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  Re: StarChild (stereo rendering and photo composite)  
From: 3Dude
Date: 15 Jan 2000 14:08:39
Message: <3880c5b7@news.povray.org>
That is a good idea, on the other hand, even if the viewer
had a head the size of Jupiter, these objects would appear
flat at such astronomical distances. You are right though
it would have made for a better image, and obviously
it isn't to scale :-)

Harold

Mike Williams <mik### [at] nospamplease> wrote in message
news:805YSPARD$f4Ew1T@econym.demon.co.uk...
> Wasn't it Harold Baize who wrote:
> >Well I have been nit-picking the stereo postings of others so
> >I should put my stuff out there for peer review :-). The space
> >scene was rendered with POV using Chris Colefax's Galaxy include
> >file. Spent much time trying to get a good cloud texture on the
> >Earth. The child was not rendered :-), she was photographed using
> >a 1950's stereo camera (TDC Vivid).
>
> Had you considered splitting the Colefax galaxy stuff into separate
> layers? I.e. rendering the galaxy_bg, galaxy_starfield and
> galaxy_objects parts of the image at different galaxy_distance so that
> it doesn't come out as a single flat background.
>
> --
> Mike Williams + #
> Gentleman of Leisure


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