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General => Open Discussion => Topic started by: cyphyr on April 01, 2010, 04:58:09 AM

Title: Terragen released for handheld devices.
Post by: cyphyr on April 01, 2010, 04:58:09 AM
After a long wait Terragen for Mobiles is released today. Available on a number of popular platforms Terragen for mobiles enables you to carry on your landscaping work whilst on the move. Sitting on the bus to work and want to just tweak that sunset or rock face? Well now you can. Enjoy the power of Terragen on your mobile device, Phone, palmtop, PDA or (the soon to be released) i-pad.
Richard
Title: Re: Terragen released for handheld devices.
Post by: inkydigit on April 01, 2010, 05:56:13 AM
wow it'd be foolish not to get this!
Title: Re: Terragen released for handheld devices.
Post by: Henry Blewer on April 01, 2010, 06:14:37 AM
I've heard it also uses distributed rendering. It spawns onto other mobile devices and uses the spare CPU cycles. Superpower in a theatre!
Title: Re: Terragen released for handheld devices.
Post by: reck on April 01, 2010, 07:19:52 AM
This product is amazing. I didn't think for one minute it would work on my 3 year old phone but as soon as I got it up and running I was blown away.

It can be a bit fiddly messing around with the nodes but the rendering speed is unbelievably fast, I even managed to render an old seen at very high resolution on my phone which had crashed my computer in the past.

I can see I'm going to be doing a lot of rendering when i'm out and about now. But one word of warning, I started a render off this morning and put the phone in my pocket when I went shopping and it got very very hot while it continued rendering.

Give it a try  :)
Title: Re: Terragen released for handheld devices.
Post by: Seth on April 01, 2010, 07:54:01 AM
nice post for this funny day, dude :)
Title: Re: Terragen released for handheld devices.
Post by: Zairyn Arsyn on April 01, 2010, 08:45:54 AM
 :D :D :D :D :D

once i install some more ram in my cell i should be ready to render!
Title: Re: Terragen released for handheld devices.
Post by: PabloMack on April 01, 2010, 10:00:42 AM
I would presume that this is a native ARM implementation.  Does anybody know? I have never owned a mobile phone but I am a software developer so I am a mixed bag of knowledge and ignorance. 
Title: Re: Terragen released for handheld devices.
Post by: MF_Erwan on April 01, 2010, 10:17:08 AM
What about rendering time? ??? ;D :D

Erwan
Title: Re: Terragen released for handheld devices.
Post by: otakar on April 01, 2010, 07:19:33 PM
I hope they finally added that modeling feature into the latest build. You know, take a picture with your handheld device and import the subject as a model into your TG scene. Should speed up workflows quite a bit.
Title: Re: Terragen released for handheld devices.
Post by: Hetzen on April 01, 2010, 07:25:15 PM
Procedural cloud data is the future. Those smarts have beat Asimov's Mule and worked out a back algorithm. I'm hooked already.
Title: Re: Terragen released for handheld devices.
Post by: TheBlackHole on April 01, 2010, 11:06:46 PM
Uhhh, I'm pretty sure that's Photoshopped. It IS April Fools' Day, you know.
Title: Re: Terragen released for handheld devices.
Post by: Tangled-Universe on April 02, 2010, 05:06:08 AM
Quote from: TheBlackHole on April 01, 2010, 11:06:46 PM
Uhhh, I'm pretty sure that's Photoshopped. It IS April Fools' Day, you know.

Really? ;) Ghehe, this is classic :D
Title: Re: Terragen released for handheld devices.
Post by: reck on April 02, 2010, 05:31:38 AM
Quote from: TheBlackHole on April 01, 2010, 11:06:46 PM
Uhhh, I'm pretty sure that's Photoshopped. It IS April Fools' Day, you know.

Thankyou, your post made this thread worth it  ;D
Title: Re: Terragen released for handheld devices.
Post by: inkydigit on April 02, 2010, 07:27:45 AM
Quote from: reck on April 02, 2010, 05:31:38 AM
Quote from: TheBlackHole on April 01, 2010, 11:06:46 PM
Uhhh, I'm pretty sure that's Photoshopped. It IS April Fools' Day, you know.

Thankyou, your post made this thread worth it  ;D
;D
Title: Re: Terragen released for handheld devices.
Post by: cyphyr on April 02, 2010, 08:11:40 AM
Hehe, thanks guys for treating this thread with the seriousness it deserved!!
It was fun and I only had the idea as I woke up that morning.
Yes it was an april fool for thoes who didn't realise  ;D ;D ;D ;D
Richard
Title: Re: Terragen released for handheld devices.
Post by: otakar on April 02, 2010, 10:52:26 PM
It was well done.  8)
Title: Re: Terragen released for handheld devices.
Post by: Seth on April 03, 2010, 01:14:55 PM
best april fools of the year !!!
seriously dude, better than any i read on the web or in the press this year. good job