Imagination Technologies acquired Caustic in 2010 for its graphics prowess. These two new add-in boards address a small but fanatic market. Imagination Technologies (IMG) acquired Caustic in late 2010 when the company had a barely functioning field-programmable ray-tracing chip. Since then IMG has invested in the group, and moved the design to a full application-specific … [Read more...] about Caustic introduces ray-tracing accelerator boards
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Caustic brings interactive ray tracing to Maya
Caustic Visualizer allows high fidelity views at the earliest project stages. A Rhino version already exists and a 3ds Max version is coming. Imagination Technologies has released a viewport plug-in for Autodesk Maya 2013 that provides interactive full-frame photorealistic display of objects from the initial stages of production. Caustic Visualizer is a CPU-only rendering … [Read more...] about Caustic brings interactive ray tracing to Maya
Jon Peddie Research Siggraph press luncheon to explore Doing More with Multicore
The event has become a fixture for journalists attending the annual conference on computer graphics. Jon Peddie Research (JPR) continues its long-standing tradition of hosting a working lunch for members of the press attending Siggraph 2012 in Los Angeles next month. The theme for this year’s luncheon is “Doing More with Multicore.” After a buffet lunch, JPR president Dr. … [Read more...] about Jon Peddie Research Siggraph press luncheon to explore Doing More with Multicore
Imagination Technologies supplies more embedded GPU IP than all others combined
New report from Jon Peddie Research shows a soaring market for embedded mobile graphics. The market for mobile graphics chips is soaring, says a new report from Jon Peddie Research. Of the dozen or so manufacturers, Imagination Technologies supplied more embedded graphics IP in 2011 than all other vendors combined. The report covers estimated mobile devices graphics chip … [Read more...] about Imagination Technologies supplies more embedded GPU IP than all others combined