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<td><a href="index.html">Index</a> </td>
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<td><a href="introduction.html">Introduction</a> </td>
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<td><a href="contents.html">Contents</a> </td>
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<td><a href="install.html">Install</a> </td>
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<td><a href="dependencies.html">Dependencies</a> </td>
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<td><a href="demos.html">Demos</a> </td>
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<td><a href="data.html">Data</a> </td>
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<td><a href="sgv.html">Viewer</a> </td>
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<td><a href="stereo.html">Stereo</a> </td>
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<td><a href="plan.html">Plan</a> </td>
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<td><a href="documentation.html">Reference Guides</a> </td>
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<h2><u>Plans for future developments</u></h2>
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The plan for the next release after 0.8.45 is to from alpha (all 0.8 series version) to beta for the next release,
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at this point will bump the version number up to 0.9.0 and all subsequent 0.9 releases will be beta, uptill the
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release of 1.0. The current goal is to move to beta in early summer, with 1.0 in late summer, with SIGGRAPH
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being a possibility.
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<h3>Features planed for the next release (0.9.0) include:</h3>
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<ul>
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New osg::Geometry drawable to deprecate osg::GeoSet, the new Geometry class
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will support multiple text coords, use std::vector<> for easy management of
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attributes.and support gl extensions to provide greater polygon performance.
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<li>
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Multi-texturing support in osg::Texture. osg::TexMat, osg::TexGen.
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Multi-pass fallback for when multi-texturing is not supported.
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Clean up the API for managing multi-stage and multi-pass rendering within the scene graph.
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<li>
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Replace osgGLUT with a cleaner windowing API for the demos, move osgGLUT
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out of the distribution and into the bazaar.
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Introduce a new library osgGA, which acts as GUI abstraction layer, move the
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current osgUtil camera manipulators into osgGA.</li>
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<li>
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Introduce a new library osgEnv/osgShapes, which adds support for creating shapes and
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environmental effects such as stars, planats, cloud layers and ground planes.
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Integrate unit tests for all classes, and develop a test suite.
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<h3>Books, tutorials and demostrations</h3>
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Don Burns and Robert Osfield to write the OpenSceneGraph book!</li>
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Development of tutorials to published as part of the distribution and on the bazaar</li>
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Development of technoglogy demonstrations for shows, presentations and training.</li>
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<h3>Development of commerical add on libraries:</h3>
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osgMP - cross platfrom library for transparently managing mulitpipe and
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cluster graphics systems. Similar in concept to OpenGL multipipe SDK, except cross
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platform and with support of graphics clusters.
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osgLP - cross platform libary for support for light points.</li>
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<h3>Professional services</h3>
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Set up a support contract and support systems for confidential,
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email, phone and onsite support.</li>
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<li>
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Set up the Open Scene Graph Professional License (OSGPL) which is
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conventional propriatary license.that allows companies to distribute
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projects that do not comply wiht the terms of the LGPL, such as turn
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key systems.</li>
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Develop training courses.</li>
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For further details on osgMP, osgLP, OSGPL licensing, professional support, training and consultancy
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services contact Robert Osfield at <a href="mailto:robert@openscenegraph.com">robert@openscenegraph.com</a> or
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Don Burns at <a href="mailto:don@andesengineering.com">don@andesengineering.com.</a>
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