[Bf-committers] Render API Design

[Ton Roosendaal]

Hi,

I've asked Aaron to use this list to discuss specs for the export API.
Since he's not very experienced here, I can imagine he only gets  
confused more. :)

It's really not the purpose that Aaron is going to write exporting to  
all different render systems. What I do need all of you guys for is to  
help in the design phase, and verify that what he does is future proof.

So, instead of expanding the wishlist, it's now also time to narrow  
down to something feasible for a student to create and implement. We  
have to get this focused!

Simply said; let's first try this:

- API only needs two major features:
   1) pipeline control (initialize, scene, camera, image updates, etc)
   2) geometry
- Ignore shader/material for now
- Try to get this work for Yafray and for Aqsis (renderman).

I would prefer everyone to also read this carefully:
http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/User:Mosani/SummerOfCode2007

And, please help him by making simple mockup API ideas (in wiki) for  
what you think is a good and cross platform approach.

Lastly; we should look at wording/structure of existing apis too, like  
xsi's.

Last lastly; maybe we better move this discussion to a temporary  
dedicated mailing list?

-Ton-



On 29 May, 2007, at 21:05, Timothy Baldridge wrote:

> Ah, forgot about that, sorry.
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> Timothy
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> On 5/29/07, Tom M <letterrip at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Gelato is a renderman compliant renderer,
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>> LetterRip
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>> On 5/29/07, Timothy Baldridge <tbaldridge at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> And let's not forget Gelato as well. I know allot of people would  
>>> love
>>> for it to have tighter integration in Blender.
>>>
>>> http://www.nvidia.com/object/gz_tech_briefs.html
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>>> Timothy
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