VoxelBox Volume Renderer for Windows

WINCHESTER, MA, Nov. 1, 1992 -- Jaguar Software Inc. is proud to announce
VoxelBox, the first commercially available volume renderer for the PC.
Volume rendering is a direct technique for visualizing three dimensional
scalar fields(volumes), which often arise in the study of scientific,
technical and medical data. VoxelBox's innovative rendering algorithms
make it possible to render volumes on a PC at interactive speeds. Until
recently, this technology has only been available on expensive
workstations and mainframes, now Jaguar Software is making it available on
any 386 or higher class PC or compatible running Windows.

VoxelBox allows the user to take data, which was formerly viewed as slices,
and view it as a three dimensional cube. Color values can be directly
mapped to the scalar values in the volume to visualize the data(such as
temperature, bone density, matter density, electron cloud density, etc.).
In addition, transparency values can be mapped to the volume, based on
ranges in the scalar field, to highlight and display the 3D shape of those
ranges. This quantum leap from 2D to 3D visualization of data will give
the user a much more intuitive understanding of their data.

VoxelBox was designed with the scientist/technical professional in mind and
to that end has a very powerful, yet simple to use graphical user
interface. This includes an extensive on-line help system, an intuitive
bounding box for manipulating the volume, an easy-to-use
color/transparency mapping editor which incorporates histogram and slice
displays, a simple key frame system for automatically generating
animations and a point-and-click interface for importing custom user data
formats. More advanced features include gradient shading for creating
lighting effects on the volume and shadows and reflections which enhance
visualization, especially in conjunction with animations.

System requirements are a 386 or 486 based cpu running Windows 3.x, at
least 4MB of memory(although 8MB is recommended for very large volumes),
and a video board capable of displaying at least 256 colors(such as Super
VGA). If using advanced rendering features, a coprocessor(i.e., 387 or
486DX) is recommended.

VoxelBox is now available at an introductory price of $325(plus 5% sales
tax in MA). Jaguar is the leader in 3D visualization technology on the
PC.

For more information, or to order, contact:

        Jaguar Software Inc.
        573 Main St., Suite 9B
        Winchester, MA 01890
        (617) 729-3659

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