Stupid question,,, what is this forum for?

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Eric-A wrote:
> Stupid question,,, what is this forum for?

Lets look at the name:

povray.binaries.images

My first guess would be ... images rendered by POVRay.


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"Mike Raiford" <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com> schreef in bericht 
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> Eric-A wrote:
>> Stupid question,,, what is this forum for?
>
> Lets look at the name:
>
> povray.binaries.images
>
> My first guess would be ... images rendered by POVRay.
>

.... and lo! What do you see? Images.... (with lots of comments). :-)

Thomas

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Mike Raiford <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com> wrote:
> Eric-A wrote:
> > Stupid question,,, what is this forum for?
>
> Lets look at the name:
>
> povray.binaries.images
>
> My first guess would be ... images rendered by POVRay.
>
>
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> ~Mike

This isn't necessarily a stupid question, particularly for those using the
web-based newsgroup (and especially the younger crowd) who may not be familiar
with old-style newsgroups and their naming policies.

Typically binaries newsgroups are for posts with attached (or old-style in-line
embedded) files.  In this case it would be an image file (.bmp, .png, .jpg,
etc, preferably .jpg for size).

You may also note that, for example, scene-files has two groups:
povray.binaries.scene-files
povray.text.scene-files

the binaries NG would imply and attached file (.zip, .pov, .inc, etc), whereas
for the text NG, the scene file is just included in the post text.

-tgq

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I see the images, but what is povray?
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"Mike Raiford" <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com> wrote in message 
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> Eric-A wrote:
>> Stupid question,,, what is this forum for?
>
> Lets look at the name:
>
> povray.binaries.images
>
> My first guess would be ... images rendered by POVRay.
>
>
> -- 
> ~Mike

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Eric-A escribió:
> I see the images, but what is povray?

   That's surely the most curious question I've seen asked here... :)

   Seriously now, please go to the povray site and start here:

   http://povray.org/documentation/view/3.6.1/3/

   I will not say anything more, except for a warning: be aware that it is
highly addictive!

   Regards...

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Eric-A schrieb:
> I see the images, but what is povray?

Out of curiosity: How did you happen to come across this newsgroup in 
the first place, if not through something related to POV-Ray?

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On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:10:35 +0200, Jaime Vives Piqueres
<jai### [at] ignoranciaorg> wrote:

>   I will not say anything more, except for a warning: be aware that it is
>highly addictive!

Are you sure? I could give it up anytime I wanted. 
I just don't want to. ;)
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Stephen wrote:

> Are you sure? I could give it up anytime I wanted. 
> I just don't want to. ;)

mm hm... Just try. ;) Actually... don't!
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Stephen <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom> wrote:
> On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:10:35 +0200, Jaime Vives Piqueres
> <jai### [at] ignoranciaorg> wrote:
>
> >   I will not say anything more, except for a warning: be aware that it is
> >highly addictive!
>
> Are you sure? I could give it up anytime I wanted.
> I just don't want to. ;)
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> Regards
>      Stephen

I tried going on 'the patch'.  Unfortunately, that patch was megaPOV...

-tgq

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"clipka" <ano### [at] anonymousorg> a écrit dans le message de news: 
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>
> Out of curiosity: How did you happen to come across this newsgroup in the 
> first place, if not through something related to POV-Ray?

What is a newsgroup?

Marc

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On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:35:53 EDT, "Trevor G Quayle" <Tin### [at] hotmailcom>
wrote:

>Stephen <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom> wrote:
>> On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:10:35 +0200, Jaime Vives Piqueres
>> <jai### [at] ignoranciaorg> wrote:
>>
>> >   I will not say anything more, except for a warning: be aware that it is
>> >highly addictive!
>>
>> Are you sure? I could give it up anytime I wanted.
>> I just don't want to. ;)
>> --
>>
>> Regards
>>      Stephen
>
>I tried going on 'the patch'.  Unfortunately, that patch was megaPOV...
>

LMFAO ;)
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Regards
     Stephen

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On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:24:57 -0500, Mike Raiford <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com>
wrote:

>Stephen wrote:
>
>> Are you sure? I could give it up anytime I wanted. 
>> I just don't want to. ;)
>
>mm hm... Just try. ;) Actually... don't!

I have tried and just to prove to myself that I can, I do stop at night, quite
often. :-)
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     Stephen

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m_a_r_c schrieb:
> "clipka" <ano### [at] anonymousorg> a écrit dans le message de news: 
> 4aafd9b9$1@news.povray.org...
>> Out of curiosity: How did you happen to come across this newsgroup in the 
>> first place, if not through something related to POV-Ray?
> 
> What is a newsgroup?

