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From: Rune
Subject: more glitter, cyclic this time
Date: 17 Feb 2001 20:08:03
Message: <3a8f2073@news.povray.org>
I've been working some more on my particle system, and it now supports
cyclic animation.

I've also made the system frame-independent, which means that the results
are the same no matter if you use 10, 50 or 117 frames in your animation,
and it also supports still images.

I plan to make it into a general purpose particle system that can simulate
everything from glitter, fireworks, smoke, fountains, waterfalls, etc.

Collision detection will probably not be in the first version though...

I'll keep you updated! :)

Rune
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From: Dennis Clarke
Subject: Re: more glitter, cyclic this time
Date: 17 Feb 2001 20:19:22
Message: <3A8F2323.264EE000@interlog.com>
very cool ...  looks like a sparkler burning in the night while being
waved in a circle.  I'm anxious to see what it looks like with a few
objects about.

Dennis


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From: Rune
Subject: Re: more glitter, cyclic this time
Date: 18 Feb 2001 10:20:46
Message: <3a8fe84e@news.povray.org>
"Dennis Clarke" wrote:
> very cool ...

Thank you!

> looks like a sparkler burning in the night while being
> waved in a circle.

I think we are not using the same kind of sparklers then! ;)

> I'm anxious to see what it looks like with a few
> objects about.

Any ideas what these objects could be?

Rune
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From: Sander
Subject: Re: more glitter, cyclic this time
Date: 18 Feb 2001 11:05:50
Message: <MPG.14fa0e01980b2d489896e7@NEWS.POVRAY.ORG>
In article <3a8f2073@news.povray.org>, Rune says...
> I've been working some more on my particle system, and it now supports
> cyclic animation.
> 
> I've also made the system frame-independent, which means that the results
> are the same no matter if you use 10, 50 or 117 frames in your animation,
> and it also supports still images.
> 
> I plan to make it into a general purpose particle system that can simulate
> everything from glitter, fireworks, smoke, fountains, waterfalls, etc.
> 
> Collision detection will probably not be in the first version though...
> 
> I'll keep you updated! :)
> 
> Rune

Yes, very cool indeed. You make it sound simple, but I don't have the 
beginning of an inkling of an idea how you did it.
What anim codec did you use? My Media Player doesn't cycle (w2k OS) :(
Xing does, but with a longish stop at the end...
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From: Rune
Subject: Re: more glitter, cyclic this time
Date: 18 Feb 2001 12:31:00
Message: <3a9006d4@news.povray.org>
"Sander" wrote:
> Yes, very cool indeed.

Thank you!

> You make it sound simple, but I don't have the beginning
> of an inkling of an idea how you did it.

It's explained roughly in the thread "Fairies?".

> What anim codec did you use? My Media Player doesn't
> cycle (w2k OS) :(
> Xing does, but with a longish stop at the end...

I used mpeg1 I think, but not with the standard bitrate or resolution. I
don't know if that makes a difference.

Rune
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From: Tony[B]
Subject: Re: more glitter, cyclic this time
Date: 19 Feb 2001 19:35:50
Message: <3a91bbe6@news.povray.org>
Wow...


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