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.TH LOOKAMB 1 11/15/93 RADIANCE |
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.SH NAME |
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lookamb - examine ambient file values |
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.SH SYNOPSIS |
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.B lookamb |
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[ |
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.B \-d |
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][ |
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.B \-r |
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][ |
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.B \-h |
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] |
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[ |
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.B ambfile |
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] |
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.SH DESCRIPTION |
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.I Lookamb |
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examines an ambient file produced by |
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.I rpict(1), |
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.I rtrace(1), |
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or |
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.I rview(1). |
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The default mode prints the position, direction, level, weight, |
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radius, value, position gradient and direction gradient |
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for each stored ambient value preceded by a |
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label appropriate for human interpretation. |
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The |
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.I \-d |
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option prints the same quantities in 18 columns without any expanatory |
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text, and is more appropriate as input to another program. |
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.PP |
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The |
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.I \-r |
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option performs the reverse conversion, taking the output of lookamb |
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and reproducing the original ambient file on the standard output. |
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.PP |
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The |
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.I \-h |
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option causes lookamb not to print out the header information on the |
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output, or not to expect it on the input with the |
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.I \-r |
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option. |
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.PP |
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If no file is given, |
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.I lookamb |
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reads from the standard input. |
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.SH NOTES |
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Before release 2.2 of Radiance, ambient files were in a |
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machine-dependent format. |
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Since that is no longer the case, ambient files can now be moved |
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freely between machines without any conversions. |
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Thus, the only reason to use |
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.I lookamb |
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now is to examine the contents of an ambient file. |
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.SH AUTHOR |
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Greg Ward |
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.SH "SEE ALSO" |
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getinfo(1), oconv(1), pfilt(1), pinterp(1), rpict(1), rtrace(1), rview(1) |
