Ray tracing is a technique for modeling light transport for use in a wide variety of rendering algorithms for generating digital images.
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Category: Graphics
MiniLight – minimal global illumination renderer
MiniLight is a command-line minimal global illumination renderer. It reads a simple text model file and writes a PPM image file.
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MantaRay – advanced open-source renderer
MantaRay is an advanced renderer.It uses modern rendering techniques to generate photorealistic images of complex scenes.
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Visionaray – C++ ray tracing template library
Visionaray is a cross-platform ray tracing framework. There’s also a viewer available. It supports a number of 3D file formats.
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Embree – high-performance ray tracing library
Embree is a high-performance ray tracing library. It contains ray tracing kernels optimized for the latest x86 processors
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Malt – fully customizable real-time rendering framework
Malt is a fully customizable real-time rendering framework for animation and illustration.
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Adobe Photoshop Express
Adobe Photoshop Express is a mobile app made for all-in-one photo editing and sharing. We recommend FOSS alternatives.
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10 Small Image Tools that Pack a Real Punch
Linux offers a vast collection of open source small utilities that perform functions ranging from the obvious to the bizarre.
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Durdraw – ASCII, Unicode and ANSI art editor
Durdraw is an ASCII, Unicode and ANSI art editor which seeks inspiration from classic ANSI software such as TheDraw, Aciddraw and Pablodraw.
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PhotoCollage – make your own photo collage posters
PhotoCollage allows you to create photo collage posters. This is free and open source software written in Python.
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13 Best Free and Open Source Linux Webcam Tools
Our favorite free Linux tools which enable webcams to capture images and video, and to act as a video surveillance device.
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Create Vector Graphics with Open Source Software
Vector editors are ideal for technical illustrations, diagramming, flowcharting, artistic illustrations, promotional posters, banners, signage, logos, typography, vehicle wraps and layout.
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Xfig – draw and manipulate objects interactively
Xfig is a menu-driven tool that allows the user to draw and manipulate objects interactively in an X window.
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Linux Candy: ASCII Art Converter
ASCII Art Converter converts images into ASCII art. It’s free and open source software written in Rust.
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ucollage – extensible command line image viewer
ucollage is an extensible command line image viewer inspired by vim, a famous text editor.
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