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17 Aug 2024 18:20:21 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Problem with smooth heightfield  
From: Bob H 
Date: 10 Oct 2001 17:24:25
Message: <3bc4bc89@news.povray.org>
"Simon" <sim### [at] 12movede> wrote in message
news:3bc4b707@news.povray.org...
>
> Hugo <hua### [at] post3teledk> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag:
> 3bc4b311@news.povray.org...
> >
> > Thanks for the suggestion. I figured out myself that the 8 bit
resolution
> > was the problem. However, wouldn't it be possible to make an
"interpolate"
> > feature that make them appear as smooth as 16 bit?  For the user, it
would
> > be easier to stick with 8 bit bitmaps because many paintprograms don't
> > support 16 bit greys.. I don't have one, that do.
> >
> You could use your image as a image_map in a function then you could
> use interpolate.

A 'smooth' keyword exists and from what I read no one mentioned that.  Only
good on 256 color image files though from what I know.

Bob H.


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