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"jiana" <jha### [at] aol com> wrote:
> i've just downloaded pov-ray. i have an image rendered, but i get a message
> that a file was not created because output_to_file is turned off. where do i
> find output_to_file in order to turn it on?
Just to make sure: We're talking about the Windows version of POV-ray 3.6.1c I
presume?
First, I suggest checking whether output really wasn't written. Output_to_file
should be on by default, and it should generate a file with the same name as
the scene file (but with a .bmp bitmap file type instead of .pov).
I occasionally get messages saying "no output file was written" for no apparent
reason; it also seems to depend on whether I do a partial render, and/or the
output file type I choose; I haven't found any systematic pattern in it yet.
If the file really isn't written, enter "output_to_file=on" in the field next to
the resolution dropdown combo, just above the editor window. You can enter all
sorts of parameters there to override anything that is in any of POV-ray's
multiple .ini files.
If that solves your problem, you may want to check your .ini files (see
"tools/Edit master POVRAY.INI" and "tools"/Edit PVENGINE.INI") and maybe add
that option to one of them.
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