IDL 6.4 released

posted Tue 22 May 2007 by Michael Galloy under IDL

ITT Visual Information Solutions has released IDL 6.4. Bill Okubo has recorded a What’s New in IDL 6.4 webinar that gives a brief overview of the new features. (I’m hoping the new webinars are going to be in Flash like this one. In the past, I have been stopped by technical difficulties with WebEx.)

According to ITT VIS’s website, the beta testers’ top five features were:

External server access, including HTTP, FTP, and OGC WMS/WCS
OpenGL Shading Language
Enhancements to iTools
24-bit True Color Z-Buffer
Enhancements to image processing routines

I know I would have been very excited about the 24-bit Z-buffer a year or two ago, but I have migrated nearly all my graphics to object graphics by now. So far, the iTools enhancements have been the most useful for me, but I’m hoping to make use of the OpenGL Shading Language and HTTP access features.

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2 Responses to “IDL 6.4 released”

Kelly Dean says:
May 24th, 2007 at 8:46 am
I see an IMSL directory. Did ITTVIS include their IDL Analyst Package to this release?

C:\ITT\IDL64\lib\imsl
Michael Galloy says:
May 24th, 2007 at 8:54 am
The pro code and DLM seems to be there for me, but I don’t have the special license:
% LICENSE MANAGER: IDL Analyst feature not licensed for use.

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