Though the technical details of rendering methods vary, the general challenges to overcome in producing a 2D image from a 3D representation stored in a scene file are outlined as the graphics pipeline along a rendering device, such as a GPU.

" Though Heraclitus " quite deliberately plays on the various meanings of logos ", there is no compelling reason to suppose that he used it in a special technical sense, significantly different from the way it was used in ordinary Greek of his time.

Though Forth delivered several advantages over the interpreted BASIC used on all other contemporary home computers, the weak box and small initial memory kept the sales low despite technical interest.

Though the March 2010 election was largely peaceful, electoral observers noted " procedural errors " and technical problems, and the opposition did not recognize the results, claiming irregularities had affected the outcome.

Though government should not seek to replace local communities, it may need to empower them by strategies of support, including revenue-sharing and technical assistance.

Though 3D is now the de facto CAD standard in most engineering disciplines, 2D still has a place in industries such as technical illustration, manufacturing, and architecture.

Though plagued by technical teething problems, the ETR 460 introduced several innovations, such as more powerful AC asynchronous motors.

Though Gómez was able to beat the count, referee Carlos Padilla stepped in and stopped the fight, giving Sánchez an eighth round technical knockout ( TKO ) win.

Though widely known as " microflora ", this is, in technical terms, a misnomer, since the word root " flora " pertains to plants, and biota refers to the total collection of organisms in a particular ecosystem.

Though his ships were modern, they were too few, and their technical problems compounded his worries.

Though Lam's dislike for academic conservatism persisted, his time in Spain marked his technical development in which he began to merge a primitive aesthetic and the traditions of Western composition.

Though plagued by technical teething problems, the ETR 460 introduced several innovations, such as more powerful AC asynchronous motors.

Though Arthur D. Little later became a general management consultancy, it originally specialised in technical research.

Though many of his development projects required foreign technical expertise, he avoided awarding contracts to British and Soviet companies.

Though it is intuitively clear what supervenience is, formally specifying what it means involves a complex technical apparatus and a family of related but subtly different definitions.

Though attempts to revive Gemini's paraglider spaceplane concept persisted within NASA and North American Aviation as late as 1964, NASA Headquarters Gemini Chief William Schneider discontinued development as technical hurdles became too expensive.

Though similar in name and appearance, Dutch and German paltrok mills differ in historical and technical regard.

Though many firms opt to use traditional management consulting firms, many lack the know-how to tailor the traditional theories to accommodate technical workers.

Though his subjects are very limited, his work is good, marked by technical ability and polish combined with elegance and delicacy of feeling.

Though not as extremely technical as the East Face routes, the climb was notable for the extremely lightweight and fast ( 5 days ) style in which it was done.

Though there were several orders of magnitude fewer Xeelee than humans known to be in the Galaxy, their high degree of technical advancement made them a formidable enemy.

" Though more technical than a popular science book, its target audience is not specialists but biologists in general and the more advanced students of the topic.

Though in modern times, Chinese is also influenced by other Asian languages, especially modern technical and political terms created in Japan to represent western concepts.

Though not a technical climb, once past Lake Aunde ( the uppermost lake, which feeds Piunde ), there are at least four sections where sure footing is essential ; in wet weather various sections can be treacherous.

Though she misses the old Rhett at times, Scarlett is content to leave well enough alone.

Though the caffeine content in a given brew of tea may vary based on the brewing method, variety of tea, and number of extractions, Oolong tea in general contains caffeine, albeit less than black tea.

Though the term itself has a tradition of more than 100 years, there is no consensus on its explicit content.

Though it is generally perceived as a quintessentially British work, the eleventh edition had substantial American influences, not only in the increased amount of American and Canadian content, but also in the efforts made to make it more popular.

Though the political content was not as strong as the previous album, there was a song originally slated for the album entitled " Bomb the Pentagon ", which was reworked into the song " Rise " after the 11 September attacks.

Though one rejects the content of Adler's views, one can recognize their consistency and significance ".

Though Lord Kitchener, commanding British forces in South Africa, was eager to make peace with the Boers, Milner was content to wait until the Boers sought peace terms themselves.

Though KXJB, KVLY-TV, and KBRR broadcast out of Fargo, North Dakota, they have some local-based content in their local newscasts.

Though, it does also state that there are problems with this as well, because, within the system, no proposition or variable carries with it any semantic content.

Though the committee's final report did not blame comics for crime, it recommended that the comics industry tone down its content voluntarily ; possibly taking this as a veiled threat of potential censorship, publishers developed the Comics Code Authority to censor their own content.

Though lacking the pessimistic lyrical content of their contemporaries, Welsh heavy metal band Budgie would also produce heavy songs which were amongst the loudest of their day, stylistically influencing various doom metal acts.

** Less visible motion blur, thanks in large part to very high refresh rates and a faster response time, contributing to superior performance when displaying content with significant amounts of rapid motion ( Though newer LCD screens have similar refresh rates, that also introduces the soap opera effect ).

Though it is called " green " because it has a high chlorophyll content, in reality it is often greyish brown as a result of other undigested compounds.

Though Beer's son Frederick became the owner upon Julius's death in 1880, he had little interest in the newspaper and was content to leave Dicey as editor until 1889.

Though the book does not present his argument specifically, the assumed thesis is supported through in-depth content analysis of various singers ( performers of the oral tradition or composition process ) and interviews of the same singers.

Though its Nationals may never approach the size of NAQT's, the continued viability of ACF is no longer regularly in doubt, largely thanks to the inherent appeal of ACF's academic content and to the outreach to new teams that ACF Fall represents.

Though XDCC is commonly employed in distributing illegal content, such as warez releases of software, music, and movies, it can also be used in legal ways.

Though their efficacy is questionable, their high mercury content provided an excellent tracer by which archaeologists have been able to track the corps ' actual route to the Pacific.

Though not written in the twelve-tone technique, the piece was perhaps the forerunner of a musical art style later known as " News Items " – musical compositions that parodied a newspaper's content and style, or that included lyrics lifted directly from newspapers, leaflets, magazines, and other written media of the day.

Though Flutter managed to climb to a reported 30 % market share, Flutter's backers were content to broker a merger which left Betfair the dominant partner by a reported ratio of 84: 16.

Though this controversy inspired congressional debate about appropriations to the NEA, including proposed restrictions on the content of NEA-supported work and their grantmaking guidelines, efforts to defund the NEA failed.

Though memorable, the names were unrelated to content.

Though all programmers add to the content and experience that a game provides, a gameplay programmer focuses more on a game's strategy, implementation of the game's mechanics and logic, and the " feel " of a game.

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