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- <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Map Object</span>
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- <h3 class="title"><a id="plugin-map-object"></a>10.7. 
- <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Map Object</span>
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- <td align="left">Revision $Revision: 2442 $</td>
- <td align="left">2007-01-04</td>
- <td align="left">j.h</td>
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- <div>
- <h4 class="title"><a id="id2765701"></a>10.7.1. 
- <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Overview</span>
- </h4>
- </div>
- </div>
- </div>
- <div class="figure">
- <a id="id2765712"></a>
- <p class="title">
- <b>Figure 16.208. 
- <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">
- The “<span class="quote">Map Object</span>” filter applied to a photograph
- </span>
- </b>
- </p>
- <div class="figure-contents">
- <div class="mediaobject">
- <img src="../images/filters/examples/taj_orig.jpg" alt="The Map Object filter applied to a photograph" />
- <div class="caption">
- <p>Original</p>
- </div>
- </div>
- <div class="mediaobject">
- <img src="../images/filters/examples/map-taj-map-object.jpg" alt="The Map Object filter applied to a photograph" />
- <div class="caption">
- <p>“<span class="quote">Map Object</span>” applied</p>
- </div>
- </div>
- </div>
- </div>
- <br class="figure-break" />
- <p>
- This filter maps a picture to an object (plane, sphere, box or
- cylinder).
- </p>
- <p>
- You can find this filter through
- <span class="guimenu">Filters</span> ‚Üí <span class="guisubmenu">Map</span> ‚Üí <span class="guimenuitem">Map Object</span>.
- </p>
- </div>
- <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
- <div class="titlepage">
- <div>
- <div>
- <h4 class="title"><a id="id2765816"></a>10.7.2. 
- <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Options</span>
- </h4>
- </div>
- </div>
- </div>
- <div class="sect4" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
- <div class="titlepage">
- <div>
- <div>
- <h5 class="title"><a id="id2765826"></a>10.7.2.1. 
- <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Preview domain</span>
- </h5>
- </div>
- </div>
- </div>
- <p>This preview has several possibilities:</p>
- <div class="variablelist">
- <dl>
- <dt>
- <span class="term">Preview!</span>
- </dt>
- <dd>
- <p>
- <span class="guibutton">Preview!</span>: Preview is automatic for some
- options but you will have to press this button to update Preview
- after modifying many other parameters.
- </p>
- <p>
- When mouse pointer is on Preview, it takes the form of a small
- hand to grab the <span class="emphasis"><em>blue point</em></span> which marks
- light source origin and to displace it. This blue point may not
- be visible if light source has negative X and Y settings in the
- Light tab.
- </p>
- </dd>
- <dt>
- <span class="term">
- <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Zoom buttons</span>
- </span>
- </dt>
- <dd>
- <p>
- <span class="guibutton">Zoom buttons</span> allow you to enlarge or to
- reduce image in Preview. Their action is limited, but may be
- useful in case of a large image.
- </p>
- </dd>
- <dt>
- <span class="term">
- <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Show Preview Wireframe</span>
- </span>
- </dt>
- <dd>
- <p>
- <span class="guilabel">Show Preview Wireframe</span>: Puts a grid over
- the preview to make displacements and rotations more easy. Works
- well on a plan.
- </p>
- </dd>
- </dl>
- </div>
- </div>
- <div class="sect4" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
- <div class="titlepage">
- <div>
- <div>
- <h5 class="title"><a id="id2765946"></a>10.7.2.2. 
- <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">General Options tab</span>
- </h5>
- </div>
- </div>
- </div>
- <div class="figure">
- <a id="id2765957"></a>
- <p class="title">
- <b>Figure 16.209. 
- <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">
- “<span class="quote">Map Object</span>” general options tab
- </span>
- </b>
- </p>
- <div class="figure-contents">
- <div class="mediaobject">
- <img src="../images/filters/mapobject-options-1.png" alt="Map Object general options tab" />
- </div>
- </div>
- </div>
- <br class="figure-break" />
- <div class="variablelist">
- <dl>
- <dt>
- <span class="term">
- <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Map to</span>
- </span>
- </dt>
- <dd>
- <p>
- This drop-down list allows you to select the object the image
- will be mapped on. It can be a <span class="emphasis"><em>Plane</em></span>, a
- <span class="emphasis"><em>Sphere</em></span>, a <span class="emphasis"><em>Box</em></span> or a
- <span class="emphasis"><em>Cylinder</em></span>.
- </p>
- </dd>
- <dt>
- <span class="term">
- <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Transparent background</span>
- </span>
- </dt>
- <dd>
- <p>
- This option makes image transparent around the object. If not
- set, the background is filled with the current background color.
