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Re: How is this created?
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lugnet.cad.mlcad
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Tue, 21 May 2002 19:33:10 GMT
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"Jeroen de Haan" <jeroendehaan@mac.com> wrote in message
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> > 5) Create a template in powerpoint and begin inserting your models, • cropping
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> Small tip: when using Powerpoint (or any other Office application) convert
> the LDR without a floor and render your pictures as PNG with Alpha • channel.
> That way everything but your model wil be masked out so that when you • place
> it on a coloured background you won't have a white frame around it.
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> Alpha channels are also very handy when using image-editors.
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> Jeroen
I am intrigued, does this apply to Publisher as well? As I don't understand
what you mean by "without a floor" and rendering with Alpha channel. Can
you elaborate for those of us who don't know exactly what you are talking
about.
I render my instructions with LD-Lite and place the images with Microsoft
Publisher.
Mike
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| (...) When you convert a .ldr/.dat file to a .pov via L3PAO/L3P by default L3PAO put a floor plane in your model. That is say you render a 2x4 blue brick. If you look athe the POV code you will notice at the bottom a section of code that says (...) (22 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| (...) Small tip: when using Powerpoint (or any other Office application) convert the LDR without a floor and render your pictures as PNG with Alpha channel. That way everything but your model wil be masked out so that when you place it on a coloured (...) (22 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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