"jr" <cre### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> "Paul Bourke" <pau### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> > ...
> > For example, there seem to be some command line switches missing, like +sf and
> > +ef. Have they been dropped, is there a different way to implement animation
> > subsets, any documentation?
>
> was not aware those CLI options don't work, will try and find time to test here.

using a (self-compiled) beta.2, both those options work, from ini and from the
command line, eg using an animation copied and "rigged" for the test, I have
'initial_frame' and 'final_frame' as before, added the
'subset_(end|start)_frame' options, and ran that, and commented out out again:

  $ povray proj.ini
  $ povray proj.ini +sf0 +ef99

also, I "discovered" :-) the "partial output" options, and re-ran the above with
those options added, ie

  $ povray proj.ini +sf0 +ef99 +sr0.25 +sc0.25 +er0.75 +ec0.75

and got the results I expected reading the docs.

wondering what, if any, of the configuration options used might come "into
play".  if you have no luck with command line and or ini, can you please post
your build details ?


> Hope I didn't miss this somehow, but can I ask where I find the status of
> version 3.8? I've started using the current beta but since it's for a long term
> project I would like to know what the future might hold.

some months ago, now, Chris Cason posted about intentions of bringing 3.8 out of
the beta stage.  there are .. intermittent discussions here in the NGs
concerning development, the lack of, rather.  wrt long-term, I'd expect the
features in the beta.2 to all continue to be available.


regards, jr.

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