ABX <abx### [at] abxartpl> wrote:

> On Wed, 7 May 2003 20:25:47 +0100, "Andrew Coppin" <orp### [at] btinternetcom>
> wrote: > Does anyone know the physics behind holograms? > (...) > More to
> the point, can I draw one with POV-Ray? :-)
> 
> I have recently shared user_defined camera patch
> (http://news.povray.org/search/?s=user_defined) prepared for MegaPOV with
> http://www.bdp-optics.com/ . With this extension they are now able to
> prepare material to 'print' 3D images directly from POV script
> (http://news.povray.org/povray.binaries.images/31396/ ). I do not know
> details behind 'printing' method but you can ask them about details and
> ordering.

They are using lenticular screens, which feed each view to each eye,
giving you a stereo image. It's not a hologram, which gives you
effectively infinite views.

-- Kaveh

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