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20 Jul 2024 07:20:54 EDT (-0400)
  Re: The cube root (GIF anim)  
From: Sander
Date: 2 Jun 2001 04:56:04
Message: <MPG.1582c88cc71abebb9897b6@NEWS.POVRAY.ORG>
In article <3b182220@news.povray.org>, david sharp says...
> I think this is the first time I ever posted any animation,
> and I don't know if GIF is frowned upon for some
> reason (I mean since I see few here).
> .
> Its a 'complex surface' rotating through 4-d space.
> The function is f(z)= z^1/3. So the four dimensions
> come from mapping u,v (one complex number) to x,y
> (another complex number). That is, (u,v) -> (x,y)=(u+iv)^1/3 .
> Made with the MegaPov "parametric{}" object.
> 
It is cute: but difficult to visualize what happens. And also a fairly 
short animation, in fact.
GIF as an animation format has the inherent lack of colour depth of the 
GIF images: IIRC 256 or less. 
Why not try MPG?
-- 
Regards,  Sander


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