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How I Did It
First, if you haven't already, go ahead and take a look at the
Boings picture using Dyna-Show (you DO have Dyna-Show, right?).
Yes, that's a HiRes, Dynamic HAM raytrace. I was pretty amazed
the first time I saw it, and this is just the first experiment.
Credit where credit is due: Jim Sharrer, of Tampa Fla, gave me
this idea when he successfully converted SuperVGA (640 x 400) Gif
files into Dynamic HAM pics using some of the Sham (Sliced HAM)
utilities. Look for Jim's "read.me" coming soon!
Also, this wouldn't have been possible (for me anyway) without
Troy Barlow's RGBex converter. Actually, the RGBex converter did
ALL the work! So, if you don't have this file, FIND IT! Troy's
address as listed in the file is P.O. Box 174, South Amboy, NJ
08879. His requested shareware fee is $20, and it's worth it!
Thanks Troy; my check's in the mail!
Step by step, here's what I did:
Raytrace a scene in Sculpt4D. This was a scene I had handy from
an early anim. I selected 24 bit planes, and saved the trace out
in Sculpt's separate RGB files. The picture looks a little
squashed from the original, because the original was overscan.
Playing with the pixel ratios in Sculpt would probably fix that,
but this WAS the first experiment.
Then, I started Troy's RGBex program, and converted the Sculpt
RGB files into a Digi-View RGB file. The program says it only
works with 2.0 & 3.0 files, but hey, it worked here! I kept the
screen size at 640 x 400.
I then loaded the Digi-View RGB file into Digi-View 4.0, and it
displayed the first time just as you see it now. No fiddling
with noise reduction to eliminate banding. Then I just saved it
as a Dynamic HiRes HAM pic, which you have now!
This has opened up a whole new door for me in raytracing. No
more (well, not as much) fighting Sculpt's dithering routines.
I hope you have fun with this. Find Troy's program, and let's
see some HiRes HAM raytraces! I can be found on Infinity BBS in
Atlanta GA, (404) 475-1740. It's PC Pursuitable through the
Atlanta outdial. Later...
William Earl