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mental images®, founded in 1986, is the recognized international leader in providing rendering and 3D modeling technology to the entertainment, computer-aided design, scientific visualization, architecture, and other industries that require sophisticated images.
mental images is committed to further enhancing its position as the world’s leading provider of next-generation component software for rendering, modeling and server-based 3D graphics platforms for the creation, manipulation and visualization of 3D entertainment content and industrial production data.
ArchVision is the leader in the development of image-based content creation, management and delivery solutions. In addition to its RPC (Rich Photorealistic Content) Plug-in technology, ArchVision's products include a growing library of RPC content ranging from people, trees and shrubs to image-based automobiles and other popular objects.
ArchVision currently serves customers located in over 90 countries around the world. RPC is the image-based rendering technology of choice for many of the leading animation, CAD, real-time simulation, and 3D modeling software packages on the market today. Native and plug-in RPC support now exists in 3dsmax, Autodesk VIZ, Autodesk Civil 3D, Bentley MicroStation, Alias' Maya, Newtek's LightWave 3D, Maxon's Cinema 4D, AccuRender from Robert McNeel & Associates, Revit, Piranesi from Informatix, Adobe Photoshop, Graffiti RenderPro, Cubicspace's rtre, Arc+ Render, VR4MAX, and SGI Performer. For more information, call ArchVision at 859-252-3118 or visit us on the web at www.archvision.com.
BrightSide Technologies Inc., a Vancouver based developer of advanced display technology for monitors and TV's, announced that it has launched the World's First Extreme Dynamic Range display. BrightSide's new display combines a matrix of individually modulated LEDs in the backlight with an LCD High Definition panel to deliver 10 times the brightness and 100 times the contrast of conventional display products. The displays are 16 bit per color and are capable of going to absolute black while giving a contrast ratio of over 200,000 : 1.
BrightSide's displays allow our customers to see images as they appear in the real world. They will initially be used in "vision critical" applications where customers need to see their images in vivid detail. Ultimately, however, we expect that our technology will be incorporated in more mainstream consumer products.
BrightSide's initial targets for its new display include film post production, satellite imaging, geophysical data visualization, gaming and high end home theatre markets.