n350bq@tamuts.tamu.edu (Duane Fields) (09/13/90)
I'd like to create 24 bit ray-traced images with Sculpt and then port them to a larger system to view the picture. What all RGB-24 formats are there, and what should I look for where in terms of getting them displayed in their full 16.7 million glory? Duane
pierre@pro-graphics.cts.com (Pierre Altamore) (09/20/90)
On 17 Sep 90 23:15:17 GMT John.Matthews@comp.vuw.ac.nz (John Matthews): >Just a slight mention on the 24-bit output from the Sculpt range. >It is worthless UNLESS you have an accellerator with math co-processor >and the version of the program designed for this package. >Optimizations used in the standard version for speed result in a huge >loss of accuracy in the final colour information. This improves with the >special versions. Whoops.. I will now whip myself for my errors. I was not aware that acceptable Sculpt 24-bit output is only available with the math version. They certainly don't mention this in the manual. Thanks for informing me! UUCP: crash!pro-graphics!pierre | Critical Mass Software ARPA/DDN: pro-graphics!pierre@nosc.mil | P.O. Box 23 Internet: pierre@pro-graphics.cts.com | Short Hills, NJ 07078