- </p>
- </dd>
- <dt>
- <span class="term">
- <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Tile source image</span>
- </span>
- </dt>
- <dd>
- <p>
- When moving Plane object and displacing it with Orientation tab
- options, a part of the image turns empty. By checking the
- <span class="guilabel">Tile source image</span>, source image copies
- will fill this empty space in. This option seems not to work
- with the other objects.
- </p>
- <div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
- <table border="0" summary="Note">
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- <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25">
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- </td>
- <th align="left">Note</th>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td align="left" valign="top">
- <p>
- This option works with “<span class="quote">Plane</span>” only.
- </p>
- </td>
- </tr>
- </table>
- </div>
- </dd>
- <dt>
- <span class="term">
- <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Create new image</span>
- </span>
- </dt>
- <dd>
- <p>
- When this option is checked, a new image is created with the
- result of filter application, so preserving the original image.
- </p>
- </dd>
- <dt>
- <span class="term">
- <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Enable antialiasing</span>
- </span>
- </dt>
- <dd>
- <p>
- Check this option to conceal this unpleasant aliasing effect
- on borders. When checked, this option lets appear two settings:
- </p>
- <div class="itemizedlist">
- <ul type="disc">
- <li>
- <p>
- <span class="guilabel">Depth</span>: Defines antialiasing quality,
- to the detriment of execution speed.
- </p>
- </li>
- <li>
- <p>
- <span class="guilabel">Threshold</span>: Defines antialiasing
- limits. Antialiasing stops when value difference between
- pixels becomes lower than this set value.
- </p>
- </li>
- </ul>
- </div>
- </dd>
- </dl>
- </div>
- </div>
- <div class="sect4" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
- <div class="titlepage">
- <div>
- <div>
- <h5 class="title"><a id="id2766185"></a>10.7.2.3. 
- <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Light tab</span>
- </h5>
- </div>
- </div>
- </div>
- <div class="figure">
- <a id="id2766198"></a>
- <p class="title">
- <b>Figure 16.210. 
- <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">“<span class="quote">Light</span>” tab options</span>
- </b>
- </p>
- <div class="figure-contents">
- <div class="mediaobject">
- <img src="../images/filters/mapobject-options-2.png" alt="Light tab options" />
- </div>
- </div>
- </div>
- <br class="figure-break" />
- <div class="variablelist">
- <dl>
- <dt>
- <span class="term">Light Settings</span>
- </dt>
- <dd>
- <div class="itemizedlist">
- <ul type="disc">
- <li>
- <p>
- <span class="guilabel">Lightsource type</span>: In this dropdown list,
- you can select among <span class="emphasis"><em>Point light</em></span>,
- <span class="emphasis"><em>Directionnal light</em></span> and <span class="emphasis"><em> No
- light</em></span>.
- </p>
- </li>
- <li>
- <p>
- <span class="guilabel">Lightsource color</span>: Press this button to
- open the Color Selector dialog.
- </p>
- </li>
- </ul>
- </div>
- </dd>
- <dt>
- <span class="term">Position</span>
- </dt>
- <dd>
- <p>
- If “<span class="quote">Point light</span>” is selected, you can control there
- light source <span class="emphasis"><em>Position</em></span> (the blue point),
- according to X, Y and Z coordinates.
- </p>
- <p>
- If “<span class="quote">Directional light</span>” is selected, these X, Y and
- Z parameters control the “<span class="quote">Direction vector</span>”
- (effect is not evident).
- </p>
- </dd>
- </dl>
- </div>
- </div>
- <div class="sect4" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
- <div class="titlepage">
- <div>
- <div>
- <h5 class="title"><a id="id2766335"></a>10.7.2.4. 
- <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Material tab</span>
- </h5>
- </div>
- </div>
- </div>
- <div class="figure">
- <a id="id2766348"></a>
- <p class="title">
- <b>Figure 16.211. 
- <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">“<span class="quote">Material</span>” tab options</span>
- </b>
- </p>
- <div class="figure-contents">
- <div class="mediaobject">
- <img src="../images/filters/mapobject-options-3.png" alt="Material tab options" />
- </div>
- </div>
- </div>
- <br class="figure-break" />
- <div class="variablelist">
- <dl>
- <dt>
- <span class="term">
- <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Intensity Levels</span>
- </span>
- </dt>
- <dd>
- <div class="itemizedlist">
- <ul type="disc">
- <li>
- <p>
- <span class="guilabel">Ambient</span>:
- Amount of color to show where no light falls directly.
- </p>
- </li>
- <li>
- <p>
- <span class="guilabel">Diffuse</span>: Intensity of original color
- when lit by a light source.
- </p>
- </li>
- </ul>
- </div>
- </dd>
- <dt>
- <span class="term">
- <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Reflectivity</span>
- </span>
- </dt>
- <dd>
- <div class="itemizedlist">
- <ul type="disc">
- <li>
- <p>
- <span class="guilabel">Diffusion</span>: Higher values make object
- reflect more light (looks brighter).
