ATM Re: Anamorphism?

["Richard Schwartz" <richas@idt.net>]

In the rennaisance, artists would paint picutures which would seem like
meaningless blobs.   But if you would put a wine glass or other reflecting
object with the correct shape in the correct spot on the picture, and look
into that glass, a real picture would appear.  I believe that was an
anamorphism.

It is easy to create such pictures on a computer with modern ray trace
tecnology.  By "ray trace", I mean the techniques of the heavy metal graphic
artists that you find when you are looking for optical engineering software.

. . . Richard

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ulhas Deshpande" <ulhas@nagpur.dot.net.in>
To: "ATM" <atm@shore.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2000 6:30 AM
Subject: ATM : Anamorphism?


>
> Hello All
> While running the "SpotPlot" I came across a term "Anamorphism" which
seems
> to be some characteristic of the image in the focal plane. None of the
books
> that I have explain this term. Even Webster's College dictionary does not
> have this term.
> Would some one be kind enough enough to tell me what it means and what is
> its effect?
> Thanks
> Ulhas
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