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Nvidia 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.

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domino360
Aug 2, 2006 - 4:01 PM edited

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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RejZoR
Aug 1, 2006 - 4:54 PM

There is also suite called Sorbeto :P

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wincement
Aug 1, 2006 - 4:38 PM edited

That sounds pretty cool.

One question: Why are they calling it Italian ice cream?

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ladylust
Aug 1, 2006 - 5:03 PM

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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