Hi,
I'm using PovRay for windows, and i can't figure out how to make the output
file anything but the default 24-bit BMP? I'd like to export to a PGM or
other lossless format with 16bits per colour.
Thanks,

Ryan

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Ryan wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm using PovRay for windows, and i can't figure out how to make the output
> file anything but the default 24-bit BMP? I'd like to export to a PGM or
> other lossless format with 16bits per colour.
> Thanks,
> 
> Ryan
> 

Um, Read the help, specifically the part on command line options:

http://www.povray.org/documentation/view/3.6.1/219/

Also, PNG, TGA, PPM and SYS (BMP in the case of Windows) are the only 
formats available, for anything else you'll have to use a conversion 
program, of which there aer plenty available.

-- 
~Mike

Things! Billions of them!

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Thanks, i've already looked at that, but it's for the command line version -
not the Win GUI. How do I input command line options in the Win version? I
have tried inputting the commands at the top of the .pov file but this
returns errors not recognising them!
Thanks - i'm very new to POV!


Mike Raiford <mra### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
> Ryan wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I'm using PovRay for windows, and i can't figure out how to make the output
> > file anything but the default 24-bit BMP? I'd like to export to a PGM or
> > other lossless format with 16bits per colour.
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Ryan
> >
>
> Um, Read the help, specifically the part on command line options:
>
> http://www.povray.org/documentation/view/3.6.1/219/
>
> Also, PNG, TGA, PPM and SYS (BMP in the case of Windows) are the only
> formats available, for anything else you'll have to use a conversion
> program, of which there aer plenty available.
>
> --
> ~Mike
>
> Things! Billions of them!

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"Ryan" <r.d### [at] smsedacUNITEDKINGDOM> wrote:
> Thanks, i've already looked at that, but it's for the command line version -
> not the Win GUI. How do I input command line options in the Win version? I
> have tried inputting the commands at the top of the .pov file but this
> returns errors not recognising them!
> Thanks - i'm very new to POV!
>
>
> Mike Raiford <mra### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
> > Ryan wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > I'm using PovRay for windows, and i can't figure out how to make the output
> > > file anything but the default 24-bit BMP? I'd like to export to a PGM or
> > > other lossless format with 16bits per colour.
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Ryan
> > >
> >
> > Um, Read the help, specifically the part on command line options:
> >
> > http://www.povray.org/documentation/view/3.6.1/219/
> >
> > Also, PNG, TGA, PPM and SYS (BMP in the case of Windows) are the only
> > formats available, for anything else you'll have to use a conversion
> > program, of which there aer plenty available.
> >
> > --
> > ~Mike
> >
> > Things! Billions of them!


Try using an ini file. You can set anything you need there.

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Ryan wrote:
> Thanks, i've already looked at that, but it's for the command line version -
> not the Win GUI. How do I input command line options in the Win version? I
> have tried inputting the commands at the top of the .pov file but this
> returns errors not recognising them!
> Thanks - i'm very new to POV!
> 
> 
> Mike Raiford <mra### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
> 
>>Ryan wrote:
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>I'm using PovRay for windows, and i can't figure out how to make the output
>>>file anything but the default 24-bit BMP? I'd like to export to a PGM or
>>>other lossless format with 16bits per colour.
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>Ryan
>>>
>>
>>Um, Read the help, specifically the part on command line options:
>>
>>http://www.povray.org/documentation/view/3.6.1/219/
>>
>>Also, PNG, TGA, PPM and SYS (BMP in the case of Windows) are the only
>>formats available, for anything else you'll have to use a conversion
>>program, of which there aer plenty available.
>>
>>--
>>~Mike
>>
>>Things! Billions of them!
> 

As m1j replied, the INI file, or just to the right of the resolution 
pull-down, you'll notice an empty box, here you can enter command-line 
options.


-- 
~Mike

Things! Billions of them!

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