I am using Povray via a script in Euler Math Toolbox (I am the author of this
program). See the following page

http://euler.rene-grothmann.de/Programs/Examples/Povray%20Examples.html

for examples. Povray is simply called via CreateProcess, and runs a script
generated by Euler. The results are wonderful.

I need some information, which I cannot find on the web site.

- Would it be possible to include a Windows binary for Povray with Euler, or
make an own installation of the program? Does this violate the license?

- Can the window version be called in such a way, that it does close only, if
there is no error in the script?

- Is it possible to generate red/cyan anaglyphs with Povray (Sorry, the latter
just came to my mind. I have not checked that yet.)

- Why does the Windows version not install into the programs folder?

Thanks

R.G.

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Am 12.06.2012 13:59, schrieb R.G.:

> - Would it be possible to include a Windows binary for Povray with Euler, or
> make an own installation of the program? Does this violate the license?

See the POV-Ray Distribution License:

   http://www.povray.org/distribution-license.html

Section 3.1.(d)(ii) may (or may not) be of particular interest to you 
(depending on what exactly you're planning to do).

If you find that said section does not apply to your case, or if you 
aren't sure about it, you can always play safe by obtaining written 
permission; see section 3.1.(e)(iii).


> - Can the window version be called in such a way, that it does close only, if
> there is no error in the script?

Not that I know; I guess it would have to be modified, in which case the 
Source License would become relevant:

   http://www.povray.org/source-license.html


You may also be interested to hear that the POV team intends to move to 
a GPL-based license.


> - Is it possible to generate red/cyan anaglyphs with Povray (Sorry, the latter
> just came to my mind. I have not checked that yet.)

You can render a scene from two different camera positions, and then 
post-process the images to create the anaglyph; some examples can be 
found in povray.binaries.images - look for posts from StephenS.

There is currently no dedicated feature for creating stereo images of 
any kind.


> - Why does the Windows version not install into the programs folder?

It does, provided you install it for all users. (I'm not very familiar 
with the installer though; you may need to run it as an admin to have 
access to the required option.)

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Thanks for the answer. The license clearly states that I may not repackage the
files. So, OK, users will have to install from the official Povray site. It
would make things easier, if Povray did include itself to the path. Another
problem is that Povray does not write to every directory. It does write to user
home, which is sufficient. So I am quite happy.

I also solved the anaglyph problem. Read here

http://mga010.wordpress.com/2012/06/15/povray-anaglyphs-and-euler/

how I did that (missing many details, however).

Thanks anyway for the nice program and all the work the Povray team did,

R. G.

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