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Wow! What a treasure trove of POV-ray people! I have spent the last
hour going over hundreds of messages. I still haven't found an answer
to what you may call a very simple problem.
I want to create reefs for an underwater scene. It seemed logical to
use a height_field so I created a bitmap image to use as my height_field
but POV-ray will not recognize the file type. I can't find a bitmap to
targa converter. Am I approaching this all wrong?
height_field {
sys "reef.bmp"
pigment {White}
smooth
translate <-.5, -1, 0>
water_level .5
}
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Scott Stewart wrote:
>
> Wow! What a treasure trove of POV-ray people! I have spent the last
> hour going over hundreds of messages. I still haven't found an answer
> to what you may call a very simple problem.
Welcome aboard.
> I want to create reefs for an underwater scene. It seemed logical to
> use a height_field so I created a bitmap image to use as my height_field
> but POV-ray will not recognize the file type. I can't find a bitmap to
> targa converter. Am I approaching this all wrong?
>
> height_field {
> sys "reef.bmp"
> pigment {White}
> smooth
> translate <-.5, -1, 0>
> water_level .5
> }
It looks perfectly acceptable to me. You could also try using a .gif image
but the .bmp format should be working if you are using POV-Ray for windows.
What is the exact error message that you are recieving from Pov ?
--
Ken Tyler
1100+ Povray, Graphics, 3D Rendering, and Raytracing Links:
http://home.pacbell.net/tylereng/index.html
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<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en">
<html>
File type not supported. That is the message.
<p>Ken wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>Scott Stewart wrote:
<br>>
<br>> Wow! What a treasure trove of POV-ray people! I have spent
the last
<br>> hour going over hundreds of messages. I still haven't found
an answer
<br>> to what you may call a very simple problem.
<p>Welcome aboard.
<p>> I want to create reefs for an underwater scene. It seemed logical
to
<br>> use a height_field so I created a bitmap image to use as my height_field
<br>> but POV-ray will not recognize the file type. I can't find
a bitmap to
<br>> targa converter. Am I approaching this all wrong?
<br>>
<br>> height_field {
<br>> sys "reef.bmp"
<br>> pigment {White}
<br>> smooth
<br>> translate <-.5, -1, 0>
<br>> water_level .5
<br>> }
<p>It looks perfectly acceptable to me. You could also try using a .gif
image
<br>but the .bmp format should be working if you are using POV-Ray for
windows.
<br>What is the exact error message that you are recieving from Pov ?
<p>--
<br>Ken Tyler
<br>1100+ Povray, Graphics, 3D Rendering, and Raytracing Links:
<br><a
href="http://home.pacbell.net/tylereng/index.html">http://home.pacbell.net/tylereng/index.html</a></blockquote>
</html>
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AFAIK, POV only supports uncompressed 24-bit BMP-s (although I'm unsure about
the 24-bit part). Make sure your file is an uncompressed truecolor BMP.
Margus
Scott Stewart wrote:
>
> File type not supported. That is the message.
>
> Ken wrote:
>
> > Scott Stewart wrote:
> > >
> > > Wow! What a treasure trove of POV-ray people! I have spent the last
> > > hour going over hundreds of messages. I still haven't found an answer
> > > to what you may call a very simple problem.
> >
> > Welcome aboard.
> >
> > > I want to create reefs for an underwater scene. It seemed logical to
> > > use a height_field so I created a bitmap image to use as my height_field
> > > but POV-ray will not recognize the file type. I can't find a bitmap to
> > > targa converter. Am I approaching this all wrong?
> > >
> > > height_field {
> > > sys "reef.bmp"
> > > pigment {White}
> > > smooth
> > > translate <-.5, -1, 0>
> > > water_level .5
> > > }
> >
> > It looks perfectly acceptable to me. You could also try using a .gif image
> > but the .bmp format should be working if you are using POV-Ray for windows.
> > What is the exact error message that you are recieving from Pov ?
> >
> > --
> > Ken Tyler
> > 1100+ Povray, Graphics, 3D Rendering, and Raytracing Links:
> > http://home.pacbell.net/tylereng/index.html
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<html>
Thanks Margus. I'll give that a try, although I'm not sure where
the setting is to "save as...." I'll have to play with paint to see if
there is something there.
<p>Also want ot say thanks to Ken for a quick response.
