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eric.vitiello@tfd.coplex.com (Eric Vitiello) writes:  >TO: rych@festival.ed.ac.uk (R Hawkes)  >RH>I've noticed that if you only save a model (with all your mapping planes >RH>positioned carefully) to a .3DS file that when you reload it after restarting >RH>3DS, they are given a default position and orientation.  But if you save >RH>to a .PRJ file their positions/orientation are preserved.  Does anyone >RH>know why this information is not stored in the .3DS file?  Nothing is  >    This is because the PRJ (Project) format saves all of your settings, >    right down to the last render file's name.  >RH>I'd like to be able to read the texture rule information, does anyone have >RH>the format for the .PRJ file?  >    Sorry... Don't have anything on that or the CEL format.  Well, I dived in feet first and reverse engineered the .PRJ file as much as I needed to - extracted the mapping icon information - which is when it dawned on me that 3D Studio is useless for my needs. I need a mapping icon per applied texture.  I want to use a special purpose graphics computer for rendering the 3DS models and it requires a texture rule/plane to be specified in 3Space, i.e. position/orientation of the mapping rule.  Since only one mapping icon is used in 3DS to apply textures to ALL objects/faces, it renders (no pun intended) 3DS totally unsuitable for my needs.  Anyone got a contact for Alias Upfront or any other good modeller for a PC?  I must be able to specify texture rules (one per texture) and this must be saved in a file which I can read.  I haven't found any info on Alias in the copy of the faq that I have.
In article 1r4gmgINN8fm@zephyr.grace.cri.nz, srlnjal@grace.cri.nz () writes: > >Yes I am aware CorelDraw exports in SCODAL... >... but if you try to export in SCODAL with a bitmap >it will say something like "cannot export... >...If anyone out there knows a way around this >I am all ears.  I think one (not ideal) solution is to use the tracing utility (can't remember the name, sorry!) included in the Corel Draw s/w pack.  It can convert bitmaps to Corel art format.  These can then be imported into a drawing rather than the bitmap. Result - the file is completely in Corel format and can be SCODAL'ed no problem!  BUT the slight problem with this, which makes the solution less than idea, is that the trace utility spits out many more points than are necessary to define the shapes being traced.  Straight lines and curves are both traced as many short segments.  So... the SCODAL taking *much* longer to image.  The obvious solution is time-consuming - stripping out the extra points by hand using Corel.  OUCH! I've done it a few times :-]  >...I was just wondering if there was anything out there >that just did the bitmap to SCODAL part a tad cheaper.                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >Jeff Lyall  As I say, if you don't mind the problems, go via the route... BITMAP -> COREL (VIA TRACE) -> HAND TRIMMING (USING COREL)!!! -> COMBINE WITH MAIN COREL PIC (VIA IMPORT) -> SCODAL
: I've only had the computer for about 21 months.  Is that a reasonable life : cycle for a LCD display?
>Does anyone know where I can find a code which would take concave >polygons and break them up into a set of convex polygons? O  I also would like code or algorithms to do this.  In fact, I am interested in sources for code and/or algorithms that convert 2D graphical objects into other 2D graphical objects that will render into the same image. i.e. Bezier curves to B splines, or splines to circular arc segments, or B splines to polgons, etc...
tmc@spartan.ac.BrockU.CA (Tim Ciceran) writes:  >Chris Herringshaw (tdawson@engin.umich.edu) wrote: >: Concerning the proposed newsgroup split, I personally am not in favor of >: doing this.  I learn an awful lot about all aspects of graphics by reading >: this group, from code to hardware to algorithms.  I just think making 5 >: different groups out of this is a wate, and will only result in a few posts >: a week per group.  I kind of like the convenience of having one big forum >: for discussing all aspects of graphics.  Anyone else feel this way? >: Just curious.   >: Daemon  >What he said...  >--  Ditto here too...  >TMC >(tmc@spartan.ac.BrockU.ca)
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Hello networld!  I'm looking for documentation/books on parametric drafting.  Does anyone know of such material, electronic on a Gopher/ftp-site or books/authors.  Im not looking for commercial software rather info on implementation  and theory of the subject. Im planning to make a parametric generator for autocad and i would need some referance.  Everything you know is of interest!  Thanks in advace!!  //Lasse     --
Now I have a couple raytracing questions. Just so you know I'm using PovRay 1.0 (both MS-dos and Unix) and I'm generating Targa files of varying size.  1) ok, so I can view these wonderful pictures on my screen.  What's the best way  to get them on to paper?  Would it be possible to take it to Kinko's and have   them make an actual picture on paper from it?  2) I was thinking about making a small animation bit with different raytraced  frames.  Is this a bad idea?  Any tricks to it?  3
I have a small program to extract a 640x480 image from a vga 16 color screen, and store that image in a TIFF file.  I need to insert the image into a sales brochure, which I then need printed in 4 color.  On a mac, I would use Photoshop to separate the image into 5 EPS files, and then pull it into quark express, then get it printed to film on a lintronix at a service bureau.  However, I don't have a mac, but I do have windows.  What would I need to  do this type of operation in the windows 3.1 environment?  Are there any separation programs available on the net?  Is there a good page layout program that I should look into?  Thanks in advance.
