Vistapro Imagery

Vistapro Landscape Imagery
Rendered by Jeff Bryant

A Collection of Space Inspired Computer Art

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Vistapro Landscape Imagery

This page contains samples of some space-art I created using Vistapro version 4.01 on my Windows machine. I first started using Vistapro with version 1.0 when I saw it on a shelf in Indianapolis in the late 80's at an electronics store called Elek-tek. I first ran it using a 16MHz 386SX Packard-Bell computer without a math-coprocessor. I remember when I added the math coprocessor to that computer and oh how Vistapro screamed! It was the first graphics intensive program I ever used, supporting up to 1024x768 resolution with the use of VESA drivers. Oh those were the days. I continued to use Vistapro for benchmarking each new computer I got through the years. Of course later versions came out and new OS's came and didn't support the old versions of Vistapro so I was always on the lookout for the next version. Version 4 was the last version of Vistapro produced and appears to run under Windows XP just fine. My main reason for using Vistapro was and still is to create space related images and animations. Every now and then I create an Earth-looking scene, but I most enjoy alien looking scenes.

 
Vistapro rendering of Mars from orbit Martian Horizon
This image shows an orbital view above Mars. The specific locale is Valles Marineris. Lens flare and curved horizon added with Photoshop.
 
Vistapro rendering of a Brown Dwarf Brown Dwarf Star
This image shows what it might look like standing on the surface of a planet orbiting a brown dwarf star. An alien moon can also be seen in the sky. The brown dwarf gives off such feeble visible light it is difficult to see any of the landscape except for the reflection in the water.
 
Vistapro rendering of a volcano on Io Volcanoes on Io
This image shows what it might look like standing on the surface of Jupiter's moon, Io. A smoldering volcano can be seen against the large image of Jupiter. Smoke added with Photoshop. Background image of Jupiter is a Cassini spacecraft image taken in 2001 while flying by Jupiter on its way to Saturn (Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona).
 
Vistapro rendering of an icy lake under the Milky Way and the Moon Alien Landscape
This alien landscape shows an unfamiliar large moon rising against a bright Milky-Way-like galaxy.
 
Vistapro rendering of an alien lake near a Red Giant system with a moon Red Dwarf
Another alien landscape showing a moon and a cool red-dwarf star in the sky simultaneously. The reflection in the water adds to the realism. Note the lunar surface markings and the banding on the star.
 
Vistapro rendering of a rising Red Giant Red Giant
An imaginary view of a large red giant rising above the horizon of an alien planet.
 
Vistapro rendering of a rising Yellow Giant Yellow Giant
Same image above, but with a yellow giant.
 
Surreal Vistapro rendering of a view of Mars with Mars also in the sky Martial Surrealism
View of Valles Marineris with Mars in the sky.
 
Vistapro rendering of a sunrise at Noctis Labyrinthus on Mars Noctis Labyrinthus
View of Noctis Labyrinthus at sunrise. This canyon system on Mars lies just west of the famous Valles Marineris canyon system. Note the fog lying in the canyons. Lens flares added with Photoshop.
 
Vistapro rendering of an imaginary view from a large watery moon under a nearby large moon and planet Pyramid Dream
Imaginary world with a pyramid in an alien sea, a large moon, and neptune-like planet.
 
Vistapro rendering of a view from Pluto with Charon nearing first-quarter Charon Near First Quarter
Visualization of what it might look like from the surface of Pluto.
 
Vistapro rendering of a view from Pluto with Charon and the Sun in conjunction Sun From Pluto
Another visualization of what it might look like from the surface of Pluto. Charon and the sun are in conjunction.
 
Vistapro rendering of a view from Pluto with Charon and a Sun with a lens flare in conjunction Bright Sun From Pluto
Yet another visualization of what it might look like from the surface of Pluto. This image is the same as the previous one except that Photoshop was used to create a lens flare on the sun.
 
Vistapro rendering of a view of Orion from Mars with Betelgeuse in supernova Betelgeuse Goes Supernova From Mars
Visualization of what it might look like if the star Betelgeuse went supernova. The view is from the surface of Mars. Lens flare added with Photoshop.
 
Vistapro rendered animation of an earthlike world with a moon and a banded yellow star Calm Evening on an Alien Planet
This is a 13 MB movie in AVI format. It requires that the DivX 5 codec (or higher) be installed in order to play it.