<p>Margus Ramst wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>AFAIK, POV only supports uncompressed 24-bit BMP-s
(although I'm unsure about
<br>the 24-bit part). Make sure your file is an uncompressed truecolor
BMP.
<p>Margus
<p>Scott Stewart wrote:
<br>>
<br>> File type not supported. That is the message.
<br>>
<br>> Ken wrote:
<br>>
<br>> > Scott Stewart wrote:
<br>> > >
<br>> > > Wow! What a treasure trove of POV-ray people! I have spent
the last
<br>> > > hour going over hundreds of messages. I still haven't found
an answer
<br>> > > to what you may call a very simple problem.
<br>> >
<br>> > Welcome aboard.
<br>> >
<br>> > > I want to create reefs for an underwater scene. It seemed
logical to
<br>> > > use a height_field so I created a bitmap image to use as my height_field
<br>> > > but POV-ray will not recognize the file type. I can't find
a bitmap to
<br>> > > targa converter. Am I approaching this all wrong?
<br>> > >
<br>> > > height_field {
<br>> > > sys "reef.bmp"
<br>> > > pigment {White}
<br>> > > smooth
<br>> > > translate <-.5, -1, 0>
<br>> > > water_level .5
<br>> > > }
<br>> >
<br>> > It looks perfectly acceptable to me. You could also try using a
.gif image
<br>> > but the .bmp format should be working if you are using POV-Ray
for windows.
<br>> > What is the exact error message that you are recieving from Pov
?
<br>> >
<br>> > --
<br>> > Ken Tyler
<br>> > 1100+ Povray, Graphics, 3D Rendering, and Raytracing Links:
<br>> > <a
href="http://home.pacbell.net/tylereng/index.html">http://home.pacbell.net/tylereng/index.html</a></blockquote>
</html>
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Scott Stewart <sst### [at] houston quikcom> wrote :
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> height_field {
> sys "reef.bmp"
> pigment {White}
> smooth
> translate <-.5, -1, 0>
> water_level .5
> }
>
I haven't tested it or looked at the docs, but I would have wrote...
height_field {
bmp "reef.bmp"
^^^^^
pigment {White}
smooth
translate <-.5, -1, 0>
water_level .5
}
AFAIK, unless you are using an unusual bmp (compressed or something) it
should work.
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Buckaroo Bill wrote:
> I haven't tested it or looked at the docs, but I would have wrote...
>
> height_field {
> bmp "reef.bmp"
> ^^^^^
> AFAIK, unless you are using an unusual bmp (compressed or something) it
> should work.
When using a "system" specific format like bmp is unto windows the correct
format is "sys". Pov will not accept bmp "reef.bmp" as a valid command.
--
Ken Tyler
1100+ Povray, Graphics, 3D Rendering, and Raytracing Links:
http://home.pacbell.net/tylereng/index.html
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Ken <tyl### [at] pacbellnet> wrote
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> When using a "system" specific format like bmp is unto windows the correct
> format is "sys". Pov will not accept bmp "reef.bmp" as a valid command.
>
Well! Since I never use bmp I might never have known that!
Once again we see the value that having a Ken_AI.hlp file in the POVray
distribution would have.
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On Tue, 05 Oct 1999 10:00:54 -0500, Scott Stewart
<sst### [at] houstonquikcom> wrote:
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><html>
>Thanks Margus. I'll give that a try, although I'm not sure where
>the setting is to "save as...." I'll have to play with paint to see if
>there is something there.
><p>Also want ot say thanks to Ken for a quick response.
>
[rest of article omitted, as it was quotation of another post]
>
>></html>
Hi, Scott. Could you please post using plain text, only? Some people use
newsreaders that do not display HTML while others, like me, have to fire up
a browser to be able to see what was written. Thanks much.
--
Alan
http://www.povray.org - Home of the Persistence of Vision Ray Tracer
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Scott Stewart wrote:
>
> Thanks Margus. I'll give that a try, although I'm not sure where the setting is to
"save as...." I'll have to play with paint to see if there is something there.
If you get desparate send me the image and I will convert it to tga for
you or at least see if I can figure out what the problem is with the bmp
format you are using.
> Also want ot say thanks to Ken for a quick response.
I am somewhat notorious around here for my quick responses. Some say
that I am an artifical intellegence that haunts these groups and I have
done little to dispell those rumors :)
--
Ken Tyler
1100+ Povray, Graphics, 3D Rendering, and Raytracing Links:
http://home.pacbell.net/tylereng/index.html
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