I have heard some impressive things about Hijakk (for Windows). Currently, I use a shareware program called Graphics Workshop. What kinds of things will Hijaak do that these shareware programs will not do?  What has been your experience with Hijaak? Are there other programs that are better? Please email me, if you can help:  Wayne Haston HASTON@UTKVX.UTK.EDU
Hi guys.  I am scanning in a color image and it looks fine on the screen.  When I  converted it into PCX,BMP,GIF files so as to get it into MS Windows the colors got much lighter.  For example the yellows became white.  Any ideas?
Hi. Can anyone please give me some ftp sites to get IPAS processes for 3D Studio 2.0? Thanks. +Warren =8^)
In article <1993Apr19.220817.22480@osi.com>, scott@osi.com (Scott Fleming) writes: |>  |> Hello netters! |>   |> I have a fairly weak question to ask everybody in netland.  I've looked though |> the last FAQ for comp.graphics but I didn't find my answer.  Thus the post. |>   |> I'll keep it short. |>   |> QUESTION:  How do I display any raster files, gif files, iff or tiff images |> that I have on my "root window" or background?  I have a sun ipc, openwindows |> 3.0, Sun OS 4.1.3 if that helps any. |>   |> I've compiled POV for the sun and would like to display some of the work I have |> done as a background/tile.  Thanks for any help or information that you |> provide.  Have a good day. |>   |> Scott Fleming |> OSI |>   |> P.S. |> Kudo's to the people who provided POV, its great! |>   Scott, 	I'm not so sure if this is helpful, but I usually use XV v2.21.  I use Sun IPCs and IPXs, and it works fine.  It can display in a good number of ways.(root being one of them)  It's also possible to have XV put up a background automatically at login.  Hope this helps.  Jason Weiler <weilej@rpi.edu>
Where could I find a description of the JPG file format?  Specifically I need to know where in a JPG file I can find the height and width of  the image, and perhaps even the number of colors being used.  Any suggestions?  Peter
Contact Signaware Corp 800-4583820 800 6376564  -------------------------------- Original Memo -------------------------------- BCC:     Vincent Wall                   From:      Imaging Club Subject: Signature verification  ?      Date Sent: 05/04/93  sci.image.processing From: yyqi@ece.arizona.edu (Yingyong Qi) Subject: Signature Image Database Organization: U of Arizona Electrical and Computer Engineering  Hi, All:  Could someone tell me if there is a database of handwriting signature images available for evaluating signature verification systems.  Thanks.
From tolsty Thu Apr 23 21:32:35 1992 	To: newsserv@newcom.kiae.su 	Newsgroups: comp.periphs,comp.graphics.digest,comp.graphics,comp.binaries.ibm.pc.wanted,alt.graphics.pixutils,bit.listserv.omrscan 	Message-Id: <KAJ3nzfm0W@nsk.uucp.free.msk.su> 	Organization: NSK RAN 	From: Andrey V. Shorin <tolsty@nsk.uucp.free.msk.su> 	Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1992 21:32:35 +0200 	Subject: Analysis on text reading utils needed (IBM PC) 	Distribution: msk 	 	Hi! 	Does anybody know any reliable utils to read english texts with scanner? 	I want some analysis on quality of recognition, because I want to read 	texts which I get by fax ( you know -- quality on faxes is rather bad ). 	The scanner I have is B&W and 300dpi. But if there exist any good software 	that needs other specifications, that will be OK. 	 	Please, send messages to my E-mail or on conference server, I'll summarize 	them and consider your recomendations. 	 	THANK YOU!!! 	-- 	   Andrey V. Shorin 	  	   Scientific Council on Complex Problem "Cybernetics", 	   Russian Academy of Sciences
I am having trouble viewing GIF files on my system.  Large sections don't show up.  I have tried VPIC and PICEM - both do the same.  I am running a Gateway 486/33C with a Speedstar Plus VGA card and an NEC Multisync 4Ds 16 inch monitor.  Any suggestions?  I don't know if  Robert Woodward Department of Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO  65212 e-mail:  c557652@mizzou1.missouri.edu
Does anyone have any information on the Polaroid Palette system. It appears to be a gadget for transfering graphics images to film. Does anyone have any detail about it like the maximum supported resolution or types of video input????  What did Polaroid market them as?????    Fletch
I recently read in a book that the TIFF version 6.0 specification was due to be released in the spring of 1992.  I am interested in finding out about the new features of the TIFF spec (and if it is out).  Specifically, I need to know if TIFF 6.0 supports VQ decompression and/or image tiling.
