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From: Pirate Lord
Subject: Sphere comes out Oval!
Date: 12 Jul 2003 16:40:13
Message: <3f10722d@news.povray.org>

Hi,

I'm trying to generate a square image (256x256) with a sphere in it, but it
comes out Oval. Why should this happen?
Anyway I can get around it?

Thanks

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From: Christopher James Huff
Subject: Re: Sphere comes out Oval!
Date: 12 Jul 2003 17:19:45
Message: <cjameshuff-F5A318.16170612072003@netplex.aussie.org>

In article <3f10722d@news.povray.org>,
 "Pirate Lord" <pir### [at] btinternetNOSPAMcom> wrote:

> I'm trying to generate a square image (256x256) with a sphere in it, but it
> comes out Oval. Why should this happen?
> Anyway I can get around it?

Because your camera is still set up for a rectangular image. The result 
is a horizontally squashed image.

http://povray.org/documentation/view/160/#s06_04_01_05_01

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From: Warp
Subject: Re: Sphere comes out Oval!
Date: 12 Jul 2003 17:53:21
Message: <3f108351@news.povray.org>

Christopher James Huff <cja### [at] earthlinknet> wrote:
> http://povray.org/documentation/view/160/#s06_04_01_05_01

  Read also this:

http://povray.org/documentation/view/308/#aspectratio

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#macro M(A,N,D,L)plane{-z,-9pigment{mandel L*9translate N color_map{[0rgb x]
[1rgb 9]}scale<D,D*3D>*1e3}rotate y*A*8}#end M(-3<1.206434.28623>70,7)M(
-1<.7438.1795>1,20)M(1<.77595.13699>30,20)M(3<.75923.07145>80,99)// - Warp -

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