Vue 5 Infinite helps create natural 3D environments
updated 01:00 pm EST, Wed March 16, 2005
Vue 5 Infinite ships
has begun shipping Vue 5 Infinite, the newest version of the company’s flagship solution for the creation of natural 3D environments. Specifically designed for graphics professionals, Vue 5 Infinite combines a multitude of cutting edge features such as the revolutionary new EcoSystem technology that easily integrate into existing production pipelines by integrating with and extending major 3D applications, such as Discreet 3D Studio MAX, Alias Maya, NewTek LightWave, and Maxon Cinema4D. Vue 5 Infinite retails for $600, with upgrades available from Vue 4 Professional for $150 until March 31.
Vue 5 Infinite offers 110 new features and product enhancements, including export of objects/scenes to major 3D applications; camera and light sync with other apps; G-Buffer and multi-pass rendering with fully anti-aliased masks for advanced compositing; multi-layer PSD, RLA and RPF file format support; procedural terrains with sub-pixel detail; plant editing technology with full export and animation; global Illumination and radiosity; HDRI and Image Based Lighting (IBL); and an ultra fast OpenGL-based pre-rendering engine.
Other features include a hybrid network rendering of single pictures or animations using RenderCow technology (with RendezVous support); AccuShadows advanced shadow mapping technologies; a new Hybrid 2.5D motion-blur rendering engine; and Python-based application and scene scripting with full access to hundreds of internal functions and structures for customization and creation of new rendering effects.