Consider it an old-fashioned term for a forum :-)

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clipka wrote:
>> What is a newsgroup?
> Consider it an old-fashioned term for a forum :-)

More specifically, a non-monetizable form of a forum. Hence the relative 
rareness nowadays.

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> Out of curiosity: How did you happen to come across this newsgroup in the 
> first place, if not through something related to POV-Ray?
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by searching for "art" and "pictures"

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>   That's surely the most curious question I've seen asked here... :)
>
>   Seriously now, please go to the povray site and start here:
>
Thanks, that helps alot..

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Eric-A schrieb:
>> Out of curiosity: How did you happen to come across this newsgroup in the 
>> first place, if not through something related to POV-Ray?
> .
> by searching for "art" and "pictures"

I see... well, makes sense... at least for a minority of the pictures 
posted here :-)

You like what you see?

(Well, you better should, or else...! :-P)

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It's amazing to see that someone on this planet doesn't have heard about 
POV-Ray yet. Reminds me somehow for the last native Indians deep in the 
jungles of South America. We need to protect those last "Unknowing Ones", 
they are the last of their kind, a dying out life form...

;-)

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Stephen wrote:

> I have tried and just to prove to myself that I can, I do stop at night, quite
> often. :-)

Do you find you often have dreams about rendering your scenes? :)
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Eric-A wrote:
>> Out of curiosity: How did you happen to come across this newsgroup in the 
>> first place, if not through something related to POV-Ray?
> .
> by searching for "art" and "pictures"
> 
> 

They consider this art, now? :) Hooray! We're finally valid in the art 
world lol.

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Sven Littkowski wrote:
> It's amazing to see that someone on this planet doesn't have heard about 
> POV-Ray yet. Reminds me somehow for the last native Indians deep in the 
> jungles of South America. We need to protect those last "Unknowing Ones", 
> they are the last of their kind, a dying out life form...

Many of the people I know have no idea what povray is. In fact, most of 
the people I know have no idea what povray is..

> ;-) 
> 
> 


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"Sven Littkowski" <Sve### [at] Jamaica-Focuscom> a écrit dans le 
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> It's amazing to see that someone on this planet doesn't have heard about 
> POV-Ray yet. Reminds me somehow for the last native Indians deep in the 
> jungles of South America. We need to protect those last "Unknowing Ones", 
> they are the last of their kind, a dying out life form...
>
> ;-)
I'm wondering if you shouldn't get out more often and meet real average 
people  :-)

Marc

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> You like what you see?
>
Yes I do, and I have the povray download now,,, looks difficult

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"Eric-A" <Eri### [at] junocom> schreef in bericht 
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> Yes I do, and I have the povray download now,,, looks difficult

No not really difficult. Take your time to read the documentation and try 
the many example/demo files that come with the program. You will discover 
the ease of POV-Ray.

Hm... the real difficulties will come later.... ;-)

Thomas

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Thanks alot, that's encouraging,, LOL
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"Thomas de Groot" <tDOTdegroot@interDOTnlANOTHERDOTnet> wrote in message 
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> "Eric-A" <Eri### [at] junocom> schreef in bericht 
> news:4ab0f12e@news.povray.org...
>>>
>> Yes I do, and I have the povray download now,,, looks difficult
>
> No not really difficult. Take your time to read the documentation and try 
> the many example/demo files that come with the program. You will discover 
> the ease of POV-Ray.
>
> Hm... the real difficulties will come later.... ;-)
>
> Thomas
>
>

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Mike Raiford wrote:

> Do you find you often have dreams about rendering your scenes? :)

A poor man's nightly render? Maybe we should all go to
bed with squared paper and a few colored pencils ;)

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Christian Froeschlin wrote:

> A poor man's nightly render? Maybe we should all go to
> bed with squared paper and a few colored pencils ;)

I need a pad of graph paper badly. Notebook paper only gets you so far.

