gonzo <rgo### [at] lansetcom> wrote in message
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> Question: I had a similar idea for a recursive image, but I want each
> version to change slightly (adding an object).  I can do this easily enough
> by doing four successive renders, but is there a way in the SDL to get POV
> to re-render the scene so I can do this with one command? Doing it in 4
> means that it can't be duplicated directly from source, and therefore
> probably wouldn't be allowed in the IRTC.


You could just have a scene file that said things like:

#if ( frame_number = 3 )
    // draw objects that only appear in frame 3
    ...
#end

Then render it as an animation, each time using the previous frame as an
image_map.

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