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  I'm sure one of you has already worked this out...
 
I'm currently making minifig animations for a freeware computer game. Here's an example picture: (URL) you can see, I am using bright pink (255,0,255) as my transparency colour. (I set it as 'background' in LP3Add-on) The only problem is, when I (...) (18 years ago, 18-Jul-06, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.cad.ray)
 
  Re: I'm sure one of you has already worked this out...
 
(...) It is the antialiasing that is causing this problem. I think there are only two ways around this. Either turn off antialiasing, or switch from chroma-key compositing to transparency-based compositing and make the background transparent. You (...) (18 years ago, 18-Jul-06, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.cad.ray)
 
  Re: I'm sure one of you has already worked this out...
 
(...) * set +FN in the toolbar command line to get a PNG file * set +UA in the toolbar command line to turn on alpha channeling for a transparent background * read the "5.2.2.3 File Output Options" chapter in povray's help for a deeper insight w. (18 years ago, 18-Jul-06, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.cad.ray)
 
  Re: I'm sure one of you has already worked this out...
 
(...) Thankyou gentlemen. I didn't realise that Antialiasing was an option in Povray. Then - found it was ALSO an option in LSP-Addon. Now that I've turned it off in both, I've got over my issue :-) PS - I'm afraid using "alpha channeling" is a bit (...) (18 years ago, 18-Jul-06, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.cad.ray)
 
  Re: I'm sure one of you has already worked this out...
 
--SNIP-- (...) To add to this, make sure you have a neutral background colour set when you do this. The background colour does still have an effect on certain aspects of the rendering (albeit a small one). Tim (18 years ago, 18-Jul-06, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.cad.ray)
 
  Re: I'm sure one of you has already worked this out...
 
(...) @Willy - that's great! No more pink/transparency issues. :-) @Tim - thanks, that's a good point. Gabriel (18 years ago, 19-Jul-06, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.cad.ray)
 
  Re: I'm sure one of you has already worked this out...
 
(...) @Willy - that's great! No more pink/transparency issues. :-) @Tim - thanks, that's a good point. Gabriel (18 years ago, 19-Jul-06, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.cad.ray)

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