Hi, David K. Drum writes:  >listserv told me that the list doesn't exist!  So I got a global >list of groups from the listserv and - - NOTHING!  I grepped every >string I could think of.  If Frank, Ville Saari, Andre Beck, or anyone >else who's a regular on DKB-L can tell me what is going on, please do!  I just sent a mail to Turgut Kalfaoglu (sp?), the maintainer of the list, and asked him what's going on. If the list is (for whatever reason) really dead, we might have to put up a list ourselves. But for now, I want to wait for his answer.  Frank
In article <1993Apr24.220701.26139@welchgate.welch.jhu.edu> danj@welchgate.welch.jhu.edu (Dan Jacobson) writes:  [A lot of interesting stuff about gopher - deleted]  >If you've never heard of gopher don't worry it's free and on the net, >write me a note if you'd like information on how to get started. > > >Best of luck, > >Dan Jacobson > >danj@welchgate.welch.jhu.edu   I've heard of it but lost the intro posting that came out a while back - could you post it again?  I think it's of general interest.   Ben
In article <93132.025641CHUNTER@UMAB.BITNET> <CHUNTER@UMAB.BITNET> writes: >Does anybody know where I can get a graphic (Mac PICT, EPSF, TIFF, GIF, >whatever) of Italy?  I'm looking for a picture of a map of Italy (even just the  A map of Italy showing the states/provinces(?) is in the FreeHand 3.1 for Windows clip art collection. Corel Draw 3.0 clip art has an outline map of Italy.
I have been looking around some Ftp sites and cannot find one with any good GIF files. Could someone please tell me of some Ftp sites which do posses goods GIFS and a wide range.  Please EMAIL me at the address above.  Thanks
Hello,     I've recently had Povray draw about 10 sample files. The problem is that I accidently erased the command in my povray.def that made the image a targas file. So now the files are the dump format. How do I fix these files with out having to re-trace them? By fix I mean, turn them into targas. Thanks in advance.                                                 -Jerry
In article <0010580B.vmcbrt@diablo.UUCP> diablo.UUCP!cboesel (Charles Boesel) writes: >I've been trying to figure out a way to get Adobe Illustrator >to auto-trace >exactly< what I see on my screen. But it misses >the edges of templates by as many as 6 pixels or more - resulting in images >that are useless  - I need exact tracing, not approximate. > >I've tried adjusting the freehand tolerances as well as autotrace >tolerances but it doesn't help. Any suggestions? >  Buy Adobe Streamline.  Problem solved.
I have a routine that changes the color (RGB) attributes on my VGA adapter, but it doesn't work in the mode that I need.   Specifically 68 hex.  An obscure mode, of course, but I need to change the zillions of colors to 64 shade greyscale, but I do not have the correct memory address for the pointer I need.  PLEASE, someone, I need the starting address, or maybe somewhere  I can find it.  Thank you.
Hello,      I am searching for rendering software which has been developed to specifically take advantage of multi-processor computer systems. Any pointers to such software would be greatly appreciated.      Thanks.
Hi,  well I have opened up a FTP site for getting the latest software drivers for Genoa graphics cards.  Here is how to access it:  ftp 192.109.42.11 login:ftp password:ftp cd pub/genoa ls -l binary prompt hash  (now if you wanna have the latest drivers for the 7900 board)  cd 7000series mget *  quit  This is the sequence to get the drivers.  If you have any further question, please email me.
