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ART VPS - Cambridge -- 21 Oct 2002
ART VPS Releases New Software for PURE and RenderDrive
User Driven Features Extend Rendering Productivity Lead
ART VPS Ltd. has released a new version of software for its PURE and RenderDrive 3D rendering solutions. This latest version of software, to run on ART VPS’s unique hardware-accelerated rendering devices, delivers a range of features that enhance image quality and extend ART VPS’s lead in high quality 3D rendering productivity.

Numerous customer-led improvements have been made, enhancing 3D rendering productivity for 3dsmax, VIZ, and Maya users of PURE and RenderDrive, including the RP-SSI (Selective Secondary Illumination) shader that delivers unique user-selective control of indirect illumination within a scene. The new software has begun shipping to PURE and RenderDrive customers.

Selective Secondary Illumination

ART VPS helps architects and industrial designers to improve their design communication through the use of Virtual Photography. Virtual Photography allows computers to create images of uncompromising realism from CAD data. Generating images in this way can significantly reduce the costs and time required to bring a new product or building design to completion.

New features in this software release include:
· RP-SSI shader for user-controllable secondary illumination
· Primary / Secondary visibility controls
· Exposure gain controls
· Shader compiler improvements including faster shader compilation, more efficient use of memory, support for more complex shading networks, and faster rendering of the compiled shaders
· Extended support for additional Maya shading nodes including UseBackground
· Support for third-party rendering managers for Maya, including Muster and Smedge

The new version of software will be delivered automatically to PURE and RenderDrive users who have a current Software Update Subscription. Other users should contact ART VPS for pricing.

About Advanced Rendering Technology
ART VPS Ltd. develops and markets leading edge Virtual Photography solutions for users in the AEC, Industrial Design, and computer graphics markets. Virtual Photography allows computers to create images of uncompromising realism from digital data. Generating images in this way can significantly reduce the time-to-market for new products, architectural designs and entertainment projects. The company developed the world’s first dedicated ray tracing graphics processors — the only 3D graphics chips that can create images of true realism. RenderDrive, ART’s 3D rendering appliance, and PURE, ART’s 3D rendering workstation add-in board, are application independent and can be used with many 3D applications including 3ds max, 3D Studio VIZ, Maya, and any RenderMan-compatible application.

ART’s customers include: Paul Steelman Design, Skidmore Owings & Merrill, and Taylor Woodrow plc for architectural visualization; The 3DO Company, Naxos Images, and Rushes for film, video, and interactive production; and Bombardier Aerospace, Procter & Gamble, and Shell for design visualization.

RenderDrive and RenderPipe are registered trademark of ART VPS Ltd. in the United States and/or other countries. AR350, PURE, and RenderCoat are trademarks of ART VPS Ltd.. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.