The source code for PVR is now available on GitHub. Head on over to http://pvrbook.github.com/pvr/ to clone or fork.

At the moment the build system only works for OS X, but Linux support should be coming in the next few weeks.

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It’s taken a long time, but the book is finally in the last production stages: proof reading, typesetting and printing (!).

The release is planned for August, but there will be some previews and sneak peeks coming up before then: Next week I will be uploading the source code to GitHub for anyone who may be interested in an advance look (check out http://pvrbook.github.com/pvr/ for updates). And towards the end of July we will make one or two sample chapters available for download.

Last of all – a big shoutout and thanks to Vincent Serritella for designing the cover!

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Font problem fixed

October 8, 2011

in Visual Effects

It was brought to my attention that the PDF file for Production Volume Rendering 1 had some bad fonts which cause Adobe Reader to hang when viewing certain pages. A version that fixes the issue has been uploaded to the course page.

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The course notes for the second course are being uploaded – head over to the course page to download them. There’s lots of interesting new material this year.

If you’re at SIGGRAPH, the presentation is at 2pm, West Building, Rooms 211-214. See you there!

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The course notes for Production Volume Rendering 1 – Fundamentals have been posted at the course page. Look for the second PDF in the coming days.

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SIGGRAPH 2011 presentations

May 15, 2011

For SIGGRAPH 2011 we will be presenting the volumetric methods course again, although with some exciting changes. We’ve split the course in two parts: Fundamentals and Systems, roughly corresponding to the first and second part of last year’s course. The first course will be a 1.5h session and the second course a half-day, which will [...]

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Starting out

April 10, 2011

Having worked on the book and its renderer for a few months, it’s interesting to look back and see how the project has shaped itself. The majority of the work I’ve done so far has gone into the code base; my thought all along has been to write only about techniques that really work, and [...]

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Book in the works

February 13, 2011

I’m happy to announce that I have a book on production volume rendering in the works. It will be published by AK Peters and it’s scheduled for this fall. When it comes to computer graphics books, I’ve always appreciated those that include a working implementation of the algorithms they describe. Matt Pharr and Greg Humphrey’s [...]

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The Xpan Book

September 2, 2010

Matthew Joseph has compiled a book of photographs taken using Hasselblad’s wonderful (but sadly discontinued) Xpan camera. It’s called The Xpan Book, and I’m lucky enough to have had two pictures selected. The book can be purchased through Blurb, and all proceeds go to charity.

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Course notes available

July 25, 2010

We’ve finally finished the course notes for Volumetric Methods in Visual Effects. You can find the PDF here. Looking forward to the Wednesday presentation now.

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