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From: m a r c
Subject: Re: In Xanadu
Date: 23 Oct 2008 03:39:08
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>> Just clothify them ;-)
>>
>
> That is of course the obvious answer, but it is probably not as easy as it 
> seems I think. I can image a series of complications right away.... Still, 
> I shall have to investigate that (along with the 1001 other things I have 
> to investigate in the near future....)  :-)
>
> Thomas
>
Indeed I was half kidding, I imagine it is far less simple to do than to 
say.

Marc


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: In Xanadu
Date: 23 Oct 2008 04:19:53
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"m_a_r_c" <jac### [at] wanadoofr> schreef in bericht 
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>>
> Indeed I was half kidding, I imagine it is far less simple to do than to 
> say.
>
I know :-)

Still, the idea was interesting. I did a rapid test and found it impossible 
to do. First of all because the mesh is not grouped adequately for efficient 
use in the Cloth Room. But second, more important even, the meshes are much 
to detailed for the Cloth Room! Imagine the hundreds of leaves/fronds that 
have to be animated at the same time while also controlling 
self-collision.... My PC gobbled up all memory within a short time and I had 
to crash/close Poser.

Thomas


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From: St 
Subject: Re: In Xanadu
Date: 23 Oct 2008 04:28:33
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"Thomas de Groot" <t.d### [at] internlDOTnet> wrote in message 
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> "St." <dot### [at] dotcom> schreef in bericht news:48ff6654$1@news.povray.org...
>>
>>   Excellent image as always. You have a good eye for concept and 
>> proportion that I admire.
>
> Thank you Steve
>
>>
>>    One small crit? If the guy's cape blows in the wind like that, then 
>> shouldn't the palm tree leaves do it too?
>
> Very true. Problem is: how to do that with POVTree meshes??? I have no 
> idea.....

      Well, this might work:

       Produce just a palm trunk in PovTree. And then produce just the palm 
leaves, (so you have two files).

       Place your palm trunks, and then place and rotate your palm leaves so 
that they look like they're blowing in the wind.

       I like the dust behind the car in the distance, that's working well, 
so maybe a bit of wind-blown dust around the palms too?

        ~Steve~


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> Thomas
>
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From: andrel
Subject: Re: In Xanadu
Date: 23 Oct 2008 17:48:35
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On 22-Oct-08 16:52, Thomas de Groot wrote:
> This is the final version (for the time being) of a scene developed and 
> discussed on the French POV-Ray n.g. The title refers to Coleridge's poem 
> Kubla Khan: "In Xanadu did Kubla Khan / A stately pleasure-dome decree."
> 
> With thanks to:
> Ferdinand for his incredible Citroen models: 
> http://lymbe.free.fr:80/Telechargement.html
> Jaime Vives Piqueres for Lightsys IV

> Gilles Tran for the extplin macro
> POVtree for the palm trees
> Poser and Anton Kisiel (Apollo Maximus) for the figures
> Apophysis for the image used in the background height_field
> GeoControl for the height_fields
> Silo2 for all constructions
> The POV-Ray Team for.......POV-Ray  :-)
> 
On the digital television channel cultura (http://cultura.nps.nl/) there 
was tonight a couple of programs about Carel Willink. Programs will be 
repeated friday and saturday. Not sure of course, but sometimes it seems 
that Willink may have been an inspiration to you.


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From: Cousin Ricky
Subject: Re: In Xanadu
Date: 23 Oct 2008 18:20:00
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"Thomas de Groot" <t.d### [at] internlDOTnet> wrote:
> "nemesis" <nam### [at] gmailcom> schreef in bericht
> > are those Komodo lizards?...
>
> Yes indeed. They come from the Content Paradise site (Poser) and where free
> some time ago.

Interesting.  Back on Komodo, the lizards consider humans an imported delicacy;
and even if they were tamed, keeping one as a pet would be as healthy as
bathing in a septic tank.

The opium, maybe?

Or do I just not know enough about Xanadu?