- </p>
- </li>
- <li>
- <p>
- <span class="guilabel">Specular</span>: Controls how intense the
- highlights will be.
- </p>
- </li>
- <li>
- <p>
- <span class="guilabel">Highlight</span>: Higher values make the
- highlights more focused.
- </p>
- </li>
- </ul>
- </div>
- </dd>
- </dl>
- </div>
- </div>
- <div class="sect4" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
- <div class="titlepage">
- <div>
- <div>
- <h5 class="title"><a id="id2766500"></a>10.7.2.5. 
- <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Orientation tab</span>
- </h5>
- </div>
- </div>
- </div>
- <div class="figure">
- <a id="id2766512"></a>
- <p class="title">
- <b>Figure 16.212. 
- <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">“<span class="quote">Orientation</span>” tab options</span>
- </b>
- </p>
- <div class="figure-contents">
- <div class="mediaobject">
- <img src="../images/filters/mapobject-options-4.png" alt="Orientation tab options" />
- </div>
- </div>
- </div>
- <br class="figure-break" />
- <div class="variablelist">
- <dl>
- <dt>
- <span class="term">
- <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Position</span>
- </span>
- </dt>
- <dd>
- <p>
- These three sliders and their input boxes allows you to vary
- object position in image, according to the X, Y, Z coordinates
- of the object upper left corner.
- </p>
- </dd>
- <dt>
- <span class="term">
- <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Rotation</span>
- </span>
- </dt>
- <dd>
- <p>
- These three sliders make the object rotate around X, Y, Z axes
- respectively.
- </p>
- </dd>
- </dl>
- </div>
- </div>
- <div class="sect4" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
- <div class="titlepage">
- <div>
- <div>
- <h5 class="title"><a id="id2766595"></a>10.7.2.6. 
- <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Box tab</span>
- </h5>
- </div>
- </div>
- </div>
- <p>
- This tab appears only when you select the Box object.
- </p>
- <div class="figure">
- <a id="id2766614"></a>
- <p class="title">
- <b>Figure 16.213. 
- <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">“<span class="quote">Box</span>” tab options</span>
- </b>
- </p>
- <div class="figure-contents">
- <div class="mediaobject">
- <img src="../images/filters/mapobject-options-5.png" alt="Box tab options" />
- </div>
- </div>
- </div>
- <br class="figure-break" />
- <div class="variablelist">
- <dl>
- <dt>
- <span class="term">
- <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Match Images to Box Faces</span>
- </span>
- </dt>
- <dd>
- <p>
- This function name is self explanatory: you can select an image
- for every face of the box. These images must be present on your
- screen when you call the Map Object filter.
- </p>
- </dd>
- <dt>
- <span class="term">
- <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Scale</span>
- </span>
- </dt>
- <dd>
- <p>
- These X, Y, Z three sliders allow you to change the size of
- every X, Y, Z dimension of the box.
- </p>
- </dd>
- </dl>
- </div>
- </div>
- <div class="sect4" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
- <div class="titlepage">
- <div>
- <div>
- <h5 class="title"><a id="id2766697"></a>10.7.2.7. 
- <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Cylinder tab</span>
- </h5>
- </div>
- </div>
- </div>
- <p>
- This tab appears only when you select the Cylinder object.
- </p>
- <div class="figure">
- <a id="id2766716"></a>
- <p class="title">
- <b>Figure 16.214. 
- <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">“<span class="quote">Cylinder</span>” tab options</span>
- </b>
- </p>
- <div class="figure-contents">
- <div class="mediaobject">
- <img src="../images/filters/mapobject-options-6.png" alt="Cylinder tab options" />
- </div>
- </div>
- </div>
- <br class="figure-break" />
- <div class="variablelist">
- <dl>
- <dt>
- <span class="term">
- <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Images for the Cap Faces</span>
- </span>
- </dt>
- <dd>
- <p>
- The name of this option is self-explanatory. Images must be
- present on your screen when you call the Map Object filter.
- </p>
- </dd>
- <dt>
- <span class="term">
- <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Size</span>
- </span>
- </dt>
- <dd>
- <div class="itemizedlist">
- <ul type="disc">
- <li>
- <p>
- <span class="guilabel">Radius</span>
- : This slider and its input boxes let you control the
- Cylinder diameter. Unfortunately, this setting works on the
- image mapped onto the cylinder and resamples this image to
- adapt it to the new cylinder size. It would be better to
- have the possibility of setting size cylinder before mapping
- so that we could map a whole image.
- </p>
- </li>
- <li>
- <p>
- <span class="guilabel">Length</span>: Controls cylinder length...
- </p>
- </li>
- </ul>
- </div>
- </dd>
- </dl>
- </div>
- </div>
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