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The Open Toolkit 1.0 beta-1 released

2009-11-10T13:56:14+00:00

The Open Toolkit library is an advanced, low-level C# wrapper around OpenGL, OpenCL and OpenAL. It is suitable for games, scientific applications and any other project that requires 3d graphics, audio or compute functionality. Version 1.0 beta-1 introduces type-safe OpenGL ES 2.0 binding and a large number of new OpenGL tutorials on triangle picking, shaders, cubemaps and vertex buffer objects. It also contains a significant number of bug- and stability fixes; improves multi-monitor support; and improves support for multithreading. Due to the amount and impact of the included bug fixes, users of previous versions are strongly encouraged to upgrade.

LinceoVR 3.2 realtime GPU raytracing based on OpenGL shading language is released

2009-11-10T13:42:11+00:00

LinceoVR 3.2 has been released. Version 3.2 adds real-time raytracing GPU based features, real-time texture tracking for augmented reality, an FBX importer for 3D models and animations, and a free OpenGL based viewer. The OpenGL viewer can be either a stand alone solution, or a web-based plugin controlled by JavaScript calls to see 3D interactive models online in VR and AR mode. Both LinceoVR and the viewer support HDRI lighting, real-time shadows and animations, tag and texture tracking for augmented reality, and run on all OpenGL compliant graphics cards.

Parallels Desktop 5.0 Virtualization Application with OpenGL 2.1 support announced

2009-11-05T15:03:29+00:00

Parallels Desktop 5.0 for Mac was announced with its developer claiming this version of virtualization software runs 64-bit Windows 7 22% faster than its nearest competitor on a MacBook Pro. Part of the speed improvements are thanks to a graphics upgrade using OpenGL. Seven times better graphics performance for games and 3D applications than the previous version with Direct X 9Ex with Shader Model 3 and OpenGL 2.1 support. Superior graphics performance for Linux guests through OpenGL 2.1 support.

SUBSTANCE - new realtime 3D application using OpenGL

2009-11-03T19:33:29+00:00

Stephane Marty presents SUBSTANCE for Windows XP/Vista/Seven. SUBSTANCE is a new realtime 3D application for producing photorealistic Evolutionary and Organic Art powered by new technologies P.O.M.E. (Procedural Organic Modeling Engine) and P.U.R.E. (Physically-based Unbiased Rendering Engine). SUBSTANCE uses OpenGL for realtime rendering, including global illumination. A free version is available for download from NeuroSystems’ website.

Full GTC OpenGL presentation available with audio

2009-10-29T12:25:40+00:00

The GPU Technology Conference’s complete OpenGL tutorial “OpenGL: The Train Has Left the Station” is now available for streaming. Hear and see slides presented by NVIDIA’s OpenGL experts: Barthold Lichtenbelt, Mark Kilgard, and Michael Gold. Learn about OpenGL’s future feature set, including Shader Model 5.0 and programable tessellation; interopability with CUDA; and OpenGL 3.2’s features.

EMotion FX v3.8 released, now completely OpenGL based

2009-10-27T13:14:46+00:00

EMotion FX v3.8 is now completely OpenGL based. EMotion FX is a real-time character animation and model export system.

S3 Graphics announces 5400E Power Efficient GPGPU - supports OpenGL 3.1 and OpenCL

2009-10-23T13:33:31+00:00

S3 Graphics announced the OpenCL 1.0 capable Chrome 5400E GPGPU processor. The 5400E features native support of OpenCL, the industry’s best GFLOPS per watt rating including, a OpenGL 3.1 / DirectX® 10.1 graphics engine, ChromotionHD video core for HD video decode including Blu-ray, H.264, and VC-1, a video encode engine, and an OpenVG 1.1 engine. The 5400E is the most versatile GPU for embedded applications requiring longevity, customization, performance, features, and low power. Complete details are available on the S3 Graphics website.

The Open Toolkit 0.9.9-3 improves OpenGL 3.2 support

2009-10-21T15:46:49+00:00

The Open Toolkit library is an advanced, low-level C# wrapper around OpenGL, OpenAL and OpenCL. It is suitable for games, scientific applications and any other project that requires 3d graphics, audio or compute functionality. The 0.9.9-3 release resolves a large number of issues in the OpenGL and OpenCL bindings, the NativeWindow and the GLControl classes, as well as the math library. Morevore, it adds type-safe wrappers for OpenGL 3.2, as well as Icon and text input support to NativeWindow.

NVIDIA RealityServer combines CUDA, OpenGL and iRay to get 3D Cloud Computing Using Tesla GPUs

2009-10-21T13:58:55+00:00

NVIDIA and Mental Images announced the new NVIDIA RealityServer platform for cloud computing. The RealityServer platform uses CUDA and iray photo-realistic rendering technology to combine OpenGL rendering with ray-tracing for best quality. Although rendering is not yet done in real time, it is pretty close, and pretty impressive. What would normally take a person a couple of hours to render, can be done in a few seconds on the RealityServer platform.

All About Shadow Volumes presentation

2009-10-20T20:46:56+00:00

Stenciled shadow volumes provide a GPU-accelerated basis for shadow determination. Learn from this SIGGRAPH 2004 presentation how OpenGL features such as stencil testing, wrapping stencil operations, two-sided stencil testing, and depth clamping (now a standard part of OpenGL 3.2) provide the API necessary to optimize shadow volume rendering in your 3D application.