Image format libraries, raytracers and stuff

[Stewart Gordon]

Jarrett Billingsley wrote:
> "Stewart Gordon" <smjg_1998 at yahoo.com> wrote in message 
> news:e3a2ue$1v58$1 at digitaldaemon.com...
>> 2. The distribution contains .obj files that obviously aren't compiler 
>> object files, which is what almost every MS-DOS or Windows programmer is 
>> used to the extension meaning.
> 
> And which almost every 3D artist knows is the Wavefront OBJ format, one of 
> the most ubiquitous mesh interchange formats out there ;)

Just looked it up

http://www.dcs.ed.ac.uk/home/mxr/gfx/3d/OBJ.spec

Hmm....

And I see the other WaveFront format is .mod, which is what the Fortrash 
compilers I've used use for module information files.

>> 3. It requires OpenGL.  OTOH, I'm going for something more self-contained.
> 
> As if OpenGL isn't supported on, well, everything?

Good question.  But how many OSs come with OpenGL installed as standard?

If the purpose is to write your own renderer, then what part does OpenGL 
play anyway?  It's got me pondering over where Sol's own code ends and 
OpenGL begins.

Stewart.

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