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Eric-A schrieb:
> Thanks alot, that's encouraging,, LOL
>>
>> Hm... the real difficulties will come later.... ;-)

Tom's right. But here's the good thing about it: Once you got the the 
fundamental basics, it's up to you how difficult you make it :-)

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On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:59:17 -0500, Mike Raiford <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com>
wrote:

>Stephen wrote:
>
>> I have tried and just to prove to myself that I can, I do stop at night, quite
>> often. :-)
>
>Do you find you often have dreams about rendering your scenes? :)

Doesn't every one? (Not joking)
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     Stephen

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On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 05:47:38 -0500, "Sven Littkowski"
<Sve### [at] Jamaica-Focuscom> wrote:

>It's amazing to see that someone on this planet doesn't have heard about 
>POV-Ray yet. Reminds me somehow for the last native Indians deep in the 
>jungles of South America. We need to protect those last "Unknowing Ones", 
>they are the last of their kind, a dying out life form...
>

I often throw it into conversations and generally get a blank look.
Only last week when I was buying a printer I asked about laptops, I need to buy
a new one (Does anyone have any recommendations, I would like light weight and
powerful, think Pov). When asked what I would use it for of course I replied
PovRay and Windoze office programs. She just politely said "Sorry, I've never
heard of it"

>;-) 

Oh! :-)
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     Stephen

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Stephen wrote:

 > When asked what I would use it for of course I replied
> PovRay and Windoze office programs. She just politely said "Sorry, I've never
> heard of it"

She was obviously referring to office ...

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On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:37:12 +0200, Christian Froeschlin <chr### [at] chrfrde> wrote:

>Stephen wrote:
>
> > When asked what I would use it for of course I replied
>> PovRay and Windoze office programs. She just politely said "Sorry, I've never
>> heard of it"
>
>She was obviously referring to office ...
>
>
Never thought of that :)
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     Stephen

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"Stephen" <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom> wrote in message 
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> I often throw it into conversations and generally get a blank look.

Thanks Stephen .... you know I've had that happen more than several times.

I feel better now :-)

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>> I often throw it into conversations and generally get a blank look.
>
> Thanks Stephen .... you know I've had that happen more than several times.

I never mention it by name unless someone shows more interest in "3D 
graphics" in general.  It's like starting off the conversation by saying 
you've got an Orange Five, 99% of people won't have a clue what you're 
talking about so it's pointless to mention it before you've built up to it.

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On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:30:06 +0200, "scott" <sco### [at] scottcom> wrote:

>>> I often throw it into conversations and generally get a blank look.
>>
>> Thanks Stephen .... you know I've had that happen more than several times.
>
>I never mention it by name unless someone shows more interest in "3D 
>graphics" in general.  It's like starting off the conversation by saying 
>you've got an Orange Five, 99% of people won't have a clue what you're 
>talking about so it's pointless to mention it before you've built up to it.
> 

I often get asked what I use a computer for especially if I say I don't play
games or watch DVDs. Especially if I'm looking at high spec machines. 
"Oh! You've not heard of it. Never mind it a geek thing."

Implying they aren't :P
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     Stephen

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High!

Sven Littkowski wrote:

> It's amazing to see that someone on this planet doesn't have heard about 
> POV-Ray yet. 

There must be millions of Afghans who not only never heard about 
POV-Ray, but in fact not even have caught a glimpse of raytracing, never 
touched a computer and know electricity only from hearsay! Sure, there 
are about one million cell phone owners nowadays in Afghanistan, but I 
fear raytracing is not much an issue there, I never heard of Afghan CG 
artists up to now...

See you in Khyberspace!

Yadgar

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Well, of course I know that there must be some persons, probably living in 
very isolated habitats, who never heard about POV-Ray!   ;-)

And people, don't take me too serious if I say those things...

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Sven Littkowski a écrit :
> Well, of course I know that there must be some persons, probably living in 
> very isolated habitats, who never heard about POV-Ray!   ;-)
> 
> And people, don't take me too serious if I say those things... 
> 
> 
Let see, in my area, that would amount to somewhat over 99% of peoples 
who never heard of it...
And that's in a north-american city.
All in all, you can easily find over 90% of peoples in any area that 
have never heard of ray tracing, or, if they have heard about, don't 
have the faintest idea about what it is.


Alain

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Alain wrote:
> And that's in a north-american city.
> All in all, you can easily find over 90% of peoples in any area that 
> have never heard of ray tracing,

Heck, you can find 70% of the people in a North American city that never 
heard of George Washington, let alone ray tracing.


-- 
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   I ordered stamps from Zazzle that read "Place Stamp Here".

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Darren New a écrit :
> Alain wrote:
>> And that's in a north-american city.
>> All in all, you can easily find over 90% of peoples in any area that 
>> have never heard of ray tracing,
> 
> Heck, you can find 70% of the people in a North American city that never 
> heard of George Washington, let alone ray tracing.
> 
> 
I don't live in the states, and never lived there, and I have heard, and 
read about him, many, many times.


Alain

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Well, thanks to everyone for the responses - I enjoy reading them!

Greetings,

Sven

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