On Sun, 19 Oct 2008 13:19:48 +0300, Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote:

>Stephen wrote:
>> Just a doodle while thinking about changing an avatar.
>> 
>>  Does anyone have any suggestions or comments?
>
>  It *is* allowed to put your question and the image in the same post.

Thank you but I wish someone would tell my updated news reader that ;)
Why do s/w houses fix what's not broke? $?$?$?$?$
I feel a rant coming on. Anyway the next image will see if it works.
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     Stephen

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Stephen wrote:
> Thank you but I wish someone would tell my updated news reader that ;)

  Your news reader doesn't allow you to embed an attachment to the post
you are making? What does it do if you want to embed more than one
attachment (not even a rare occurrence in this newsgroup, as often
people will attach two or more images to the same post)? If you want to
attach 10 small images to your post, will it create 10 different
threads? That would be horrendous.

  Perhaps a change to a better news reader could be in place, then.

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On Sun, 19 Oct 2008 14:29:36 +0300, Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote:

>Stephen wrote:
>> Thank you but I wish someone would tell my updated news reader that ;)
>
>  Your news reader doesn't allow you to embed an attachment to the post
>you are making? What does it do if you want to embed more than one
>attachment (not even a rare occurrence in this newsgroup, as often
>people will attach two or more images to the same post)? If you want to
>attach 10 small images to your post, will it create 10 different
>threads? That would be horrendous.
>
>  Perhaps a change to a better news reader could be in place, then.

It does but the default setting is to split attachments into sections. I thought
that I had configured it correctly but obviously not :(
When I bought this laptop I could not transfer the old messages (OT mostly) to
the new Free Agent so I bought the full version, (how much money do we spend to
run a piece of free software?) and it has more settings and features than you
can shake a stick at. I've changed the default settings now and later will try
to post a couple of images together. If they are worth posting.
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     Stephen

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Stephen wrote:
> On Sun, 19 Oct 2008 09:06:07 +0200, "Thomas de Groot" <t.d### [at] internlDOTnet>
> wrote:
> 
> 
>>Hmm... Difficult to say... I like the concept in itself. It has a rather 
>>strong yin-yang content. What I find disturbing though, are the sharp 
>>boundaries between states (night/day; black/white). In a boudhistic sense 
>>(not that I know much about boudhism) I would expect smoother transitions 
>>and a sense of revolution (the wheel) more pronounced...
>>
> 
> 
> Thanks Thomas,
> 	I think that too, that there should be a merge between the day and night
> sky but how to reflect that in the ground? I think that I will try a repeating
> image map texture on the plane. With the image map split into night/day/night. 
You might try a 'splicing' border with fragments of the images 
interleaved to produce the transition.

Or...rather than a graded transition, just some sort of framing.  I 
think the blunt edges abutted is part of the problem.

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On Sun, 19 Oct 2008 12:44:19 -0400, Jim Charter <jrc### [at] msncom> wrote:

>You might try a 'splicing' border with fragments of the images 
>interleaved to produce the transition.
>
>Or...rather than a graded transition, just some sort of framing.  I 
>think the blunt edges abutted is part of the problem.

I'm not too sure what you mean, Jim.
I'm working on the sky first, rewriting the code for the stars. {I'm using a
modeller and having 3000 stars as 3000 objects was slowing it down a bit. (Beta
testing and you have to push the limits :)} After getting the day sky to blend
in with the night sky I'll look at the plane.
So how would I splice the images on the floor? I'm thinking along the lines of
your mosaic table and can't imagine how it could be done.
The framing is a good idea as well especially since the North - South faces
don't match up.
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     Stephen

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"Stephen" <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom> wrote in message 
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  I tried to reply to your post last night Stephen, but for whatever reason, 
my newsreader, (OE), just wouldn't connect to the povray server. This isn't 
new, every Sunday night, I can't connect for some reason. It seems to be 
doing this for around 2 to 3 hours at a time. Anyone else getting this using 
a newsreader? (The main website groups show ok).

  Anyway, what I wanted to ask is where do you get that buddha model from? I 
want to have a play...  ;)

  I agree that there should be some kind of 'fade-in/fade-out' tranquility 
in your image somewhere. I think that would make it with the concept you 
have, (which I like).


     ~Steve~

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On Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:23:54 +0100, "St." <dot### [at] dotcom> wrote:

>  Anyway, what I wanted to ask is where do you get that buddha model from? I 
>want to have a play...  ;)

Just a quick reply before going for something to eat. (I've just driven up to
Glasgow)
I found the Buddha at 
http://www.3dvia.com/
You will have to register and search for Budda. 
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     Stephen

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On Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:23:54 +0100, "St." <dot### [at] dotcom> wrote:

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>"Stephen" <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom> wrote in message 
>news:eujkf49ophafs4r620i7k2dtqieaqcodlh@4ax.com...
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>  I tried to reply to your post last night Stephen, but for whatever reason, 
>my newsreader, (OE), just wouldn't connect to the povray server. This isn't 
>new, every Sunday night, I can't connect for some reason. It seems to be 
>doing this for around 2 to 3 hours at a time. Anyone else getting this using 
>a newsreader? (The main website groups show ok).
>

I sometimes have that problem as well :(

>  I agree that there should be some kind of 'fade-in/fade-out' tranquility 
>in your image somewhere. I think that would make it with the concept you 
>have, (which I like).
>
I'm working on it but have some slight problems, then I will work on the floor. 
It is just a diversion from the my Tina Chep animation and I don't want to spend
too much time on it.
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     Stephen

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"St." <dot### [at] dotcom> schreef in bericht news:48fcbeb9$1@news.povray.org...
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> "Stephen" <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom> wrote in message 
> news:eujkf49ophafs4r620i7k2dtqieaqcodlh@4ax.com...
>
>  I tried to reply to your post last night Stephen, but for whatever 
> reason, my newsreader, (OE), just wouldn't connect to the povray server. 
> This isn't new, every Sunday night, I can't connect for some reason. It 
> seems to be doing this for around 2 to 3 hours at a time. Anyone else 
> getting this using a newsreader? (The main website groups show ok).

Yes, happens once in a while, whatever the day or the hour by the way.

Thomas

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"Stephen" <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom> wrote in message 
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> On Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:23:54 +0100, "St." <dot### [at] dotcom> wrote:
>
>>  Anyway, what I wanted to ask is where do you get that buddha model from? 
>> I
>>want to have a play...  ;)
>
> Just a quick reply before going for something to eat. (I've just driven up 
> to
> Glasgow)
> I found the Buddha at
> http://www.3dvia.com/
> You will have to register and search for Budda.

     Ah, ok, thanks. You drove up to Glasgow??  0.0

       ~Steve~


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> Regards
>     Stephen

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