____/ [H]omer on Thursday 23 August 2007 03:12 : \____
> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>
>> DirectX 10 vs OpenGL 2.1 Graphics
>>
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>> | Now check out OpenGL 2.1 vs. DirectX 10 / 9 graphics.
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>
> Impressive. That face on the bottom left is indistinguishable from the
> real thing. Virtual reality is becoming virtually non-virtual, er...
Girls made out of polygons. The horror!
> And that's just 2.1 (already better than DX10). Imagine how much better
> 3.0 will be.
Hollywood needs it. Lots of money involved. As usaul, Microsoft produces a
vendor-dependent and proprietary toy (for gamers and easy programming), but
the real reliable stuff is maintained by professionals.
>> http://www.winmatrix.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=13647
>>
>> Too bad OpenGL does not have a marketing
>> (hype/propaganda/shills/cheerleaders) department.
>
> Well we can take comfort from the fact that the film/spacialFX industry
> is dominated by GNU/Linux, so I don't think OGL will disappear any time
> soon.
Haha. No, it's classic FUD. See the OP. It's very much alive, Linux is all over
the place (and growing).
Studios Using Linux
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| * Digital Domain
| * Disney
| * Double Negative
| * DreamWorks Animation
| * Flash Film Works
| * Hammerhead
| * Industrial Light & Magic
| * Moving Picture Company
| * Pixar
| * Rhythm & Hues
| * Sony Pictures
| * Tippett
| * Weta Digital
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http://linuxmovies.org/studios.html
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| "Linux is the default operating [system] on desktops and servers at major
| animation and visual effects studios, with maybe 98 percent [or more]
| penetration," CinePaint Project Manager Robin Rowe told LinuxInsider.
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http://www.ecommercetimes.com/rsstory/57300.html
To most people, (a gamer's) desktop PC == market. The big money is in servers
and Sun knows it very well too.
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