[vtkusers] GPU volume rendering

Fri Apr 17 10:42:33 EDT 2009

When all else fails, read the instructions:

http://www.vtk.org/doc/nightly/html/classvtkDICOMImageReader.html

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This reader also does not handle multi-frames DICOM datasets.
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On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 4:25 PM, Karthik Krishnan
<karthik.krishnan at kitware.com> wrote:
> I know that it accepts sequence of files. Not sure about multiframe DICOM.
>
> That said, DICOM IO is not a focus of VTKEdge. It uses a rudimentar DICOM
> reader found in VTK. We use dedicated DICOM libraries like GDCM etc for
> that.
>
> --
> karthik
>
> On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 8:08 AM, Giancarlo Amati
> <ilferraresebono at hotmail.it> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Karthik,
>> sorry to bother you...I'm trying to run GPURenderDemo passing -DICOM
>> <directory>
>> the directory with my .dcm images which are dicom images....now, does it
>> take in input a multiSlice->single file volume or a sequence of files?
>>
>> Kind Regards.
>> Giancarlo
>>
>> ________________________________
>> Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 07:56:19 -0400
>> Subject: Re: [vtkusers] GPU volume rendering
>> From: karthik.krishnan at kitware.com
>> To: ilferraresebono at hotmail.it
>> CC: vtkusers at vtk.org
>>
>> try
>>
>>   c:\Program Files\.....\ctest.exe -D Experimental -C Debug
>>
>> I think you've built your project for the "Debug" configuration right ?
>>
>> By default, for multiconfiguration generators such as visual studio, it
>> assumes that you have built your project for the Release configuration. The
>> "-C Debug" explicitly asks it to test your Debug tree...
>>
>> Also, if I understand correctly, you were looking for GPU accelerated
>> volume rendering. This is not CUDA based and hence of little concern if your
>> card does not support CUDA.
>>
>> Its uses GLSL fragment shader programs and should work fine with your
>> card.
>>
>> --
>> k
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 7:41 AM, Giancarlo Amati
>> <ilferraresebono at hotmail.it> wrote:
>>
>> I'm still running the ctest.exe -D Experimental
>>
>> it is taking a while but ....I got this very first error messages:
>> Cannot find file: C:/VTKEdge/BIN/bin/Release/DartConfiguration.tcl
>>    Site: Invia
>>    Build name:
>> Create new tag: 20090417-1136 - Experimental
>> Start processing tests
>> Configure project
>> Cannot find ConfigureCommand key in the DartConfiguration.tcl
>> Cannot find file: C:/VTKEdge/BIN/bin/Release/DartConfiguration.tcl
>> Build project
>> Cannot find MakeCommand key in the DartConfiguration.tcl
>> Cannot find file: C:/VTKEdge/BIN/bin/Release/DartConfiguration.tcl
>> Test project C:/VTKEdge/BIN/bin/Release
>> No tests were found!!!
>> Cannot find file: C:/VTKEdge/BIN/bin/Release/DartConfiguration.tcl
>> Performing coverage
>>
>> ________________________________
>> Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 07:07:08 -0400
>> Subject: Re: [vtkusers] GPU volume rendering
>> From: karthik.krishnan at kitware.com
>> To: ilferraresebono at hotmail.it
>> CC: vtkusers at vtk.org
>>
>> Your GPU should do just fine.. I believe it supports all the required
>> extensions.
>>
>> If you run into issues, you can run the tests as :
>>   cd VTKEdge\binaryDirectory
>>   c:\Program Files\......\ctest.exe -D Experimental
>>
>> and see your results on the dashboard :
>>   https://www.kitware.com/CDash/index.php?project=VTKEdge
>>
>> --
>> k
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 6:50 AM, Giancarlo Amati
>> <ilferraresebono at hotmail.it> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Karthik,
>>
>> I'm trying to run all the tests executable for the volume rendering based
>> on GPU, and I wonder what kind of GPU is required if there is one
>> required...I have an NVIDIA 7900 GS which I believe it has a GPU.
>>
>> Kind Regards.
>> GC>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 05:05:53 -0400
>> Subject: Re: [vtkusers] GPU volume rendering
>> From: karthik.krishnan at kitware.com
>> To: ilferraresebono at hotmail.it
>> CC: vtkusers at vtk.org
>>
>> Giancarlo:
>>
>> As I mentioned earlier, please post your CMakeCache.txt file, NOT
>> CMakeLists.txt .
>>
>> The CMakeCache.txt file should be found at the top level of your binary
>> directory.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 5:01 AM, Giancarlo Amati
>> <ilferraresebono at hotmail.it> wrote:
>>
>> In attachment the CMAKELIST.txt file which comes with the
>> distribution...I've never edited that.
>>
>> GC
>> ________________________________
>> Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 04:45:33 -0400
>> Subject: Re: [vtkusers] GPU volume rendering
>> From: karthik.krishnan at kitware.com
>> To: ilferraresebono at hotmail.it
>> CC: vtkusers at vtk.org
>>
>> There is no relation dependency of CUDA related sources and KWWidgets in
>> VTKEdge. Please post your configuration errors to the list and also post
>> your CMakeCache.txt (You should find this file in your binary directory)
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 4:40 AM, Giancarlo Amati
>> <ilferraresebono at hotmail.it> wrote:
>>
>> I dunno why as I have CUDA installed, as I turn on the _use_CUDA option
>> with CMAKE it requires something related to KWidget....
>>
>> ________________________________
>> Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 04:32:23 -0400
>> Subject: Re: [vtkusers] GPU volume rendering
>> From: karthik.krishnan at kitware.com
>> To: ilferraresebono at hotmail.it
>> CC: vtkusers at vtk.org
>>
>> No VTKEdge itself does not require KWWidgets.
>>
>> You need them only if you'd like to build the GUI based paintbrush tool
>> demos. You don't seem to need any of those
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 4:29 AM, Giancarlo Amati
>> <ilferraresebono at hotmail.it> wrote:
>>
>> does it require any widgets? like Kwidget?
>>
>> ________________________________
>> Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 04:22:24 -0400
>> Subject: Re: [vtkusers] GPU volume rendering
>> From: karthik.krishnan at kitware.com
>> To: ilferraresebono at hotmail.it
>> CC: vtkusers at vtk.org
>>
>> Giancarlo:
>>
>> VTKEdge does build with VTK CVS and if I am not mistaken also builds fine
>> with VTK-5-4.
>>
>> Could you please post the errors you are getting to the list.
>>
>> Here is a link to last night's dashboard :
>>   https://www.kitware.com/CDash/index.php?project=VTKEdge&date=2009-04-16
>>
>> Thanks
>> --
>> karthik
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 4:07 AM, Giancarlo Amati
>> <ilferraresebono at hotmail.it> wrote:
>>
>> Hello everybody,
>>
>> does anybody know about a library for GPU accelerated volume rendering
>> compatible with VTK?
>>
>> I'm struggling in finding something nice....and I'm trying to compile
>> VTKedge but...with no success with VTK 5.4
>>
>> Kind Regards.
>> Giancarlo
>>
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> Kitware Inc.
> Ph: 518 881 4919
> Fax: 518 371 4573
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