CIBC:ImageVis3D ChangeLog1.0

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The ImageVis3D team is proud to announce the release of ImageVis3D 1.0!

ImageVis3D is a desktop volume rendering application which was designed to visualize large data. Support is available for multiple rendering modes, such as 1D and 2D transfer functions, isosurface rendering, as well as specialized modes such as MIP and slice views. On modern systems, ImageVis3D's GPU-accelerated rendering delivers incredible performance, while compatibility options exist to allow ImageVis3D to perform adequately on older systems.

As the 1.0 release is a special occasion, we have created short movies which 'advertise' the features of ImageVis3D. They are available in multiple formats at our 'documentation' webspace: 

 http://software.sci.utah.edu/SCIdownload.php?item=iv3d_docs

ImageVis3D 1.0 is a bugfix release on top of the 1.0rc1 release last week. However, some minor features were deemed appropriate for addition. Changes since 1.0rc1 include:

New Features

  • Slice indicators in 2x2 view mode: the 3D view will now depict the location of the three slice views.
  • Deb-format packages are available for the 1.0 release, allowing easier installation on Debian-based systems (including Ubuntu).

Bugs fixed in this release

  • An issue was fixed which caused the 32bit Windows installers not to run on 32bit systems.
  • A compatibility option was added to workaround driver bugs that the raycaster might expose, particularly on Macs. Note that this option disables clip planes for the ray caster.
  • Fixed a rare issue with Qt window initialization, which was sometimes visible on Macs.

Changes which are only of interest to developers

  • The qmake-based build was made more robust, correctly identifying if the Qt installation is shared or static. This makes ImageVis3D run without adding extraneous library paths when using a shared Qt.

Known issues with this release

  • The 'Stack' and single-file TIFF volume file formats can only be read, not written.
  • RGBA is the only kind of multicomponent data supported.
  • For some Linux systems with nvidia GPUs, the raycaster can expose a driver issue which causes system lockups. We recommend sticking with the slice based volume renderer on Linux for this release.

ImageVis3D 1.0 supports Intel Macs 10.4 and up (10.5.7 highly recommended), Windows, and Linux. Binaries are available at: 

 http://software.sci.utah.edu/SCIdownload.php?item=imagevis3d

the nightly 'developer builds' site: 

 http://software.sci.utah.edu/devbuilds/imagevis3d/

or directly from the subversion repository at: 

 https://gforge.sci.utah.edu/svn/imagevis3d

We look forward to your feedback on this release. Best,

- The ImageVis3D team.

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