MegaPov 0.5a is now available for Windows and Mac (other versions will
follow from other developers).

PLEASE NOTE: GIF support has been removed due to the Unisys patent on LZW
decompression.  Please view the link at the end of this message if you want
to read what Unisys has to say about licensing.

The Windows version can be downloaded from:
http://nathan.kopp.com/patched.htm

The Macintosh version can be downloaded from:
http://users.skynet.be/smellenbergh

-Nathan

=== summary of changes ===
* removed GIF support (potential legal issues regarding the Unisys patent)
* fixed docs for pigment_pattern
* fixed disc problems (removed fastdiscpatch)
* fixed long filename support in the Windows version
* fixed interface-related bugs (Windows version moved to 3.1g interface)
* fixed bug with photons on average texture
* fixed bug with media method 3 when samples = 1
* fixed bug with parsing backwards compatibility and unofficial version
number
* added fastspherepatch
* added fastpolypatch
* fixed "bug" with mesh (MegaPov did not ignore degenerate triangles if uv
mapping was used in the triangle)
* fixed bug with ttf
* fixed bug with csqr

Here is the reason why GIF support has been removed:
http://www.unisys.com/unisys/lzw/default.asp

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