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Piranesi (software)

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Piranesi
Developer(s)Informatix Software International
Initial release1997; 27 years ago (1997)
Stable release
5 / April 2007; 17 years ago (2007-04)
Operating systemWindows, macOS
TypeGraphics software
LicenseProprietary
Websitewww.piranesi.co.uk

Piranesi is an interactive paint system that enables the user to create artistic images from 3D scenes created using conventional modeling applications.[1][2]

Image format

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Piranesi uses the proprietary EPix file format. For every pixel, additional information is stored, such as distance from the viewer and material settings. EPix files can be rendered from 3D scenes using a fixed viewpoint by Piranesi's companion software, Vedute.

See also

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  • Beyond Photorealism - White paper describing the idea behind the software written by one of the software's original authors.

References

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  1. ^ Richens, Paul (1999), Augenbroe, Godfried; Eastman, Charles (eds.), "The Piranesi system for interactive rendering", Computers in Building: Proceedings of the CAADfutures’99 Conference. Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design Futures held at Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA on June 7–8, 1999, Boston, MA: Springer US, pp. 381–398, doi:10.1007/978-1-4615-5047-1_25, ISBN 978-1-4615-5047-1, retrieved 2024-06-08
  2. ^ "Piranesi - Informatix Inc". www.piranesi.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-06-08.