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9 Aug 2024 09:02:57 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Making Background transparent...  
From: Peter Popov
Date: 26 Sep 2000 15:11:59
Message: <hts1ts4c4b015ephhn9l4l36v46cbv8e2o@4ax.com>
On Sun, 24 Sep 2000 22:19:02 +0200, "Rune" <run### [at] inamecom>
wrote:

>"PoD" wrote:
>> At the edges of objects the rgb values of the object are AAed
>> with the background colour.  When I turn on transparency, it's
>> because I want the background to represent _nothing_, how can
>> nothing have a colour?  There should be no leftovers to remove.
>
>Exactly. The background presence should be stored in the alpha
>channel only. Not in the red, green and blue components.

So, when anti-aliasing, how should POV treat rays that hit the
background? Ignore them?


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