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Matrox's TripleHead multi-display technology seemed to be turning some heads as content creators cruised through Matrox's booth. SoftImage XSI, the latest version of this 3D modeling and animation tool was running on three displays, with one for a wire-frame view of a model, another screen for tools and palettes, and the third running the fully rendered image. Matrox is currently preparing its fully qualified OpenGL driver for an early fall release, and unlike its competition, there won't be a higher-priced "ParheliaGL" variant of Parhelia, but rather a single Parhelia offering that will ship with Matrox's qualified GL driver in the box. Current Parhelia owners will be able to download this driver from Matrox's site once it goes final. In this market space, Parhelia's $400 price-point is actually very reasonable for DCC houses, and its feature set better compensates for the fact that Parhelia's 3D performance, while good, won't be industry-leading in this market segment.
Matrox also mentioned that future Parhelia releases were in the works, although company officials wouldn't go into specifics. It's reasonable to assume that Matrox will be looking to goose up Parhelia's flagging clock rate, and if the company is able to move Parhelia to 0.13-micron process technology, the clock speed increase could push Parhelia toward the 275-300MHz clock range.
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Matrox's TripleHead multi-display technology seemed to be turning some heads as content creators cruised through Matrox's booth. SoftImage XSI, the latest version of this 3D modeling and animation tool was running on three displays, with one for a wire-frame view of a model, another screen for tools and palettes, and the third running the fully rendered image. Matrox is currently preparing its fully qualified OpenGL driver for an early fall release, and unlike its competition, there won't be a higher-priced "ParheliaGL" variant of Parhelia, but rather a single Parhelia offering that will ship with Matrox's qualified GL driver in the box. Current Parhelia owners will be able to download this driver from Matrox's site once it goes final. In this market space, Parhelia's $400 price-point is actually very reasonable for DCC houses, and its feature set better compensates for the fact that Parhelia's 3D performance, while good, won't be industry-leading in this market segment.
Matrox also mentioned that future Parhelia releases were in the works, although company officials wouldn't go into specifics. It's reasonable to assume that Matrox will be looking to goose up Parhelia's flagging clock rate, and if the company is able to move Parhelia to 0.13-micron process technology, the clock speed increase could push Parhelia toward the 275-300MHz clock range.
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