RSSNvidia Betas 3-D Rendering Software
By Nate Mook | Published August 1, 2006, 3:48 PM
Nvidia on Tuesday released a beta of Gelato 2.1, the company's newest final-frame rendering software for 3-D content creation. To join the release, Nvidia also rolled out a Gelato Zone Web site providing resources such as tips and blogs for the Gelato community. Those interested in joining the Gelato 2.1 beta program can e-mail gelatoinfo@nvidia.com.
Gelato 2.1 features texture baking, enhanced raytracing performance, and improved lighting functionality for 3-D rendering. The software ships for Windows XP and Linux with plug-ins for Autodesk Maya and Autodesk 3ds Max. The basic version of Gelato is available at no cost, while Gelato Pro adds advanced scalability and support features for $1,500 USD.
Cool...
Nvidia always had their act together far better than ATI.
ATI has too many bugs in Linux.
Since I use Maya, Softimage, Mental Ray and Renderman for a living, I'm always on the look out for new renderers.
I look forward in taking this Gelato for a spin.
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There is also suite called Sorbeto :P
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That sounds pretty cool.
One question: Why are they calling it Italian ice cream?
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Very simple because if you notice the pictures are very very very smooth looking much like the texture of Italian ice cream.
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