ART - RenderDrive 3D rendering appliances, PURE accelerated ray traced 3D rendering PCI board


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	With PURE, we can have a level of rendering quality and reliability that matches and in some instances surpasses PRMan - at a fraction of the cost with the bonus of better integration within our existing Maya-based production pipeline. - Jonathan Privett, Rushes Post Production

Specifications

PURE PCi-X 3D Rendering Card



Rendering Processors :		16 AR350 ray tracing chips



Memory :		512 MB SDRAM



Bus System :		PCI 32/66



API :		RenderMan compliant



Ray / Triangle Intersection Rate :		1.1 Billion per sec. (peak)



Shading Features :		Full time, full scene ray tracing User selective secondary illumination Automatic reflections, refractions Chalk mode Dynamic pixel and anti-aliasing sampling Adaptive ray level calculation Physically accurate object motion blue Volumetrics and atmospherics RenderCoat physically-accurate material library Support for materials in 3dsmax, 3D VIZ and Maya RenderMan Shading Language (programmable shading)



Lighting Features :		Area Lights Selective Secondary Illumination Physically attenuating soft shadows Ray traced lighting Visible light geometry IES format support



Camera :		Physically accurate depth of field Physically accurate camera, object and deformation motion blur Camera generated lens effects Second curtain flash Custom camera shaders



Rendering Management :		Integration with host application Render frame sequence on multiple devices Split frame on multiple devices Diagnostics panel



Software :		RenderPipe MAX for 3dsmax and 3D Studio VIZ RenderPipe for Maya for AliasWavefront Maya RenderPipe RIB for generic RenderMan



RenderPipe for Maya :		Plug-in integration with Maya RPShiny, RPMirror and RPGlass Supports Polygon and NURBS geometry Supports Maya shading nodes Support for Muster Support for Smedge Available for Windows NT, 2000, XP, Mac OS X, SGI Irix*



RenderPipe MAX :		Plug-in integration with 3dsmax and 3D Studio VIZ RPMirror, RPShiny, and RPGlass RenderMan Surface, Light, Camera and Atmosphere Shaders GUI interface for area lights, depth of field, visible light geometry, and other advanced rendering features Supports all geometry types Supports built-in materials and maps Support for RPC Available for Windows NT, 2000, XP



RenderPipe RIB :		Command-line RenderMan compliant interface Shader compiler Sends RIB and shader files to device Available for Windows NT, 2000, XP, SGI Irix, Linux



Operating Systems :		Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows XP Mac OS X



Dimensions :		A full length PCI slot is required. The card is 341mm long, but can be reduced to 314mm by unscrewing the blue bracket. The card is 108mm high.



Specifications are subject to change without notice