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This file contains the documentation specific to the IBM-PC version of
POV-Ray. See POVRAY.DOC for general program info.
The executable POVRAY.EXE was compiled using the Intel Code Builder
32 bit protected mode compiler. A 386 or 486 and at least 2 meg of RAM
are required to run this program. See IBMPCEXE.DOC for more info.
Running POV-Ray:
POV-Ray is run from the DOS command line by typing the program name,
povray.exe. Command line options are
Display Options:
+d = Alone, will autodetect the display type and display the image
to the screen as it's being worked on. Try specifying the display
type explicitly if autodetect doesn't work. +d? will invoke a
message to report what display POV-Ray is detecting.
-v = Usually, you should use -v in conjunction with +d. This
will turn off the line number text display. It will work
with some display options. You can experiment to see which.
+d#p = The first character after d is the display type, resolution is
automatically selected. The second character is the palette type
or color selection method.
Some Examples
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+d0h = Autodetect the VGA display type
and display the image to the screen
as it's being worked on.
Use the Sierra HiColor chip and
dithering to display more than 32,000
colors on screen. Looks great!
+d1 = Display to standard VGA screen 320x200.
Try this if your SVGA display is not supported.
Use this option to get a scaled image in a window
on the OS/2 2.x desktop.
+dG0 = Display to a VESA VGA adapter and
use the HSV palette option.
+dG3 = Display to a VESA VGA adapter and use
the 332 palette option.
+dGH = Display to a VESA VGA adapter and use
the HiColor option for 32,768 colors.
+dGT = Display to a VESA VGA adapter and use
the TrueColor option for over 16
million colors.
( Note that your VESA BIOS *MUST* support these options in order )
( for you to use them!! Some cards may support HiColor &/or )
( TrueColor at the hardware level but *not* thru their VESA BIOS. )
+d4 = Display to a TSENG 4000 chipset VGA using
the 332 palette option.
If your card isn't autodetected correctly try all the options.
If no option works, just use +d1 for standard VGA.
DISPLAY OPTIONS:
+d0 Autodetect (S)VGA type (Default)
+d1 Standard VGA 320x200
+d2 Standard VGA 360 x 480
+d3 Tseng Labs 3000 SVGA 640x480
+d4 Tseng Labs 4000 SVGA
+d5 AT&T VDC600 SVGA 640x400
+d6 Oak Technologies SVGA 640x480
+d7 Video 7 SVGA 640x480
+d8 Video 7 Vega (Cirrus) VGA 360x480
+d9 Paradise SVGA 640x480
+dA Ahead Systems Ver. A SVGA 640x480
+dB Ahead Systems Ver. B SVGA 640x480
+dC Chips & Technologies SVGA 640x480
+dD ATI SGVA 640x480
+dE Everex SVGA 640x480
+dF Trident SVGA 640x480
+dG VESA Standard SVGA Adapter
+dH ATI XL display card
+dI Diamond Computer Systems SpeedSTAR 24X
(Note: The SpeedSTAR 24X will -not- be autodetected with the +d0 )
( option. )
PALETTE OPTIONS:
+d?3 Use 332 palette with dithering
(Default and best for VGA systems)
+d?h Use HiColor option.
Displays 32,000+ colors with dithering.
Supported on VESA, SpeedSTAR 24X,
ATI XL HiColor and Tseng 4000 based cards
with Sierra & Sierra compatible Cirrus DAC's
only. Looks great!
+d?0 Use HSV palette option for VGA display
+d?G Use Grayscale palette option for VGA display
+d?T For Truecolor 24 bit cards. Use 24 bit color.
Supported on the Diamond SpeedSTAR 24X and
cards with 24bit VESA support only.
File Formats:
The default file format for the IBM-PC is Targa (+ft). This format
is a 24 bit color image allowing over 16 million colors to be created.
Most IBM-PC systems do not have the capability to directly display
Targa images. They must be converted to 256 color GIF images so they
can be viewed on a VGA or SVGA display. To convert a TGA file to a GIF
file, get a copy of PICLAB or Image Alchemy which can be found on
Compuserve, America On-Line, and many BBS's. The program documentation
will describe how to convert a TGA to a GIF.
Also, many SVGA cards now have a Sierra HiColor DAC for 15/16 bit color.
Get a copy of the program TGVIEW and you can see your rendered images
in "almost" full color.