Terragen2

Terragen2 Publisher's Description:
Terragen™ 2 Technology Preview is the first public release of Planetside Software's new, cutting edge landscape visualisation software. The Technology Preview is now available for both Windows and Mac OS X 10.4.x. See below for details on obtaining your free copy.

TG2 Technology Preview features an advanced hybrid micropolygon renderer with powerful multi-angle displacement capabilities. It has a versatile procedural engine that can be utilised to apply subpixel-level detail to almost any aspect of a scene. Terragen 2 is capable of rendering billions of polygons in a single scene. Please visit the Terragen 2 page for more information more...on the capabilities of Terragen 2.

Terragen 2 Technology Preview is available both as a free download and as a pre-purchase option for Terragen 2. The free version may only be used for non-commercial purposes and is limited in the following ways:

* Render Size Maximum: 800x600
* Render Detail Maximum: 1.0
* Antialiasing Maximum: 3
* Number of Rendered Populations: 3

You may purchase a commercial license for the Technology Preview which will remove these feature restrictions and allow you access to more frequent development releases of Terragen 2. You will also be entitled to a free upgrade to a final release of Terragen 2 when development is completed. Please see our Terragen 2 purchase page for details on pricing and purchase options.

Please note that the Technology Preview release is aimed mainly at high end users. It has a powerful and flexible graphical node/graph editor which is used for creating networks of shaders and scene elements. The Technology Preview features a number of high level shaders which create more complex scene elements, such as clouds or rocks, as well as a low level function node system which allows you to create shaders from "first principles", using functions and methods that will be familiar to shader writers. The node editor can be used to unlock the full power of the TG2 rendering engine.

Function Node Network — We are very aware that many users may find the node based interface unfamiliar. We strongly emphasise that the Technology Preview release is aimed at high end users. We are continuing to develop the user interface to reduce the learning curve and make it easier to leverage the power of the TG2 render engine to create scenes of outstanding realism and complexity.

WHAT'S NEW

Version 2 Technology Preview v. 1.8.64:

* The Technology Preview is not beta software. Although it will exhibit some of the basic capabilities of TG2, it does not contain the full set of features that will exist in the final Terragen 2 release. Considerable development is underway that will not be reflected in the Technology Preview release. Most importantly the Technology Preview has not yet been optimised for speed and consequently rendering times will not be optimal. As development progresses we will be putting considerable effort into optimising the renderer, including making it threaded to best take advantage of multicore/multiprocessor more...machines.