Looks cool. . .

But what is it?

"Timothy R. Cook" <tim### [at] scifi-fantasycom> wrote in message
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> Well that was a waste of 4 days...
>
> POV 3.5 outputs alpha channels by default.  Writes to BMP file.
> BMP does not support alpha channels.  Ok...
>
> Attached is screen capture of what POV's output looks like.
>
> At least "sorry, POV is running a render" is a good excuse
> for keeping annoying friends who want to burn CDs off of
> your computer ^_^
> --
> Tim Cook
> http://empyrean.scifi-fantasy.com
>
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> PGP-(--) t* 5++>+++++ X+ R* tv+ b++(+++) DI
> D++(---) G(++) e*>++ h+ !r--- !y--
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Dayv wrote:
> Looks cool. . .
> But what is it?

Underwater scientific research station borrowed from a TV show.
Replaced all of its materials with a media that I made, but it's
nowhere NEAR being finished.  Not even done with one floor on
the top pod.
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Tim Cook
http://empyrean.scifi-fantasy.com

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Attached is file 1 of 6 of the original from the TV show.
Play 'name that software' if you like.
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Tim Cook
http://empyrean.scifi-fantasy.com

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Preview of image 'orca1.jpg'

File 2 of 6.  Note the girders of the surface platform in the FG,
which is probably the last thing I'll add.

-- 
Tim Cook
http://empyrean.scifi-fantasy.com

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File 3 of 6.  Seems to be a bit of an optical illusion going on here,
since the tube connecting to the pod at right is at a strange angle
compared to the other shots, and doesn't line up with the same
vertical position as its other end, or it might just be an odd
camera angle.
-- 
Tim Cook
http://empyrean.scifi-fantasy.com

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File 4 of 6.  Looks like I erred on the vertical distance between
pod groups.
-- 
Tim Cook
http://empyrean.scifi-fantasy.com

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File 5 of 6.  Not terribly visible shot due to underwater effect.
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Tim Cook
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File 6 of 6.  Good shot of the light groups used on original.
I also notice I didn't notice the airlocks on the undersides
of the pods in my initial duplication attempt (more clearly
visible in some of the other shots), will probably redesign
them on my version.
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Tim Cook
http://empyrean.scifi-fantasy.com

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"Timothy R. Cook" wrote:

> Well that was a waste of 4 days...
>
> POV 3.5 outputs alpha channels by default.  Writes to BMP file.
> BMP does not support alpha channels.  Ok...

Any geek worth his salt should know the first thing to do with POV-Ray on
Windows is set the option to make PNG output the default.   :-P

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"Timothy R. Cook" wrote:
> 
> Well that was a waste of 4 days...
> 
> POV 3.5 outputs alpha channels by default.  Writes to BMP file.
> BMP does not support alpha channels.  Ok...

Couldn't you render another version at really low quality to get the
alpha channel, and then apply it to the original image?

-Xplo

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