MTV ray tracer bitmap
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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
| − | '''MTV''' is a simple uncompressed truecolor raster image file format, used for images generated by the ''MTV ray tracer'' program by Mark VandeWettering. Its name comes from the author's initials, not the Music Television cable channel, so the slogan "I Want My MTV!" doesn't apply to it. | + | '''MTV ray tracer bitmap''' is a simple uncompressed truecolor raster image file format, used for images generated by the ''MTV ray tracer'' program by Mark VandeWettering. Its name comes from the author's initials, not the Music Television cable channel, so the slogan "I Want My MTV!" doesn't apply to it. |
It is very similar to [[Netpbm formats|binary PPM format]]. | It is very similar to [[Netpbm formats|binary PPM format]]. | ||
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| + | ''MTV'' uses [[NFF]] as its input format. | ||
== Software == | == Software == | ||
* [http://www.imagemagick.org/ ImageMagick] | * [http://www.imagemagick.org/ ImageMagick] | ||
* [http://netpbm.sourceforge.net/ Netpbm] (read-only) | * [http://netpbm.sourceforge.net/ Netpbm] (read-only) | ||
| + | * [http://cd.textfiles.com/graphics16000/GENERAL/RAYTRACE/MTV/MTV.LHA MTV source code] | ||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
* [http://www.fileformat.info/format/mtv/egff.htm MTV File Format Summary] | * [http://www.fileformat.info/format/mtv/egff.htm MTV File Format Summary] | ||
Revision as of 21:27, 6 April 2013
Overview
MTV ray tracer bitmap is a simple uncompressed truecolor raster image file format, used for images generated by the MTV ray tracer program by Mark VandeWettering. Its name comes from the author's initials, not the Music Television cable channel, so the slogan "I Want My MTV!" doesn't apply to it.
It is very similar to binary PPM format.
MTV uses NFF as its input format.
Software
- ImageMagick
- Netpbm (read-only)
- MTV source code
