Also see Video & Multimedia.
Conferences:
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SIGGRAPH (ACM's International Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques)
Magazines:
Generic:
Specific:
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Misc:
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3D, 3-D, 3-D Modeling, Rendering:
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3dlinux.org "I've designed it as a slashdot/freshmeat type service primarily for the advocacy of
2-D/3-D graphics on Linux, but any visitors interested in 2-D/3-D graphics are welcome"
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Freshmeat: Modeling
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Blender:
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Clippoly "an algorithm to clip two 2D polygons"; Well developed SW. Links to algorithm and more.
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Cppima "a C++ library designed for image processing"
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Crystal Space (3D/game engine in C++)
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Cult 3D $; "Multi-Platform 3D Object Rendering Engine"; Free plug-in.
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Cycore Computers $; "specializes in the development of special effects and 3D technologies
for both the Internet and the video and film post-production industries"; some Linux pruducts.
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Font3D:
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Font3D
"generates geometry files for 3d text in a variety of output formats from True Type Font files."
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Xfont3D X wrapper for Font3D.
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HOOPS 3D Graphics System "a high-level, object oriented application framework that
dramatically simplifies the design, development and maintenance of high-performance,
interactive 2D and 3D graphics applications built for PCs and UNIX workstations"
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Linux 3D "useful information on 3D graphics in Linux" (HW & SW)
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MAM/VRS "a library for animated, interactive 3D graphics, written in C++"
Works with many GUIs and rendering systems.
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The Mesa 3-D graphics library
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MindsEye (3D modeler project)
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OMAR - Object-oriented Modeling And Rendering
A language system supposed to make 3D over the Internet practical.
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Panorama "framework for 3D graphics production." At GNU.org.
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PMR - Poor Man's Renderer "3D rendering/editing tool"
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Ray Tracing:
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Linux as a 3D platform Ext2 emag article.
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vtk - The Visualization Toolkit
"A Visualization Textbook and C++ Library, with Tcl, Python, and Java Bindings"; And lots of links.
Large highly developed open code with $ book and $ support. Higher level than OpenGL or PEX. Nice home page.
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Art:
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Competitions:
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Image Drawing, Editing, Painting:
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chemtool "to draw organic molecules easily under X"
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GILT Vector drawing program using GIMP & OpenGL. "pre-alpha" Mar'99
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GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program):
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GYVE - GNU Yellow Vector Editor
"vector-based drawing program in the spirit of Adobe Illustrator and Corel Draw"
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Image Magick "for display and interactive manipulation of images for the X Window System"
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Sketch "similar to CorelDraw or Adobe Illustrator"
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tgif Vector-based drawing tool with some web browser functions.
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X-based paint programs
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Others: Xfig
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Fractals:
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GIF:
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gifc (a GIF compiler; accepts commands and builds GIF files)
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giflib & libungif GIF libraries. libungif uses an uncompressed GIF algorithm insteadof giflib's
patented LZW version.
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IUE (Imagery User Environment ?):
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PhotoCD:
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xpcd "for decoding and viewing PhotoCD images"
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PNG - Portable Network Graphics file format:
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Image Viewers:
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Also see "Viewers" on "Editors" page for mostly-text viewers.
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General Subject:
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Particular Viewers:
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CgmVA Java applet that shows CGM files.
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Electric Eyes (for images)
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gView "a GTK/ImLib image viewer with an interface similar to ACDSee"
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GQView (X11 image viewer)
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Image Magick "for display and interactive manipulation of images for the X Window System"
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KuickShow imagebrowser/viewer for KDE
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LibVMRL97 (VMRL browser plus toolkit)
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zgv - An (S)VGA picture viewer for (CompuServ) GIF, JPEG/JFIF, PBM/PGM/PPM, TGA, PNG files.
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Virtual Reality:
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Also see visors, etc., in Displays.
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Maverik "software system for supporting Virtual Reality applications"
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VMRL, VMRL97 (Virtual Reality Markup Language):
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LibVMRL97 VMRL browser plus toolkit.
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FreeWRL VMRL browser
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Freshmeat: VRML
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PW "VRML 97 parser" implemented in pure Java
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VRwave free-for-some; "a VRML 97 browser";
"a direct successor to VRweb"; with a bunch of VRML links
Last Modified 07-Apr-1999
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