AVS/Express Multi-Pipe Edition

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr height="150"> <td align="left"><img src="../../img/logo.gif" alt="IAC logo"></img></td> <td width="100%" rowspan="2" align="left" valign="center"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="c6c6e0" height="32"> <tr align="center" valign="center"> <td> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="4">AVS/Express Multi-Pipe Edition</font></td> </tr> </table>  <br> <table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <tr> <td><img src="../../img/spot1.gif" alt="" width="8" height="8"></td> <td nowrap><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><b>Introduction</b></font></td> <td><img src="../../img/spot1.gif" alt="" width="8" height="8"></td> </tr> </table> <br> <p>The AVS/Express Multi-Pipe Edition product from Advanced Visual Systems is the result of a joint effort by AVS, SGI, Kubota Graphics Technology (KGT), and the Manchester Visualization Centre (MVC), in conjunction with the International AVS Centre (IAC). The goal is to create a new rendering environment for any AVS/Express visualization application, taking full advantage of parallel, large scale immersive graphics facilities of SGI Multi-Pipe systems.</p> <br> <table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <tr> <td><img src="../../img/spot1.gif" alt="" width="8" height="8"></td> <td nowrap><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><b>What is MPE?</b></font></td> <td><img src="../../img/spot1.gif" alt="" width="8" height="8"></td> </tr> </table> <br> <p>The AVS/Express Multi-Pipe Edition (MPE) offers users the most comprehensive suite of data visualization and analysis capabilities available today in multi-pipe or multi-channel display environment. The MPE software is flexible and easy to use, providing a wide range of visualization tools and services for immersive or virtual reality (VR) systems.</p> <p>Packaged as a high-level toolkit, MPE software allows rapid construction and tuning of immersive applications, without involving a detailed understanding of the low-level multi-channel graphics programming. This data visualization toolkit allows users to interactively visualize data in a full 3D stereo immersive display environment. By selecting from a large library of modules, the most appropriate technique can be used during an interactive exploration session.</p> <p>With AVS/Express, a single visualization application can be moved between multiple systems without having to recompile or change a single line of code. You can be using a desktop PC in the morning, make a discovery, and show your colleagues in a powerful multi-channel immersive environment in the afternoon.</p> <p>As a true development environment, stand-alone multi-pipe applications can be created for distribution, including full C or C++ based customization.</p> <p>Researchers in Physics, Chemistry, Engineering and Environmental sciences can make and share fundamental discoveries by exploring large data sets. Commercial organizations, such as Oil & Gas or Pharmecutical software companies can create immersive discovery tools for their industry.</p> <p>The AVS/Express Multi-Pipe Edition runs on Silicon Graphics® Onyx2® multi-pipe high performance workstations. Each pipe may have several display channels and projectors, for large screen or smaller Immersive desk stereo systems. The MPE software will also operate on any SGI IRIX system, in 32-bit or 64-bit modes.</p> <br> <table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <tr> <td><img src="../../img/spot1.gif" alt="" width="8" height="8"></td> <td nowrap><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><b>Project Partners </b></font></td> <td><img src="../../img/spot1.gif" alt="" width="8" height="8"></td> </tr> </table> <br> <p>Active partners in the AVS/Express Multi-Pipe Rendering Project are:</p> <ul> <li> <a href="http://www.avs.com" target="_top">Advanced Visual Systems, Inc.</a></li> <li> <a href="http://www.man.ac.uk/MVC" target="_top">Manchester Visualization Centre (MVC)</a></li> <li> <a href="http://www.kgt.co.jp/kgt/avs/" target="_top">Kubota Computer Graphics Inc. (KGT)</a></li> <li> <a href="http://www.sgi.com" target="_top">Silicon Graphics (SGI)</a></li> <li> <a href="../../index.shtml" target="_top">International AVS Centre (IAC)</a></li> </ul> <br> <table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <tr> <td><img src="../../img/spot1.gif" alt="" width="8" height="8"></td> <td nowrap><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><b>Project Status </b></font></td> <td><img src="../../img/spot1.gif" alt="" width="8" height="8"></td> </tr> </table> <br> <p>The research and developement effort is ongoing, with periodic demonstrations and product releases. The software is now in use in the US, Japan and Europe.</p> <ul> <li><p>The first full release was made in February 2000 (version 5.0)</p></li> <li><p>The second full release was made in July 2000 (version 5.0.1) including support for head-motion-tracking.</p></li> <li> <p>The third full release was made in November 2000 (version 5.1)</p> </li> </ul> <p>A number of visualization applications using this technology are now running in the Manchester Computing <a href="http://www.man.ac.uk/MVC/service/vip.shtml" target="_top">VIP lab</a> facility.</p> <br> <table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <tr> <td><img src="../../img/spot1.gif" alt="" width="8" height="8"></td> <td nowrap><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><b>Further Information </b></font></td> <td><img src="../../img/spot1.gif" alt="" width="8" height="8"></td> </tr> </table> <br> <p>For further information, or to register interest in this research work, please contact <a href="mailto:ianc@avs.com">ianc@avs.com</a>, or <a href="mailto:avs@iavsc.org">avs@iavsc.org</a>. </p>  </td></tr> <tr height="100%"> <td class="sideLink" width="25%" align="left" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><a href="../../general/index.shtml" target="_top">General Information</a></p> <p class="sideLinkLevel2"><a href="../contents/index.shtml" target="_top">  Site Contents</a></p> <p class="sideLinkLevel2"><a href="../news/index.shtml" target="_top">  Latest News</a></p> <p class="sideLinkLevel2"><a href="../faq/index.shtml" target="_top">  FAQ</a></p> <p class="sideLinkLevel2"><a href="../gallery/index.shtml" target="_top">  Gallery</a></p> <p class="sideLinkLevel2"><a href="../links/index.shtml" target="_top">  Links</a></p> <p class="sideLinkLevel2"><a href="../mirrors/index.shtml" target="_top">  Mirrors</a></p> <p class="sideLinkLevel2"><a href="../release/index.shtml" target="_top">  Release</a></p> <p><a href="../../repository/index.shtml" target="_top">Repositories</a></p> <p><a href="../../usergroup/index.shtml" target="_top">User Group</a></p> <p><a href="../../training/index.shtml" target="_top">Training Materials</a></p> </td> </table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="c6c6e0"> <tr> <td><img src="../../img/foot1.gif" alt="IAC" width="155" height="25"></td> <td width="100%"> Last Updated:  28th April 2008 </td> </tr> </table>