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From: Janet
Subject: Re: In Xanadu
Date: 24 Oct 2008 00:15:00
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"Thomas de Groot" <t.d### [at] internlDOTnet> wrote:
> This is the final version (for the time being) of a scene developed and
> discussed on the French POV-Ray n.g. The title refers to Coleridge's poem
> Kubla Khan: "In Xanadu did Kubla Khan / A stately pleasure-dome decree."

It's a nice image, Thomas. You have a good eye for placement.
The dome is great, and the mountains too.
Clothify the palm trees ?!?!! LOL
One thing you could do is subdivide the Komodo dragon in Pose-Ray - he'd look
better, I think. I did that with an elephant once and it was a big improvement.

~Janet


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: In Xanadu
Date: 24 Oct 2008 03:14:04
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"andrel" <a_l### [at] hotmailcom> schreef in bericht 
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> On the digital television channel cultura (http://cultura.nps.nl/) there 
> was tonight a couple of programs about Carel Willink. Programs will be 
> repeated friday and saturday. Not sure of course, but sometimes it seems 
> that Willink may have been an inspiration to you.

Well... The answer is probably yes. I am not a big fan of Willink, but I 
find some of his paintings fascinating indeed, especially the mood and - of 
course - the architecture. Typically, I have a lot of books about all kind 
of artists, but none about Willink...

Thomas


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: In Xanadu
Date: 24 Oct 2008 03:24:54
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"Cousin Ricky" <ric### [at] yahoocom> schreef in bericht 
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>
> Interesting.  Back on Komodo, the lizards consider humans an imported 
> delicacy;
> and even if they were tamed, keeping one as a pet would be as healthy as
> bathing in a septic tank.

Absolutely! I guess that the character in the image has to brush the 
lizard's teeth thrice a day at least (using steel mesh gloves) :-)
To be frank, I was inspired to this combination after seeing a photo from a 
west african country, showing a man with a hyena on a leash.

>
> The opium, maybe?
>
> Or do I just not know enough about Xanadu?

Xanadu is just what we ourselves put into it, with our without some 
stimulating substances. Without is more gratifying though. You know what 
happened to Coleridge? He lost a major part of his poem when, while 
transcribing his opium dream, he was interrupted by a visitor. He took the 
opium for medical reasons by the way, not as a stimulus for his art.

Thomas


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: In Xanadu
Date: 24 Oct 2008 03:31:02
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"Janet" <par### [at] attnet> schreef in bericht 
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> "Thomas de Groot" <t.d### [at] internlDOTnet> wrote:
>> This is the final version (for the time being) of a scene developed and
>> discussed on the French POV-Ray n.g. The title refers to Coleridge's poem
>> Kubla Khan: "In Xanadu did Kubla Khan / A stately pleasure-dome decree."
>
> It's a nice image, Thomas. You have a good eye for placement.
> The dome is great, and the mountains too.

Thank you indeed, Janet!

> Clothify the palm trees ?!?!! LOL

Yes... Were it not so impractical, the idea would be interesting.

> One thing you could do is subdivide the Komodo dragon in Pose-Ray - he'd 
> look
> better, I think. I did that with an elephant once and it was a big 
> improvement.

You are right! I forgot about that. Especially the dragon's tail is showing 
its mesh. I shall put this on my ToDo list...

Thomas


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: In Xanadu
Date: 24 Oct 2008 03:38:18
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"St." <dot### [at] dotcom> schreef in bericht news:490035b1@news.povray.org...
>
>      Well, this might work:
>
>       Produce just a palm trunk in PovTree. And then produce just the palm 
> leaves, (so you have two files).
>
>       Place your palm trunks, and then place and rotate your palm leaves 
> so that they look like they're blowing in the wind.

Thanks Steve. I shall have to think about this a bit. This might work indeed 
without too much trouble. It might give me some other ideas as well...

>
>       I like the dust behind the car in the distance, that's working well, 
> so maybe a bit of wind-blown dust around the palms too?

There is some dust blowing behind the car and palms to the left. Still, this 
is something I am not entirely happy about.

Thomas


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