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liar in a revival

bramz — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:55:36 +0000

OK, it has been more than two years since my last update on liar.bramz.net. Back then, we moved from liar.sf.net to liar.bramz.org to liar.bramz.net, the subversion repository got a new URL, and everything went silent. What happened?

Well, I started taking real pictures instead, that’s what happened … And I started doing it quite regularly as well, mostly concert photography. Started shooting befriended bands, then I joined Indiestyle and later I was the in-house photographer of Westtalent 2009.

But then, fellow indiestyler Jaan Meert posted on facebook a 3D render of a lego tractor he made for school. And that’s got it itching again … I wanted to do 3D renders myself, but it LiAR was severely out of shape. So shaping has to be done, and after all this time, coding on LiAR is fun again.

Currently, I’m working on the good old sponza atrium, to get things in good condition to tackle further challenges. I’m using Blender as a platform to set up the scene, and export it to a python script for LiAR. It’s working as a charm, and you may expect updates soon!

new URL for Subversion access

bramz — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 11:26:50 +0000

As of 28 June 2007, Sourceforge will decommission the SVN access URLs starting with https://svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/. They are replaced by URLs with the project names in front. For LiAR, this looks like https://liar.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/. The new URL scheme is part of an upgrade of the Subversion access method to improve its stability. If your local working copy uses the old URL, follow the switch instructions so that you can still access the repository after 28 June.

PS: I know LiAR has been silent for the last couple of months. There was just too many other things to take care off. However, the last couple of weeks, I’ve resumed coding on LiAR, albeit slowly, so hopefully I will be able to add some new posts in the near future.

we’ve moved to liar.bramz.net

bramz — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 00:11:06 +0000

We’ve successfully moved the LiAR home page to http://liar.bramz.net. This should allow us to upload bigger renders, and get better search engine coverage. The old URLs starting with http://liar.sourceforge.net should redirect traffic to the new site so that no links get broken.

Share and Enjoy!

summer break …

bramz — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 10:44:25 +0000

Hi all,

It’s been a while since the last update. We can assure you that LiAR isn’t dead, but unfortunately we have been through some busy months, and some more are coming up, which puts everything on a hold. So there probably won’t be many updates in the next couple of months either.

See you after the break =)

Subversion

bramz — Sun, 16 Apr 2006 17:57:12 +0000

We’re glad to announce that we’ve migrated the LiAR source code from the CVS to a Subversion (SVN) repository. SVN is generally available on sourceforge since February, and by making this move, we’ll allow for more flexible code management.

You can grab the latest code from the repository by the following command:
svn co https://svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/liar/trunk/liar/

The repository is also browsable. More info can be found on the project page

LiAR sponsors PHD-Motorsports team

bramz — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 18:36:21 +0000

LiAR isn’t a raytracer is pleased to announce that it has become the official sponsor of PHD-Motorsports, the Ghent-based racing team owned by Victor De Muer. The team is currently competing in the VRL Live For Speed WinterTrophy 2005.

Last week, LiAR CEO Bram de Greve was contacted by De Muer in search of funds for his team. Both bosses agreed that LiAR will commit to a long-term financial backing of PHD-Motorsports. In return, the corporate logo will be prominently displayed on the team’s racing cars starting from the next championship race on December 4, 2005 in Blackwood.

“It’s a great opportunity for us”, de Greve said. “We’ll be able to showcase our technology that naturally fits the fast cars of PHD-Motorsports. And I also know team member Tom De Muer from his work on LASS, so I have great confidence in their performance.”

Stay tuned for renders of the team’s racing cars. Meanwhile, be sure to check out the team news on their homepage www.phd-motorsports.com.

triangle meshes added to CVS

bramz — Sat, 19 Nov 2005 18:55:54 +0000

The code for the triangle meshes is to the CVS. There are also a lot of other minor changes. It’ll probably take a few hours for the anonymous CVS to catch up though. You will also need to upgrade your LASS installation.

diary is online

bramz — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 15:52:37 +0000

I decided to create a blog to write down my experiences while developing LiAR. It’s mostly going to be about how features are developed, but also about design decisions etc.

Not much more to say right now … so share and enjoy! :)