ospray
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Description:
Ray-tracing-based rendering engine for high-fidelity visualization
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Multimedia
Tags: rendering ray-tracing visualization intel graphics
Install: brew install ospray
About:
Ospray is an open-source, scalable ray-tracing engine designed for high-fidelity visualization and analysis on Intel architecture. It provides an easy-to-use API for rendering complex volumetric and geometric data, leveraging Intel Embree and Open Image Denoise for optimal performance.
Key Features:
  • High-performance ray tracing on Intel CPUs
  • Scalable distributed rendering
  • Integration with Intel Embree and Open Image Denoise
  • Support for volumetric and isosurface rendering
Use Cases:
  • Scientific visualization of large-scale datasets
  • Medical imaging rendering
  • Volume rendering for simulation data
Alternatives:
  • VTK – VTK is a broader visualization toolkit, while Ospray specializes in high-performance ray tracing.
  • OptiX – NVIDIA's GPU-accelerated ray tracing engine, whereas Ospray focuses on CPU-based rendering.
Version History
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Nov 4, 2024 7:25am 0 VERSION_BUMP 4e212502
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