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From: Warp
Date: 7 Sep 2013 03:28:45
Message: <522ad5ad@news.povray.org>

Le_Forgeron <jgr### [at] freefr> wrote:
> If the png is a grey one, the grey value is used as the height.
> (remember that png can have more than 8 bits per channel, you can have a
> 16 bits grey png without any problem)

A 16-bit grayscale PNG is indeed the most optimal format for heightfields.

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                                                          - Warp

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