Computer Graphics World

DECEMBER 09

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December 2009 7 PRODUCT: GRAPHICS CARDS AMD and its industry partners introduced ATI Eyefi nity multi-display technology, a feature in the next-generation ATI Radeon family of DirectX 11-enabled graph- ics processors, the fi rst of which was launched recently. Eyefi nity enables PCs to seamlessly connect up to six ultra-high-defi nition displays in a variety of portrait and landscape confi gurations, offering viewers near eye-defi nition resolutions. Eyefi nity is powered by one AMD graphics card for up to 12 times 1080p high-defi nition resolution, which approaches optical clarity. Using this technology in a single PC, it is now possible to power displays with a combined theoretical resolution of 268 megapixels, roughly equivalent to the resolution of a 90-degree arc of what the human eye sees. (The average 19-inch LCD display has an image quality of only slightly more than a single mega- pixel.) AMD is working with leading display partner Samsung Electronics to introduce ultra-thin bezel monitors and compatible stands that easily can be tiled to create a more immersive and virtually seamless experience. Hand-in-hand with this news, AMD released the ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series DirectX 11-compliant graphics cards, touted to be the most powerful proces- sor created and the fi rst to fully support DirectX 11, the new gaming and compute standard shipping with the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system. Boasting up to 2.72 terafl ops of compute power, the ATI Radeon HD 5800 series effectively doubles the value consumers can expect from their graphics purchases, delivering twice the performance-per-dollar of previous generations of graphics products. AMD has released two cards—the ATI Radeon HD 5870 and the ATI Radeon HD 5850, each with 1 GB GDDR5 memory—that enable PC users to expand their computing with the just-released ATI Eyefi nity multi-display technology. The 5870 costs $399, while the 5850 is priced at $299. AMD Unveils Eyefi nity, New Card PRODUCT: MOTION TRACKING Vicon has rolled out Bonita, a small, affordable optical-capture camera for tracking and analyzing motion. Bonita is capable of capturing 240 frames per second, while being small enough to fi t in the palm of a person's hand. Vicon also launched Tracker, object- tracking software for 3D applications. Both offerings are ideal for those work- ing in industrial engineering, robotics, human factors engineering, virtual engineering, and academia. Vicon's smallest optical-capture camera, Bonita is easy to set up and captures with positional accuracy down to one millimeter in a 4- by 4- meter volume. It connects to a PC with a standard Ethernet switch. A variable focal-length lens makes it fl exible to use in various environments. Tracker, meanwhile, can be integrated with third-party applications and develop- ment environments, such as C++ (Windows 32/64, Linux), Labview, Virtools, and TrackD. With full support for Windows Vista, it can be used with the latest computers. Bonita is priced at $30,000 for an eight-camera system, including the Tracker software. Vicon Presents Bonita We support your creativity. DOSCHDESIGN.COM 0 5 2 5 7 5 9 5 1 0 0 A d v e r t i s e m e n t - C G W - D e c M i t t w o c h , 2 5 . N o v e m b e r 2 0 0 9 1 1 : 1 7 : 1 3

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