Alex,  from Quebec,  Canada.

....  I thought it was the good forum to ask my question.
I downloaded DEM datas and learned I had to use
Dem_to_Pov in order to be able use it into Pov;  So,
I downloaded the freeware,  but I would like to know
if I will be able to use the tga. file into PovWin  (the window version)

I don't understand DOS anymore (but could do a little...),
so is there another way of converting Dem datas into Pov for window ?!

Thanx,            Alex Pilote

http://www3.sympatico.ca/floral.audet/index.html

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"Al_Canada" <flo### [at] sympaticoca> wrote in message
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AFAIK there is no difference between the functionality of povdos and povwin
(or indeed any pov on any o/s).

The only difference is in the interface to the application.

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Al_Canada wrote:
> 
>     Alex,  from Quebec,  Canada.
> 
> ....  I thought it was the good forum to ask my question.
> I downloaded DEM datas and learned I had to use
> Dem_to_Pov in order to be able use it into Pov;  So,
> I downloaded the freeware,  but I would like to know
> if I will be able to use the tga. file into PovWin  (the window version)
> 
> I don't understand DOS anymore (but could do a little...),
> so is there another way of converting Dem datas into Pov for window ?!
> 
> Thanx,            Alex Pilote
> 

I don't know about the Dem_to_Pov program you mentioned, but you can
surely use a tga file as a heightfield/image_map in every version of
Povray.  

Conversion depends on what format you have the DEM in.  There are some
programs capable of importing and exporting a lot of different DEM file
formats, you might want to check the Povray links page:

http://www.povray.org/links/3D_Programs/Height_Field_Modelling_Programs_and_Utilities/

Christoph

-- 
Christoph Hormann <chr### [at] gmxde>
IsoWood include, radiosity tutorial, TransSkin and other 
things on: http://www.schunter.etc.tu-bs.de/~chris/

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On Tue, 24 Apr 2001 17:21:45 +0100, Tom Melly wrote:
>"Al_Canada" <flo### [at] sympaticoca> wrote in message
>news:3AE5A3B7.82AC4D05@sympatico.ca...
>
>AFAIK there is no difference between the functionality of povdos and povwin
>(or indeed any pov on any o/s).
>
>The only difference is in the interface to the application.

That's not entirely true.  The "sys" format varies from OS to OS.  Windows
uses BMP, for example, while Mac uses PICT.

-- 
Ron Parker   http://www2.fwi.com/~parkerr/traces.html
My opinions.  Mine.  Not anyone else's.

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> Al_Canada wrote:
> >
> >     Alex,  from Quebec,  Canada.
> >
> > ....  I thought it was the good forum to ask my question.
> > I downloaded DEM datas and learned I had to use
> > Dem_to_Pov in order to be able use it into Pov;  So,
> > I downloaded the freeware,  but I would like to know
> > if I will be able to use the tga. file into PovWin  (the window versi
on)
> >
> > I don't understand DOS anymore (but could do a little...),
> > so is there another way of converting Dem datas into Pov for window ?
!
> >
> > Thanx,            Alex Pilote
> >
>
> I don't know about the Dem_to_Pov program you mentioned, but you can
> surely use a tga file as a heightfield/image_map in every version of
> Povray.
>
> Conversion depends on what format you have the DEM in.  There are some
> programs capable of importing and exporting a lot of different DEM file

> formats, you might want to check the Povray links page:
>
> http://www.povray.org/links/3D_Programs/Height_Field_Modelling_Programs
_and_Utilities/
>
> Christoph

Thank you all;  (in fact,  the software I was talking about is called
DEM2POV...)  But I looked on the povray.org,  and I think there
are some easier conversion programs to work with... I mean easier
than DEM2POV.
I wll try it.

                          Alex

>
>
> --
> Christoph Hormann <chr### [at] gmxde>
> IsoWood include, radiosity tutorial, TransSkin and other
> things on: http://www.schunter.etc.tu-bs.de/~chris/

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