POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.advanced-users : additional output : Re: additional output Server Time
29 Jul 2024 10:23:48 EDT (-0400)
  Re: additional output  
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Date: 24 Jun 2002 09:15:08
Message: <1s5ehu8ccd5749j742ukhoi96q1o8s5mhj@4ax.com>
On 24 Jun 2002 08:45:27 -0400, "Rafal 'Raf256' Maj" <raf### [at] raf256com> wrote:
> Hi,

Hi Robert again :-)

> I was wondering - would this be difficult to oputput additional 
> informations from POV-RAY, like i.e. 
> - distance from camer of some point (can be useful to use in some other 
> programs, games etc)

It was possible with depth post processing in MegaPOV. It is possible now with
3.5. You have to write simple macro. It should take parameters of camera and
using trace output textfile with array of distance for center of each point.

> - is sky sphere / background hit - can be used for making transparent gif's
> - as above, but in % for partial transparent objects (AFAIR, this is 
>   possible now, by usnig .png file)

Have you readed http://www.povray.org/working-docs/id000185.html#6_7_1_5_3 :-)

> - saving ID of object useful for games, programs.

It is easy possible. Using quick_color feature you assign various colors for
all objects. With one render You can recive sprite_map for all objects.

ABX


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