The U49 will put 7.4 megapixels in your face, and you’ll like it. Dell may have just killed the multi-monitor market, well, at least put a big dent in it. The company has just released a 49-inch, 5120 × 1440 resolution (32:9 aspect ratio) curved, brilliant 350 cd/m² monitor that supports 99% of sRGB (1.07 billion colors) with a 1000:1 contrast ratio with a 5-ms response time … [Read more...] about Dell’s gigundous 49-inch Ultrasharp monitor
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NGCodec takes video codec to Amazon cloud
4K resolution for virtual and augmented reality video compression; only send pixels to the head mounted display. Video services start-up NGCodec today announced it has been working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in the development of its RealityCodec for hardware-accelerated AWS-based video encoding and processing for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality … [Read more...] about NGCodec takes video codec to Amazon cloud
Ford virtual reality lab brings ultra-high definition to immersive collaborative design
Using Autodesk VRED, Ford has become the first automotive company to equip its design team with 4K real-time virtualization. In recent years Ford Motor Company has become a leader in exploring new technology for design and engineering. The company’s newest initiative is the Ford Immersive Vehicle Environment (FIVE) Lab, led by Elizabeth Baron, Ford Virtual Reality and … [Read more...] about Ford virtual reality lab brings ultra-high definition to immersive collaborative design
Award-winning Substance Painter exits beta
The 1.0 release adds an updated user interface and new shaders. Substance Painter, the award-winning particle painter for game asset creation, exits beta today with new features to help users more accurately depict age, decay, and fractures. The flagship product from French startup Allegorithmic won “Best New Application” in this year’s CG Awards from 3D World. “Substance … [Read more...] about Award-winning Substance Painter exits beta
Review: AMD FirePro W9100 raises the professional graphics bar
At $3,999 it isn’t for the average workstation user. If you need it, you really need it. By Alex Herrera Do you place heavy demands on GPU hardware, for rendering or other highly parallel workloads? Need more gigabytes of GPU memory than most users have in their workstation’s system memory? Got upwards of $4K burning a hole in your pocket? OK, maybe that doesn’t describe … [Read more...] about Review: AMD FirePro W9100 raises the professional graphics bar