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<h2>Equalizer Example Applications</h2>
<p>
  The Equalizer distribution contains several example applications to
  demonstrate the capabilities of Equalizer and to provide a reference for
  application developers.
</p>

<h3>eqHello - Hello, World!</h3>
<p>
  <a href="/applications/eqHello.html">eqHello</a> is the most simple Equalizer
  application. It illustrates the basic principle of any Equalizer application,
  namely the implementation of the rendering in <code>Channel::frameDraw</code>,
  similar to the <code>glutDisplayFunc</code> used in GLUT applications.
</p>

<h3>eqPly - Polygonal Renderer</h3>
<div class="float_right">
  <a href="/applications/images/eqPly.png">
    <img src="/applications/images/eqPly-small.jpg" 
         alt="eqPly polygonal renderer"></a>
  <div class="label">eqPly</div>
</div>
<p>
  <a href="/applications/eqPly.html">eqPly</a> is a parallel polygonal
  renderer. It can
  read <a href="http://www.cc.gatech.edu/projects/large_models/ply.html">ply
  files</a>, which are automatically converted into
  an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kd-tree">3-dimensional kd-tree</a>
  for efficient rendering.
</p>
<p>
  The example supports all scalable rendering features of Equalizer, and
  demonstrates several other features, such as head tracking and resident node
  support. It is also the reference for large parts of the
  <a href="/documents/Developer/ProgrammingGuide.pdf">Programming
     Guide</a>.
</p>

<h3>eVolve - Volume Renderer</h3>
<div class="float_right">
  <a href="/applications/images/eVolve.png">
    <img src="/applications/images/eVolve-small.jpg" 
         alt="eVolve volume renderer"></a>
  <div class="label">eVolve</div>
</div>
<p>
  <a href="/applications/eVolve.html">eVolve</a> is a parallel volume
  renderer. It is currently under development and not yet fully debugged and
  refactored.
</p>
<p>
  The example renders pre-integrated raw volumes. The volume information and
  lookup table is read from a separate header file. Equalizer ships with a
  converter which can
  read <a href="http://www9.informatik.uni-erlangen.de/External/vollib/">pvm
  files</a> and various transfer functions.
</p>
<p>
  eVolve does support all Equalizer scalable rendering features. The current
  technology preview does not yet work on Windows XP.
</p>

<h2>Third Party Applications</h2>
<p>
  Various <a href="/applications/thirdParty.html">other commercial and open
  source applications</a> use Equalizer as the foundation for parallel
  rendering.
</p>
<p>
  If you are working on an application based on Equalizer,
  please
  <a href="mailto:eile@equalizergraphics.com?subject=New Equalizer Application">drop us an email</a> 
  and we will add your program to the list.
</p>

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