I know that in Photoshop the image can be saved with indexed colors
in GIF, PNG and TGA format. But there are 256 colors only. I don't know
if it's possible to overcome this restriction.

Gena.


Dennis Miller wrote:

> I was using a scanned image of a Kandinsky picture for my image. Is there
> any way to use indexed colors with a preexisting scanned image?
> thanks again.
> D.
>
> "Gena Obukhov" <obu### [at] mailcom> wrote in message
> news:3DB30B73.A2160CF5@mail.com...
> > I've never done animation with POV-Ray. Anyway, you
> > can try the following approach. Just make the image with
> > indexed colors (see PNG example in attachment) and make
> > a loop through all colors (0 - 255) in your pigment block:
> >
> > #declare tahoe = pigment {
> >  image_map{
> >   png "tahoe.png"
> >   map_type 0
> >   interpolate 0
> >   transmit 40, 1 // make loop here. Right now it will make color number 40
> as
> > transparent
> >   once
> >  }
> >  scale <4/3, 1, 1>
> > }
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> > Gena.
> >
> >
> >
> > Dennis Miller wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks so much for this excellent work. The new filters are really
> > > surprising, especially the Paris Art Museum!
> > > I would like to try and animate this one and have the black squares
> appear
> > > at random places throughout the canvas. Any ideas on how to accomplish
> that?
> > > Thanks very much for your work.
> > > Dennis
> > > "Gena Obukhov" <obu### [at] mailcom> wrote in message
> > > news:3DB2318C.3A5BF9A8@mail.com...
> > > > The final version of POV-Ray filters:
> > > >
> > > > filters.inc - include file
> > > > artists.pov - for testing filters
> > > > birds.png - Escher pattern
> > > > tahoe.jpg - testing image
> > > >
> > > > Gena.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
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