ANNOUNCE: CINEMA 4D NEWS
Stephen Marriott
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CINEMA 4D NEWSLETTER
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NEWS
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* BodyPaint 3D
* Smells Like Almonds Version 2 - C4D XL6 Shaders
* Cinebench 2000
* Mac Dual Processor G4 Support
* Mac OS X Support
REVIEW
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* In Depth Arts
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*** News ***
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--- BodyPaint 3D ---
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MAXON Computer and HiSOFT are pleased to announce BodyPaint 3D - the
ultimate 3D painting tool for graphic artists.
Whether you want to texture a virtual face or animal, panelbeat a
spaceship, grain a lump of wood or grow moss on a pile of stones,
BodyPaint 3D offers the richest feature set of any image creation or
manipulation tool yet created -- now additionally in the third dimension.
And it's not just about painting with light and shade. Even expertly
raytraced views of any complex geometry can be painted in realtime with
color, bump, specular, diffusion, and so on.
BodyPaint 3D's unique Raybrush technology enables anyone to paint onto 3D
objects in final render quality, using any or all material channels,
including reflections and transparencies - even with refractions! And its
outstanding layering technique sets a new standard in 3D texturing,
enabling everyone to quickly and easily create different textures on the
fly.
There are instant on-screen results. It doesn't matter if your object has
millions of polygons, BodyPaint 3D handles the job easily -- in realtime!
Everybody who uses a 3D modeling package benefits from texturing with
BodyPaint 3D. Seamlessly integrated with MAXON's CINEMA 4D, BodyPaint 3D
is also a stand-alone application with more than a dozen exchange file
formats. So BodyPaint 3D really is the ultimate texturing tool for every
3D artist, no matter what modeler is used.
Body Paint will be available for the Mac and Windows in the fourth quarter
this year and will cost 479 GBP inc VAT.
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--- Smells Like Almonds 2 ---
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This set of procedural shading engines enables you to easily create
textures that are not possible in C4D XL6 in any other way. With these
shading engines you get the power to create more realistic metals, stones,
woods, plastics and much more.
Version 1.x owners contact us (mailto:sa...@cinema4d.co.uk) now for your
free upgrade to SLA V2.
SLA2 for C4DXL6 119.95 GBP inc VAT
To visit the SLA order page, please click the link below
http://www.hisoft.co.uk/cgi-bin/gp?pg=juice/bhodinut.sla&aid=special
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--- Cinebench 2000 ---
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You think your computer is fast? Maybe. To find an answer that's based on
facts, get the new CINEMA 4D XL Release 6 benchmark suite.
ftp://ftp.cinema4d.com/pub/cinema4d/cinebench/
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--- Mac Dual Processor G4 Support ---
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CINEMA 4D XL 6 uses the power of multiple CPUs to speed up what is already
the fastest raytracer in the world.
http://www.maxon.net/pages/news/news_e_powermacg4.html
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--- Mac OS X Support ---
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Apple's Mac OS X offers state-of-the-art technology, an exquisite new
interface, and unparalleled power. Multiprocessing has always been
supported by CINEMA 4D XL for rendering, but now with Mac OS X all parts
of the application will profit from an increase in speed. CINEMA 4D's
stability is legendary, but with Mac OS X's memory protection, even more
security is provided. Under Mac OS X, CINEMA 4D will run as solidly as a
rock.
MAXON will release CINEMA 4D at the same time as Mac OS X. This
combination of will give all 3D artists the freedom to concentrate on
being creative without having to think about the technology.
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*** Review ***
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--- In Depth Arts ---
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"So, does CINEMA 4D live up to the hype and advertising blurb ? In my
opinion, yes it does, it is, without doubt, one of the best value 3d
applications around and I would recommend it to anyone seeking a
professional 3d solution."
Jeff Richardson, In Depth Arts
RATING: 5 Stars
http://www.critical-depth.com/c4d-review.html
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*** LINKS ***
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o Homepage - http://www.cinema4d.com/
o Developers - http://www.maxon.net/
o Downloads - ftp://ftp.cinema4d.com/
o Shopping - http://www.hisoft.co.uk/
o Support Forums - http://www.senduptheflares.com/
o Resources - http://www.c4d.co.uk/
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