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From: Bjoern Olausson (namdlist_at_googlemail.com)
Date: Tue Dec 13 2011 - 09:31:52 CST

On Monday 12 December 2011 11:08:49 you wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 2:37 AM, Bjoern Olausson
>
> <namdlist_at_googlemail.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I just rendered a scene where I moved some atom labels next to the VDW
> > representation so they are visible.
> >
> > Rendering the scene with POVRAY resets the label positions to their
> > default position.
> >
> > http://www.dropbox.com/gallery/42111605/1/vmd?h=77432b
> >
> > I tried with Tachyon, but Tachyon seems to be broken on my system, but
> > any way, tachyon wouldn't be an option since it cant produce
> > transparent background, or can it?
> >
> >
> >
> > This is the tachyon error:
> >
> > Info) Rendering current scene to '/mnt/mrbird/home/blub/binding-site-
> > detail.dat' ...
> > Info) Tachyon file generation finished
> > Info) Executing post-render cmd '"/usr/bin/tachyon" -aasamples 12
> > /mnt/mrbird/home/blub/binding-site-detail.dat -format TARGA -o
> > /mnt/mrbird/home/blub/binding-site-detail.dat.tga' ...
> > Tachyon Parallel/Multiprocessor Ray Tracer Version 0.98.9
> > Copyright 1994-2010, John E. Stone <john.stone_at_gmail.com>
> > ------------------------------------------------------------
> > Parse Error:
> > Encountered a syntax error in file /mnt/mrbird/home/blub/binding-site-
> > detail.dat
> > Expected to find TEXFUNC
> > Actually found: R3D
> > Error occured at or prior to file offset 28655232, line 1140658
> > Error position is only approximate, but should be close
> >
> > Parse Error:
> > Encountered a syntax error in file /mnt/mrbird/home/blub/binding-site-
> > detail.dat
> > Expected to find an object or other declaration
> > Actually found: Phong
> > Error occured at or prior to file offset 28655240, line 1140658
> > Error position is only approximate, but should be close
> >
> > Parser failed due to an input file syntax error.
> > Aborting render.
> > Info) Rendering complete.
> >
> > Anny sugestions?
>
> try using the tachyon binary that is
> bundled with VMD. this one seems older
> and there were some incompatible changes
> for VMD 1.9, if i remember correctly.
>
Tachyon would only be an option if it can render a solid background color
transparent, like Pov-Ray with the -UA flag, can it?

Cheers,
Bjoern