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From: Joost
Date: 1 Oct 2010 05:40:01
Message: <web.4ca5ab6bb4921ef62a36ae330@news.povray.org>

"Brad" <bra### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> Hi, I'm a physicist that uses POVRAY to visualize crystal structures and
> electronic properties of materials.
>
> I have generated the following image with POVRAY
>
> http://yfrog.com/0sdefaulteop
>
> Now if I set the background from black (0,0,0) to white (255, 255, 255) I get
> the following image:
>

I think you lose your transparency because your background becomes equal to your
box color (both white). Maybe the setting of your color_light to < 2.00, 2.00,
2.00 > has something to do with the rest of the picture, but I'm not
knowledgeable enough to answer for that.

Joost

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