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A PVM-Based Parallel Implementation of the REYES Image Rendering Architecture

In this paper a PVM-based distributed platform of the well known REYES rendering architecture developed byPix ar is presented. This work effectivelyt ackles issues related to load balancing and memory allocation bya master-slave paradigm. In particular, the rendering is distributed performing both an image and an object space subdivision; in this way, low memory resources are necessary to the slave side. Examples show the effectiveness of the proposed work.

Claudio Zunino | Andrea Sanna | Fabrizio Lamberti | Oscar Lazzarino

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