Does anyone have any real experience with the Kubota Kenai/Denali series of graphics workstations?  They pretty much blow the pants off SGI machines and Sun machines in the same price point, which is about 50,000 bucks.  Real nice stuff, but I've only seen the stuff on paper.  I'm wondering, is there anything NOT to like?  The specs are too massive to get into here, but if a summary is desired I could be coaxed into uploading the spec sheet.
In a previous article, trb3@Ra.MsState.Edu (Tony R. Boutwell) says:  >There is a new product for the (IBM'ers) out there... it is called >IMAGINE and it just started shipping yesterday... I can personally attest that it will blow the doors off of 3D-Studio.  It is made by IMPUlSE, and is in its > 	Well....I don't know about its competing with 3D studio, but it's pretty powerful allright.  > >also....does anyone here know how to get in the Imagine mailing list?? >please e-mail me if you do or post up here.... >  	Yes, send e-mail to:  	imagine-request@email.sp.paramax.com  	With a header of something like subscribe.   	I actually work on the FAQ (frequently asked questions).  We should have the new version out of it by next week, but if you want, I could e-mail you the previous one.  It details what the list is etc... as well as answering basic questions about Imagine.  	Hope this helps!
Does anyone know of a VL-Bus video card based on the ET4000 /W32 card? If so: how much will it cost, where can I get one, does it come with more than 1MB of ram, and what is the windows performance like?
I am looking for an algorithm to determine if a given point is bound by a  polygon. Does anyone have any such code or a reference to book containing information on the subject ?  		Regards
In article <C5ECnn.7qo@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>, nish@cv4.chem.purdue.edu (Nishantha I.) writes: |> 	Could somebody let me know of a drawing utility that can be |> used to manipulate postscript files.I am specifically interested in |> drawing lines, boxes and the sort on Postscript contour plots. |> 	I have tried xfig and I am impressed by it's features. However |> it is of no use since I cannot use postscript files as input for the |> programme.Is there a utility that converts postscript to xfig format? |> 	Any help would be greatly appreciated. |> 				Nishantha I think you are too optimistic! PostScript is a very big language and so the fig format can not be able to be an interpreter of ANY arbitrary ps code. The only program I know to manipulate PostScript files is IslandDraw. I for myself use xfig and include the PostScript files (converted to epsi format). Small changes then are possible (erasing some letters, adding text and so on). Reinhard
I am looking for Super 8mm Projector with SOUNDS. If anybody out there has one for sale, send email with the name of brand, condition of the projector, and price for sale to kimd@rpi.edu (IT MUST HAVE SOUND CAPABILITY)
Does antone know the ftp address for the Smithsonian Institution where one can get digitized photographs, etc ? Please reply by email to  pbenson@cscihp.ecst.csuchico.edu  Thanks
I am interested in finding 3D animation programs for the Mac. I am especially interested in any programs that don't exist in a PC port and are so good that they would make me go buy a Mac.  Do any such exist?
What's the best way to archive GIF's?  I zip them and they only shrink 1%.  I have most compression programs except stacker which I heard was good for GIF's.   Thanx -Brando
Could anyone please explain what Bit Planes are?  We have an SGI here at work  that says it has 64 Bit Planes - what does this mean?  How does this relate to  PC graphics?  What do they usually have?  Please reply via Email as most of  this group is over my head.    Thanks in advance!!!   Bob Gruen
Within the next several months I'll be looking for a job in computer graphics software.  I'm in need of info on graphics software companies.  I've checked the FAQ, the resource list, and siggraph.org, haven't found anything.  The last Computer Graphics Career Handbook that I'm aware of, was published in 1991.  It has a list of 40 companies in it, but no tremendously specific information on any of them.  Can people please steer me towards more current and in-depth informational resources?  Thanks.  I'll post a summary if there's interest.  Brandon
>Where did the hacker ethic go? > >We hackers of the 70's and 80' are now comfortably employed >and supporting families.  The next generation takes >the radical lead now.  Don't look for radicalism among us >old ones; we're gone...  Perhaps all of us hackers have become (ICK) PROFESSIONALS?  I have noticed my and my associates progression from hackers to computer professionals. It is rather distasteful.  It occurs when a series of things happen:     1) one's ego outgrows one's talent/knowledge    2) one's financial situation takes precedence    3) A change in priorities (esp. family) possibly leading to 2)    4) the hacker's attitude makes the shift from "fun" to "work"    5) one's vocation burns away the creativity needed for "the hobby"  or the biggest killer (IMO)     6) one's dreams are (sadly) shattered on the hard rocks of society's       version of reality.  Without the dream the motivation dies, without       the motivation the effort seems useless.  Another set of problems stems from our children.  While most of us remember when there were several completely different computer systems, our children are growing up with just a few choices (MSDOS/Mac/Amiga) and do not enjoy the diversity we did.  I remember the great computer fallout of the early eighties vividly as I was forced to stop using skills developed for systems that were now dead.  The diversity of systems before then allowed for widely divergent paradigms.  That period forced hackers to continually learn new systems in the attempt to keep up.  Not to mention that if a program was needed we were forced (in most situations) to write it ourselves as a commercial offering was just not available.  Now our children are being taught the "user" mentality.  As the number of us "old-timers" dwindle we are not being replaced by the next generation.  Kendall. --     Kendall Sears                           krsear02@ulkyvx.louisville.edu    Programmer                             ///    Child Development Unit                /// Amiga    Department of Pediatrics          \\\/// Currently running AmigaOS 3.0    University of Louisville           \XX/ And Supporting Unix Sys V Rev 4.
