Software and Tools

Raytressi Raytressi- Ray tracing library written in c++ with python bindings. Source code, documentation, galleries, tutorials available. Binaries for Windows, seems to be portable to Unix … Radiance Radiance- A raytracer trying to aid lighting designers and architects by predicting the light levels and appearance of a space prior to construction. It uses a hybrid approach of … YASRT Raytracer YASRT Raytracer- A simple raytracer in development, it supports the basic features of a raytracer along with multi-threading. Many platforms are supported (Win32, Linux, and iPAQ). Internet Raytracing Competition Internet Raytracing Competition- Regular awards for best raytraced still images and animations submitted by the public. Recent winners, voting on the current round, and the topic … Lightflow Rendering Interface Lightflow Rendering Interface- An object oriented library with API in C++ and Python for synthetic rendering, which provides a common environment and description language to treat… Ray Tracing News Guide Ray Tracing News Guide- Lots of information on ray tracing. Updated once or twice a year. HTML Unleashed. Internationalizing HTML HTML Unleashed. Internationalizing HTML- No book on HTML is complete without a section on the ways to overcome the pronounced Western bias in the language and to provide for its f… W3C Internationalization and Localization W3C Internationalization and Localization- The World Wide Web Consortium's Localization/Internationalization working group web pages. XML in Localisation XML in Localisation- Article focusing on the most common XML formats used in the localization industry. Localization Resources Localization Resources- Includes site offering rich resources to the entire localization industry. Offering free glossaries and an online database of available translator jobs. The Localization Research Centre The Localization Research Centre- The Localisation Research Centre (LRC) is the world's leading information, educational, and research centre for the localisation community. Unicode and Character Sets Unicode and Character Sets- Article from Joel on Software about the importance of character sets and Unicode in the localization process. Gettext Gettext- Article from Onlamp about website localization with PHP and GNU Gettext tools. Creating a multilingual Scribble application with the MS Resource Localization Toolset Creating a multilingual Scribble application with the MS Resource Localization Toolset- Article by Stefan Kuhr about localization with Visual C. Agama Web Buttons Agama Web Buttons- Tool for creating 2D and 3D glassy, metallic, plastic and XP or Vista style roll-over and animated web buttons. HTML and Java Script is automatically created. Project VEGA Project VEGA- Image Processing Software for Windows. Features original algorithms developed by authors (and also classic ones) for noise reduction, image restoration, and edge det… XITE XITE- An X-based image manipulation program from Department of Informatics, University of Oslo. The command line programs and subroutine library are written in C and run under UNI… Imagener Image Enlarger Imagener Image Enlarger- Enlarges and sharpens images and photos without pixelation or loss of image quality. Adds pixels to digital images. DxO Labs DxO Labs- Software tools for both consumers and professionals to automatically enhance digital images: remove blur, chromatic aberration, distortion, and vignetting. Gertrudis Graphics Gertrudis Graphics- Software to transform an image into pictures in a number of styles including oil paintings and pen and ink. Product specifications, screenshots, documentation,… PhotoFit PhotoFit- Stitching software creates a large picture from multiple small images. By TekMate, Inc. PhotoWiz PhotoWiz- Plugins for correcting, enhancing, restoring and editing photos. Compatible with many applications including Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, PhotoImpact, and Photo-Paint. SkyView SkyView- Software for Windows that does one click presentations, scanning, photo printing, and enhancements such as color balance, feather edges, and drop shadow. Bearded Frog Software Bearded Frog Software- Developers of Enlarger PRO a digital image enlargement software. It allows enlargement of any digital image without blurring of pixellation. Red Eye Remover Red Eye Remover- Photo-correcting program, which removes the "redeye" from images. Download trial version. XP Web Buttons XP Web Buttons- Create XP-style web rollover buttons and menus. Allayers Software and Solutions Allayers Software and Solutions- Browser based image editor for editing photos online. Features resizing, scaling, cropping, rotating, mirror, text input, merging, colorizing and … GraphicsMagick GraphicsMagick- Collection of tools and libraries to read, write, and manipulate an image. It supports popular image formats including GIF, JPEG, PNG, PDF, and Photo CD. Create GI… Photomatix Photomatix- Exposure blending software to extend the dynamic range of photographs. Blends two or more images taken under different exposures. Software is available in two editions… RenderGold RenderGold- An easy-to-use graphic program to render 3D desktop wallpaper, seamless background tiles, and borders for web page design and email stationery design, decorative pictu…