Hi all. I've been working on a program that lets you take a pov text file(s) 
and add a key-frame sequence(or path) to any vector, float, or text in the 
file. It will interpolate between keys. Then the program will run POV using a 
GUI extension to process the individual frames. The paths are creating 
visually, using lines, arcs and bezier curves.

Is anyone interested in seeing a program like this? Has it been done before? I 
started the project a while ago 'cause I needed a programming project to work 
on, so I won't be too disappointed if there's no interest(at least I had fun 
making the program!). Anyway, any feedback is welcome.

Dave
mic### [at] sympaticoca

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I'm thinking Patrick's Curve Generator is one such animation utility (can't seem
to locate it anywhere now), and perhaps a few others are out there somewhere.
Thing is they all seem to be older and for versions 3.0 or previous.
Here's a web page with many listed toward the end of the page:
http://www.the-spa.com/shawn.fumo/povutils/SFPovUtilsList4_Part2.txt
It may be though that none can be used to run POV-Ray via extension, unless
Moray is counted.

Bob

"David Curtis" <spa### [at] junkmailcom> wrote in message
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| Hi all. I've been working on a program that lets you take a pov text file(s)
| and add a key-frame sequence(or path) to any vector, float, or text in the
| file. It will interpolate between keys. Then the program will run POV using a
| GUI extension to process the individual frames. The paths are creating
| visually, using lines, arcs and bezier curves.
|
| Is anyone interested in seeing a program like this? Has it been done before? I
| started the project a while ago 'cause I needed a programming project to work
| on, so I won't be too disappointed if there's no interest(at least I had fun
| making the program!). Anyway, any feedback is welcome.
|
| Dave
| mic### [at] sympaticoca

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In article <38a5696e@news.povray.org>, "Bob Hughes"
<per### [at] aolcom?subject=PoV-News:> wrote:
>I'm thinking Patrick's Curve Generator is one such animation utility (can't
> seem
>to locate it anywhere now), and perhaps a few others are out there somewhere.
>Thing is they all seem to be older and for versions 3.0 or previous.
>Here's a web page with many listed toward the end of the page:
>http://www.the-spa.com/shawn.fumo/povutils/SFPovUtilsList4_Part2.txt
>It may be though that none can be used to run POV-Ray via extension, unless
>Moray is counted.

Thanks for the links! I've check em out and haven't found a program that a 
similar job, but I'm taking the lack of responses as a lack of interest. So If 
anyone wants to try it just let me know.

Dave.
mic### [at] sympaticoca

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David Curtis wrote:

> Thanks for the links! I've check em out and haven't found a program that a
> similar job, but I'm taking the lack of responses as a lack of interest. So If
> anyone wants to try it just let me know.

Activity on this server is a bit slow on the weekends, give it a chance :)
I have seen several messages posted in the past couple of years from
people seeking keyframing appliactions for POV-Ray. There is an interest
but I am not sure how much. Many of the visitors here that are into
animation work are already pretty advanced. If you put this app on a web
site and gave me a link to it I am sure that the people visiting the
povray.org links pages would find and use it if they are interested in
it.

-- 
Ken Tyler -  1300+ Povray, Graphics, 3D Rendering, and Raytracing Links:
http://home.pacbell.net/tylereng/index.html http://www.povray.org/links/

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In article <38A6CDC2.E082A0D1@pacbell.net>, lin### [at] povrayorg wrote:
>If you put this app on a web
>site and gave me a link to it I am sure that the people visiting the
>povray.org links pages would find and use it if they are interested in
>it.
>
Thanks, Ken. I will keep this in mind till I'm ready to release, currently 
it's hardly functional. 

Really I was only looking for inspiration for continuing the project. I tend 
to ditch older projects in favor of newer, more exciting ones! I would like to 
use this program, and if I knew that others would than I would continue work 
on it.

Dave.
mic### [at] sympaticoca

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