POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.newusers : Media density : Re: Media density Server Time
28 Apr 2024 19:50:19 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Media density  
From: Thomas de Groot
Date: 25 Jul 2016 06:58:51
Message: <5795f0eb$1@news.povray.org>
On 25-7-2016 10:32, Stephen wrote:
> On 7/25/2016 8:21 AM, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>> On 25-7-2016 8:57, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>>> On 24-7-2016 18:09, clipka wrote:
>>>> Am 24.07.2016 um 12:50 schrieb Thomas de Groot:
>>>>
>>>>> Also be aware that in a density pattern colours are
>>>>> interpreted as grey tints.
>>>>
>>>> Actually, no, they're not. They do modify the media's effective colour.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Yes, but are the 'colours' used /inside/ the density statements not read
>>> as grey tints? That is what I have understood (which doesn't mean
>>> anything of course). ;-)
>>>
>>
>> I looked that up and was put back right on my feet again. I must have an
>> alternate universe documentation file in my head... :-)
>>
>
> That's what I thought. That it averaged the colour values.
> Where about in the documentation. Do you have a reference?
>

In the media section [3.4.8.4.2 Density with color_map]. In the wiki 
that probably is at a different paragraph number.

Like you, was under the impression that colour values were averaged and 
I don't remember where I got that notion from :-(

-- 
Thomas


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