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From: H  E  Day
Subject: Variable Alpha Channels?
Date: 19 Aug 2000 15:01:54
Message: <01c00a0f$e38e12a0$077889d0@daysix>
Could someone look into making Povray do variable alpha channels?  What I
mean is comparing a piont transparency against the backround, and placing
that info in the alpha channel. Can this be done?  Povray doesn't seem to
support it currently.
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From: Chris Huff
Subject: Re: Variable Alpha Channels?
Date: 19 Aug 2000 18:01:09
Message: <chrishuff-075961.17022719082000@news.povray.org>
In article <01c00a0f$e38e12a0$077889d0@daysix>, "H. E. Day" 
<Pov### [at] aolcom> wrote:

> Could someone look into making Povray do variable alpha channels?  What I
> mean is comparing a piont transparency against the backround, and placing
> that info in the alpha channel. Can this be done?  Povray doesn't seem to
> support it currently.

How about having the ability to specify a separate image as the alpha 
input? Or even better, a pigment, and don't restrict it to specifying 
transparence for image_maps, let it work for any pigment. Sound good?
Now we just have to figure out how to do it... :-)

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Christopher James Huff
Personal: chr### [at] maccom, http://homepage.mac.com/chrishuff/
TAG: chr### [at] tagpovrayorg, http://tag.povray.org/

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From: H  E  Day
Subject: Re: Variable Alpha Channels?
Date: 20 Aug 2000 00:36:49
Message: <01c00a60$33995980$8e7889d0@daysix>
Go, Chris, go!

H.E. Day
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From: Chris Huff
Subject: Re: Variable Alpha Channels?
Date: 20 Aug 2000 14:25:21
Message: <chrishuff-336602.13264020082000@news.povray.org>
In article <01c00a60$33995980$8e7889d0@daysix>, "H. E. Day" 
<Pov### [at] aolcom> wrote:

> Go, Chris, go!

Don't expect it anytime soon. I tried something very similar as part of 
my transparency patch, but with little success.
I may make another attempt based on the POV 3.5 sources, when it is 
released.

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Christopher James Huff
Personal: chr### [at] maccom, http://homepage.mac.com/chrishuff/
TAG: chr### [at] tagpovrayorg, http://tag.povray.org/

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