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Originally posted by Michael Chen
剛剛去看了一下他們的網頁
他們賣的應該是"軟體"的3D成像引擎...
跟顯示卡一點關係也沒有...
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有關係喔
因為根據3D動畫界著名的Pixar公司的一份新聞稿
nVIDIA已經買下了Exluna
http://corporate.pixar.com/news/20020722-85830.cfm
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In a separate announcement today, NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA) announced the acquisition of Exluna, Inc.
The acquisition is part of NVIDIA’s strategy to bring cinematic quality to real-time graphics and adds core engineering competency and intellectual property to its recently announced Cg (C for Graphics) strategy (http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?IO=cg).
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Exluna原先是被Pixar公司控告盜用他們的軟體專利
Exluna最著名的產品就是免費軟體Blue Moon Rendering Tools (BMRT)藍月繪圖工具
http://www.exluna.com/products/bmrt.../2.6/index.html
許多主要的影片公司已經使用此工具多年,製作的影片包括透明人,入侵腦細胞,蟲蟲危機,小鼠史都華,驚天動地60秒等
Cited from Pixar
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Exluna's freeware product, Blue Moon Rendering Tools (BMRT), has been used by major film studios and 3D developers for more than seven years and credits include Hollow Man, A Bug’s Life, The Cell, Gone in 60 Seconds, and Stuart Little.
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而nVIDIA購入Exluna的目的跟他們所發展的Cg程式語言有關係
http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?IO=cg
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The Cg programming language—"C" for graphics—gives developers a major leap forward in ease and speed of programming the special effects that enable real-time cinematic-quality graphics experiences on the desktop. Programs no longer need to be written directly to the graphics hardware, enabling rapid development of stunning, real-time shaders and visual effects for both DirectX and OpenGL environments.
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Cg所能做到的效果
nVIDIA的計畫
顯然nVIDIA已經計畫在今年將即時的3D影像繪製帶到電影般品質的境界
而今年將上市的最主要產品非NV30莫屬,所以NV30將可能帶來驚人的3D速度與畫質
看看Sharky Extreme的這篇報導可以更清楚的了解NV3x的特性
http://www.sharkyextreme.com/hardwa...cle.php/1434621
另外,根據
http://www.nvmax.com/Articles/Previ..._SNEAK_PREVIEW/
NV30將採用256 Bit memory bus 以及 DDR2的記憶體架構
根據nVnews
http://www.nvnews.net
Samsung在今年秋季將推出500 MHz DDR-II記憶體
所帶來的頻寬將高達驚人的
32 GB/sec
遠高於目前採用DDR SDRAM的Radeon 9700所能達到的20GB/sec
採用此記憶體架構的NV30將一舉解除記憶體所帶來的性能瓶頸