High-end vendor Imagination Technologies takes a low-end consumer approach. Only $19.95 for a camera inside the model. A new app for SketchUp takes virtual photos inside 3D designs with a one-click ease of use. Imagination Technologies has taken its high-end visualization technology and scaled it down for the users of the world’s most popular 3D modeler. SketchUp is … [Read more...] about One-click virtual photos inside SketchUp
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Using rendering technology to revolutionize yacht design
Architect Greg Lynn is pioneering a new language of form, taking advantage of real-time ray tracing hardware and software from Imagination Technologies to see light and shadow at the earliest design stages. The recent America’s Cup yacht racing championship in San Francisco (see “More than a boat race”) brought attention to how the application of technology has … [Read more...] about Using rendering technology to revolutionize yacht design
Imagination Technologies CEO receives knighthood
Sir Hossein Yassaie honored for “services to technology and innovation.” Imagination Technologies Group plc. (LSE: IMG.L) Chief Executive Officer, Sir Hossein Yassaie, attended an Investiture ceremony on Friday July 19 at Windsor Castle to receive the knighthood awarded to him by the Queen in Her Majesty’s New Year Honors List for 2013. The award was given in recognition of … [Read more...] about Imagination Technologies CEO receives knighthood
Programming experts to explore mobile GPU advances
Led by Jon Peddie, the panel will describe how programmers can take full advantage of the latest GPU designs to deliver better smartphone and mobile graphics. This year’s Siggraph conference and exhibition in Anaheim includes a special track on mobile technology, with a variety of technical sessions to help the industry harness the rising tide of interest in mobile graphics. A … [Read more...] about Programming experts to explore mobile GPU advances
Caustic introduces ray-tracing accelerator boards
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
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