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POVMenu v1.1 help file
Copyright 1992 by Dennis Dodd
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED!
[COMMANDLINE]
POVMenu uses the '.DEF' file method of passing command line parameters to
POV-Ray. This means that the command line parameters are written into a
COMMAND DEFINITION FILE that POV-Ray reads at run time. POVMenu puts it's
command line parameters into a file called 'POVMENU.DEF'. Then POV-Ray is
called with the following command line: POVRAY POVMENU.DEF Note that this
process will override any envorinmental settings in effect at run time. See
the POVMenu and POV-Ray docs for further information.
The COMMAND LINEs show below are samples of the command lines that POVMenu
will build and call POV-Ray with. They are provided so that you may look
at them and verify that the proper information is being passed.
[END]
[UTILOPT]
POVMenu allows you to define up to 5 external utility programs (like C-Render
or Connect The Dots) and install them for use on the MAIN menu screen. You
may also install .BAT file of your own here, allowing you to customize POVMenu.
Enter the name of each PROGRAM NAME and the desired MENU PICK NAME in the
fields below. The program name is the program or .BAT file called by POVMenu
when the associated menu pick is selected. The menu pick name is the name
displayed on the main menu screen.
Note that POVMenu calls and runs all utilities in the directory specified
on the main configuration screen in field number 7 (Utility run directory).
This means that the program file name specified must be located in the
Utility run directory or in a directory on your path.
[END]
[PL]
ABOUT PICLAB:
PicLab is a public domain image processor by Lee Daniel Crocker. It is
suitable for converting from Targa to GIF. POVMenu uses the "Command File"
feature in PicLab to pass processing commands. POVMenu writes a series of
commands into a file called POVMENU.CMD, and then calls PicLab with the
following command line: PL POVMENU.CMD This causes PicLab to read it's
commands from the POVMENU.CMD file instead of from the keyboard. PicLab
converts directly from Targa to GIF.
COMMAND LINE OPTIONS:
No command options are needed when using PicLab. Please see the POVMenu and
PicLab docs for further information.
[END]
[IMG2GIF]
ABOUT IMG2GIF:
IMG2GIF is a conversion utility by Steven Croy (author of Vivid). IMG2GIF does
an excellent job of converting to the GIF format. Conversion using this program
is a two step process. First the Targa file is converted to the IMG format
using TGA2IMG (by Dan Farmer). It is then converted to GIF using IMG2GIF.
POVMenu writes a series of commands into a batch file and then transfers
control to it. Both programs run sequentially, causing the conversion to GIF.
COMMAND LINE OPTIONS:
Note that the information in Parameters below are passed as parameters to
IMG2GIF when it runs. The -d parameter selects a Floyd-Steinberg dither.
Also available are: -o ordered dither, -r random noise, and -m median cut.
Generally, a parameters setting of: -d -m will give good results. Please see
the POVMenu and IMG2GIF docs for further information.
[END]
[TGA2GIF]
ABOUT TGA2GIF:
TGA2GIF is a new shareware conversion program by Sun Country Software,
Albuquerque, NM. TGA2GIF does an excellent job of converting from Targa to
GIF. POVMenu runs TGA2GIF by writing a series of commands into a batch file
and then transfers control to it. TGA2GIF performs a direct conversion from
Targa to GIF.
COMMAND LINE OPTIONS:
Note that the information in Parameters below are passed as the flags to
TGA2GIF when it runs. The /d flag specifies an optional dither using Floyd-
Steinberg. Generally, a parameters setting of: /d will give good results.
Please see the POVMenu and TGA2GIF docs for further information.
[END]
[CUTTGA]
ABOUT CUTTGA:
CUTTGA is a new shareware conversion utility by Sun Country Software,
Albuquerque, NM. CUTTGA does an excellent job of reducing the number of colors
in a Targa file. Conversion using CUTTGA is a two step process. First CUTTGA
is run converting the 24 bit image to an 8 bit image. Then TGA2GIF is called,
(using no dither) converting to GIF. POVMenu writes a series of commands into
a batch file and then transfers control to it. Both programs run sequentially,
causing the conversion to GIF.
COMMAND LINE OPTIONS:
Note that the information in Parameters below are passed as the flags to
CUTTGA when it runs. Several dithers are available: /d1 Floyd-Steinberg,
/d2 Burks, /d3 Sierra, /d4 Stucki, & /d5 Jarvis-Judice-Ninke. Generally, a
parameters setting of: /u /d1 will give good results. Please see the POVMenu
and CUTTGA docs for further information.
[END]
[ALCHEMY]
ABOUT IMAGE ALCHEMY:
ALCHEMY is a shareware conversion program by Handmade Software, Los Gatos,
CA. ALCHEMY does an excellent job of converting from Targa to GIF. POVMenu runs
ALCHEMY by writing a series of commands into a batch file and then transfers
control to it. ALCHEMY performs a direct conversion from Targa to GIF.
COMMAND LINE OPTIONS:
Note that the information in Parameters below are passed as parameters to
ALCHEMY when it runs. ALCHEMY provides a very flexible command line allowing
control over palette selection method & sort, dither type, etc. Several
dithers are available: -d1 Floyd-Steinberg, -d2 Stucki, & -d3 Jarvis-Judice-
Ninke. Generally, a parameters setting of: -o -g -ds -8 -c256 will give good
results. Please see the POVMenu and ALCHEMY docs for further information.
[END]