<s>
Terragen	B-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
scenery	O
generator	O
program	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Planetside	B-Algorithm
Software	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
stages	O
(	O
tech	O
preview	O
and	O
beta	O
)	O
to	O
a	O
participating	O
community	O
,	O
Terragen	B-Algorithm
2	I-Algorithm
was	O
released	O
to	O
pre-purchasers	O
on	O
2	O
April	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terragen	B-Algorithm
2	I-Algorithm
is	O
offered	O
in	O
feature	O
limited	O
freeware	B-License
and	O
full-featured	O
commercial	B-Application
licenses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planetside	B-Algorithm
Software	I-Algorithm
released	O
the	O
first	O
public	O
version	O
of	O
Terragen	B-Algorithm
2	I-Algorithm
after	O
more	O
than	O
three	O
years	O
of	O
development	O
of	O
both	O
the	O
core	O
technologies	O
and	O
the	O
program	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planetside	O
released	O
Terragen	B-Algorithm
3	O
in	O
August	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terragen	B-Algorithm
Classic	O
is	O
popular	O
among	O
amateur	O
artists	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
attributed	O
to	O
it	O
being	O
freeware	B-License
,	O
its	O
intuitive	O
interface	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
capability	O
to	O
create	O
photorealistic	O
landscapes	O
when	O
used	O
skillfully	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
also	O
use	O
DEM	B-Application
(	O
digital	B-Application
elevation	I-Application
model	I-Application
)	O
files	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
graphic	O
surface	O
maps	O
for	O
rendering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
commercial	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
and	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
creating	O
larger	O
terrains	O
,	O
renders	O
with	O
higher	O
image	B-Algorithm
resolution	I-Algorithm
,	O
larger	O
terrain	O
files	O
,	O
and	O
better	O
post-render	O
anti-aliasing	B-Algorithm
than	O
the	O
freeware	B-License
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
terrain	O
is	O
generated	O
from	O
a	O
two-dimensional	O
heightmap	B-Data_Structure
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
contains	O
facilities	O
for	O
importing	O
and	O
exporting	O
heightmaps	B-Data_Structure
to	O
images	O
,	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
other	O
programs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terragen	B-Algorithm
Classic	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
The	O
Golden	O
Compass	O
,	O
the	O
2006	O
remake	O
of	O
The	O
Wicker	O
Man	O
,	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
TV	O
commercials	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
image	O
from	O
what	O
is	O
now	O
known	O
as	O
Terragen	B-Algorithm
Classic	O
appeared	O
on	O
the	O
April	O
16	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
cover	O
of	O
Newsweek	O
,	O
and	O
Terragen	B-Algorithm
was	O
used	O
for	O
animations	O
in	O
Brandy	O
Norwood	O
's	O
"	O
What	O
About	O
Us	O
?	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Terragen	B-Algorithm
Classic	O
was	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
skyboxes	O
for	O
3D	O
video	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
was	O
used	O
by	O
Devastudios	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
mountainous	O
scenery	O
in	O
the	O
intro	O
used	O
by	O
Paramount	O
Pictures	O
for	O
its	O
centennial	O
anniversary	O
in	O
2012	O
with	O
Mission	O
Impossible	O
:	O
Ghost	O
Protocol	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
carried	O
on	O
for	O
Paramount	O
Players	O
,	O
Paramount	O
Television	O
Studios	O
and	O
Paramount+	B-Application
.	O
</s>
