Effect

Effect was originally designed by Rob Shakespeare in the mid 1990's as an 
instructional tool for stage lighting design. Using Effect, a user is able 
to quickly explore the effect of stage lighting on actors. Effect relies 
on Python, Tcl, and Radiance. Development efforts were initatied by Kurt 
Zimmerman (formerly with CICA at Indiana University) and ran only under 
the IRIX operating system on SGI machines. In 2000, Effect was ported to 
Linux by Michael Boyles (of Indiana University's Advanced Visualization 
Lab). Recent efforts have included yet another port to Mac OS X by Dave 
Reagan (also of Indiana University's Advanced visualization Lab). Following 
years of successful use, Effect is being made available as freeware. 
Rob Shakespeare, the developers, and Indiana University present the 
program as is, with no support or warranty.


For installation and operation instructions, see the 'setup' directory