Is anyone out there willing to help me to answer a couple of questions
for the VFAQ? I don't have enough knowledge to answer comprehensively.

  1) How can I convert files from format X to povray?
  2) How can I get rid of the beep after povray has calculated the image?
  3) How can I convert the old halo and atmosphere to the new media?

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Nieminen Mika wrote:

>   Is anyone out there willing to help me to answer a couple of questions
> for the VFAQ? I don't have enough knowledge to answer comprehensively.
>
>   1) How can I convert files from format X to povray?
>   2) How can I get rid of the beep after povray has calculated the image?
>   3) How can I convert the old halo and atmosphere to the new media?
>
> --
> main(i){char*_="BdsyFBThhHFBThhHFRz]NFTITQF|DJIFHQhhF";while(i=
> *_++)for(;i>1;printf("%s",i-70?i&1?"[]":" ":(i=0,"\n")),i/=2);} /*- Warp. -*/

What do you mean format X to povray ?
As in what conversion programs are available ?

WCTV2Pov and Crossroads3D by Kieth Rule
http://www.europa.com/~keithr/crossroads/

and 3DWin by Thomas Baier
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/thbaier/tools.htm

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Ken Tyler

tyl### [at] pacbellnet

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On 17 Jan 1999 11:36:36 -0500, Nieminen Mika <war### [at] cctutfi> wrote:

>  Is anyone out there willing to help me to answer a couple of questions
>for the VFAQ? I don't have enough knowledge to answer comprehensively.
>
>  1) How can I convert files from format X to povray?

Use an external converter, like XRoads

>  2) How can I get rid of the beep after povray has calculated the image?

In POV 3.1:

Render -> On Completion -> Remove [v] in front of "Beep"

>  3) How can I convert the old halo and atmosphere to the new media?

???
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Nieminen Mika wrote:
> 
>   3) How can I convert the old halo and atmosphere to the new media?

There's a discussion going on in povray.binaries.images regarding this.  I
don't think we've reached a complete solution yet, though.

-Nathan

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>   Is anyone out there willing to help me to answer a couple of questions
> for the VFAQ? I don't have enough knowledge to answer comprehensively.
> 
1) (other people knows best here)

2) either :
   a)use the -P command-line option, wich also disable pause at the end
of the rendering
   b)unplug the little speaker
   c)use wax balls in your ears, play music loud,...

3) Forget all about halos, learn everything about media.  (really
serious !  they are so conceptually
   different, you'll get a big headache before even getting close)

Cheers,
Fabien.

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Ken <tyl### [at] pacbellnet> wrote:
: What do you mean format X to povray ?
: As in what conversion programs are available ?

  Exactly. Thanx for the answer. Are there any other programs than those two?

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main(i){char*_="BdsyFBThhHFBThhHFRz]NFTITQF|DJIFHQhhF";while(i=
*_++)for(;i>1;printf("%s",i-70?i&1?"[]":" ":(i=0,"\n")),i/=2);} /*- Warp. -*/

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Fabien Mosen <101### [at] compuservecom> wrote:
: 3) Forget all about halos, learn everything about media.  (really
: serious !  they are so conceptually
:    different, you'll get a big headache before even getting close)

  This doesn't really answer the question...

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main(i){char*_="BdsyFBThhHFBThhHFRz]NFTITQF|DJIFHQhhF";while(i=
*_++)for(;i>1;printf("%s",i-70?i&1?"[]":" ":(i=0,"\n")),i/=2);} /*- Warp. -*/

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Nieminen Mika wrote:

> Ken <tyl### [at] pacbellnet> wrote:
> : What do you mean format X to povray ?
> : As in what conversion programs are available ?
>
>   Exactly. Thanx for the answer. Are there any other programs than those two?
>
> --
> main(i){char*_="BdsyFBThhHFBThhHFRz]NFTITQF|DJIFHQhhF";while(i=
> *_++)for(;i>1;printf("%s",i-70?i&1?"[]":" ":(i=0,"\n")),i/=2);} /*- Warp. -*/

There are many other conversion tools, mostly old and for DOS, that
have been written. Most of these are format specific like raw2dxf,
dxf2raw, pov2mdl etc. The only source for these I know of was on
the first official Pov CD from Walnut Creek. The three programs
I listed before have eliminated the need for most of these and I don't
have links to any others.

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Ken Tyler

tyl### [at] pacbellnet

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