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News Release from: Nvidia | Subject: Gelato supports Joe Alter's Shave and a Haircut
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Gelato 2.1 GPU-accelerated rendering software now includes support for Joe Alter's Shave and a Haircut software for computer-generated hair and fur effects

Nvidia's Gelato 2.1 GPU-accelerated rendering software now includes support for Joe Alter's Shave and a Haircut software for computer-generated hair and fur effects. Other enhancements in this newest release of Gelato include support for Autodesk Maya 8.5 and 3ds Max 9.0, improved stereo rendering, fog lights, and significant performance improvements.

'Gelato is extremely powerful rendering software capable of delivering amazing results', says Joe Alter, CEO Joe Alter 'Now, with support for Shave and a Haircut, Maya users can easily add Gelato to their rendering pipelines to achieve extremely realistic hair and fur-Gelato is a potent rendering solution for Maya/Shave users'.

Gelato 2.1 is available as a free download from the Nvidia website.

Gelato Pro 2.1, priced at US $1500, offers advanced rendering features and greater scalability for professional production pipelines.

Volume pricing and educational discounts on Gelato Pro 2.1 are also available.

Gelato is final-frame rendering software for the creation of high-quality computer-generated images that is accelerated by the Nvidia Quadro FX and Nvidia GeForce graphics hardware.

Originally developed to render film and broadcast visual effects and animation, Gelato is well-suited for any 3D software application that requires high-quality rendering such as animation, game development, CAD, industrial design, and architecture.

Gelato ships with plug-ins for Autodesk Maya and Autodesk 3ds Max.

Gelato 2.1 and Gelato Pro 2.1 currently support the Windows XP and Linux operating systems and run on Nvidia GeForce 5200 or higher graphics, or any Nvidia Quadro solution.

Gelato Pro is certified and supported only on Nvidia Quadro solutions.

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