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From: John Gross <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: About Clip mapping
To: Robert Cohen <[e-mail]>
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> I am trying to use a moving texture of flames to create a fire object in
> LW.  I almost get what I am after by using a combination of clip and
> image mapping with some transparency..  Only trouble is that the edges of
> the flams are too hard (sharp).  I set the edge settings to transparent
> and the value to about 100, and this works, but only for the edges of the
> object proper and not for the individual cutouts applied by clip mapping.

Clip maps are always hard edged.

Try using fractal noise for transparency and play with the contrast
values to vary the edge.

BTW, the Edge Threshold values range from 0-1. A value of 100 gives the
same result as a value of 1 or 1000.

JG
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