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1 Sep 2024 16:18:05 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Glow Tutorial?  
From: Christoph Hormann
Date: 5 Feb 2001 13:26:00
Message: <3A7EF02E.6E2722ED@gmx.de>
Geoff Wedig wrote:
> 
> They are, but only from an intuitive sense.  It seems that type 1 has a
> double boundary, for lack of a better word, which is to say there is a white
> area, then a colored then it drops sharply as it fades out.  T0 has a white
> boundary, but fades out much more smoothly from there.  

That 'double boundary' is only due to 'overexposure', meaning that the
brightness of the glow exceeds the output range.  

> [...]
> 
> > Yes, but using additional parameters like size and fade_power sometimes
> > also leads to wrong interactions.  This is a known problem.
> 
> Drat.  I was afraid of that.  Can you size the glow by intensifying the
> color, then, or would that not work?
> 

That's possible, it was the only way to influence a glow's appearance in
earlier versions.

Christoph

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Christoph Hormann <chr### [at] gmxde>
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