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A matrix may be read from the standard input using a hyphen by itself ('-') |
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in the appropriate place on the command line. |
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.PP |
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Any of the matrix inputs may be read from a command |
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instead of a file by |
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using quotes and a beginning exclamation point ('!'). |
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+ |
.PP |
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Two special cases are handled for component matrices that are either |
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XML files containing BTDF data, or Radiance picture files. |
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In the first case, a BSDF library is used to load and interpret the |
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transmission matrix. |
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< |
(XML files cannot be read from the standard input.)\0 |
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> |
(XML files cannot be read from the standard input or from a command.)\0 |
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In the second case, the RGBE or XYZE values are loaded in a 3-component |
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matrix where the number of columns match the X-dimension of the picture, and |
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the number of rows match the Y-dimension. |