I would like a reference to an algorithm that can detect whether  one closed curve bounded by some number of bezier curves lies completely within another closed curve bounded by bezier curves.  Thanks.
Recently I saw the latest Computer Shopper and in it there was an article on nice shareware graphics programs. They looked pretty good and of the 6 listed in the article, one I had (Graphics Workshop), one I found via archie (Draft Choice - old version though) and the rest I couldn't find. So if there is anyone that knows where I can get the following programs via anonymous ftp, please let me know.  Adkins Graphics :AG1.ZIP, AG2.ZIP Draft Choice (latest VGA version) : DRAFTC.ZIP Envision Publisher: ENVIS1.ZIP, ENVIS2.ZIP Neopaint: NEOPNT.ZIP  Thanx in advance. D.PETRO
In article <1qu36i$kh7@dux.dundee.ac.uk>, dwestner@cardhu.mcs.dundee.ac.uk (Dominik Westner) writes: |> the subject says it all. Is there a PD viewer for gl files (for X)?  Try xviewgl. (filename xviewgl_v1.1.tar.Z on lots of bases)  - Ove
Remco Hartog (remcoha@htsa.aha.nl) wrote: : I have a little question: :  : I need to convert RGB-coded (Red-Green-Blue) colors into HVS-coded : (Hue-Value-Saturnation) colors. Does anyone know which formulas to : use?  Lets see if I have this right... HSV == HSB == HSL ... and none of those are the same as HLS.  Hopefully, HVS is just a transposition of HSV, and not yet another color model...   The following code should do the HSV (HSL) coding (I haven't tried it yet) (Thanks to bultman@dgw.rws.nl)  Another possibility is /mirrors/msdos/graphics/graphgem.zip on wuarchive.wustl.edu.  Bill Neisius bill@solaria.hac.com  ----------------  The following code is from the starbase (HP) manual: (all coordinates noralised at 0-1 interval)       hsl_to_rgb(hue, saturation, luminosity, red, green, blue)      float   hue, saturation, luminosity;    /* input in HSL */      float   *red, *green, *blue;            /* output in RGB */      {          float       frac, lx, ly, lz;       /* temporaries */           hue = 6 * hue;          frac = hue - (int) hue;          lx = luminosity * (1 - saturation);          ly = luminosity * (1 - saturation * frac);          lz = luminosity * (1 - saturation * (1 - frac));            switch ((int) hue) {              case 0: case 6:                  *red = luminosity; *green = lz; *blue = lx; break;              case 1:                  *red = ly; *green = luminosity; *blue = lx; break;              case 2:                  *red = lx; *green = luminosity; *blue = lz; break;              case 3:                  *red = lx; *green = ly; *blue = luminosity; break;              case 4:                  *red = lz; *green = lx; *blue = luminosity; break;              case 5:                  *red = luminosity; *green = lx; *blue = ly; break;          }      }      /******************************************************************************/      rgb_to_hsl(red, green, blue, hue, saturation, luminosity)      #define max(a, b, c)    ((a>b?a:b)>c?(a>b?a:b):c)      #define min(a, b, c)    ((a<b?a:b)<c?(a<b?a:b):c)      float   red, green, blue;               /* input in RGB */      float   *hue, *saturation, *luminosity; /* output in HSL */      {          float       x, tempr, tempg, tempb; /* temporary values */