[Raypp-general] CVS update

[Andreas K. <and...@we...>]

Hi!

I've committed some stuff to the CVS repository yesterday:

* The sampling class (already sent as a patch). I moved it into the 
  utils directory as suggested

* The GLUT output class. I put it into a new "extras" folder and 
  didn't include it into the ray++.cxx

* A new template class IMAGE (image.h in the utils dir). 
  Currently only used by GL_OUTPUT. Right now it can handle
  24bit and 16bit RGB images (origin and row alignment can be
  specified) but it is easy to add new pixel formats. Also has
  a routine to save to TGA.

* I added triangle_mesh.cxx to ray++.cxx


Next things I want to do:

* Enhance IMAGE: add floating point pixel format, add RGBE 
  pixel format (Greg Ward's 'Real Pixels'), add save routine for 
  HDR format (high dynamic range format used in Radiance)

* Write IMAGE_OUTPUT class that can render to given
  IMAGE instance (and probably makes MEM_OUTPUT
  obolete)

* Add more sampling strategies (Quasi Monte Carlo and 
  adaptive methods) and testing programs for it

* Add kd-tree template class (at least 2D and 3D), probably
  two versions optimized for dynamic (you can at least add new
  items) and static use (build once, then provide fast queries)


BTW: I posted a request for a statistics/profiling helper class.
See 
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1047598&group_id=119265&atid=683483
Does someone already have something like this?

Hope everything works like expected... :-)
Andreas