
		#local CosThetaX=CD.x/HypoXZ;
		#local CosThetaZ=CD.z/HypoXZ;
		#if (CD.x=0)
			#local ShearX=0;
		#else
			#local ShearX=(CD.y/CD.x)*pow(CosThetaX, 2);
		#end
		#if (CD.z=0)
			#local ShearZ=0;
		#else
			#local ShearZ=(CD.y/CD.z)*pow(CosThetaZ, 2);
		#end
		#declare NoFall=transform {
			matrix <1, 0, 0, ShearX, VCorr, ShearZ, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0>
		}
	#else
		#warning "Viewing vector is perpendicular to XZ-plane.\n"
		#warning "Camera changed to default type.\n"
		#declare NoFall=transform {
			matrix <1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0>
		}
	#end
#end

/*********************************USAGE**************************************

#declare CamPos=<Xc, Yc, Zc>;   //Just replace <Xc,Yc,Zc> with location 
vector
#declare CamLook=<Xl, Yl, Zl>;  // -"-   -"-   <Xl,Yl,Zl> with look_at 
vector

camera {
	FieldCam (CamPos, CamLook)
	perspective
	location CamPos
	[angle Whatever] // Not essential but can be used
	[right If_you_want] // Also not essential but can be used
	transform {NoFall}
	look_at CamLook
}
****************************************************************************/
//end code

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