Here is an example of a text logo with a drop shadow.

http://member.aol.com/ideatoys/logos.htm

It was produced by replicating the string as a second (resized and offset)
gray-colored text object and putting it beyond the camera's plane of focus.

I took this approach rather than use 'real' shadows from broad lights
because it promised more control over lighting effects on the letters.

Problem is rendering time.   The focal blur seems to demand a bunch, not
unexpectedly.  Any other ideas on making a fast-rendering fuzzy piece of
text?

Thanks,

Matt

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Matt Swarm <ide### [at] aolcom> wrote:
: Problem is rendering time.   The focal blur seems to demand a bunch, not
: unexpectedly.  Any other ideas on making a fast-rendering fuzzy piece of
: text?

  Perhaps making all the light sources shadowless except the one which
casts the shadow?

-- 
main(i,_){for(_?--i,main(i+2,"FhhQHFIJD|FQTITFN]zRFHhhTBFHhhTBFysdB"[i]
):5;i&&_>1;printf("%s",_-70?_&1?"[]":" ":(_=0,"\n")),_/=2);} /*- Warp -*/

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On 28 Jul 1999 08:22:51 -0400, Nieminen Mika <war### [at] cctutfi> wrote:

>Matt Swarm <ide### [at] aolcom> wrote:
>: Problem is rendering time.   The focal blur seems to demand a bunch, not
>: unexpectedly.  Any other ideas on making a fast-rendering fuzzy piece of
>: text?
>
>  Perhaps making all the light sources shadowless except the one which
>casts the shadow?

Shadowless lights are also specularless :(


Peter Popov
ICQ: 15002700

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Peter Popov <pet### [at] usanet> wrote:
: Shadowless lights are also specularless :(

  I know that and I have cursed that "feature".
  I still want a "highlights on/off"-keyword to the light_source.

-- 
main(i,_){for(_?--i,main(i+2,"FhhQHFIJD|FQTITFN]zRFHhhTBFHhhTBFysdB"[i]
):5;i&&_>1;printf("%s",_-70?_&1?"[]":" ":(_=0,"\n")),_/=2);} /*- Warp -*/

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