Wasn't it spl who wrote:
>Is there a way to modulate the transmittance of an object that also has an
>image_map containing alpha values?
>
>I have tried using the
>
>transmit all <some_transmittance_value>
>
>image map modifier but I get very bizarre results when the transmittance
>value is greater than about 0.5 -- almost as if colors are wrapping around
>to complementary colors (that is what should be red shows cyan).
>
>To explain a little about what I'm attemping to do, I am using image_mapped
>planes to essentially do volume rendering.  I would like to be able to fade
>in the volume object by manipulating its overall transmittance.
>
>Can I make this work or is this just a stupid idea?

One thing you could try is to use a texture_map to take the weighted
average of your existing texture and a completely transmitting texture.
As you change the weights used in the average, the transmittance of the
overall object should vary.

#declare T1 = texture{pigment {image_map ...
#declare T2 = texture{pigment {rgbt <0,0,0,1>}}

plane { z, whatever
  texture {
    average texture_map {
      [clock T1]
      [1-clock T2]
    }
  }
}


-- 
Mike Williams
Gentleman of Leisure

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