On Wed, 07 Jul 1999 21:16:54 +0100, Alain CULOS <ZAl### [at] bigfootcom>
wrote:

>I do use PNG almost exclusively myself, then use third party tools to
>convert/crop/rescale/... But there is a specific case where jpeg output might be
>desirable :
>
>Project :
>The IMP (Internet Movie Project)

  For consistency's sake I can see why you would want a standardized output,
since so many individuals would be generating the frames.

>- JPEG settings will be chosen at POV level, thus reducing the risk of people
>tweaking with them in external utilities - this will ensure better consistency
>through out.

  This makes sense for this project. Artifacts from some frames not being
saved at the optimum quality setting will be less noticeable in an MPEG
animation as compared to a single image.

  I'm just not convinced that incorporating JPEG output into the official
POV-Ray is appropriate.

>That's my own point of view and I appreciate others might not agree.

  Respectfully, I must say the same thing :)

-- 
Alan
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