New
Version and Price for Electric Image Announced at MacWorld
(January 7) AT MacWorld
Expo, Play Incorporated unveiled a new version of its professional 3D
animation software, Electric Image 2.9, which includes the anticipated
Electric Image Modeler and a significant price reduction from $7,500
to $2,295. Previously, Electric Image software was available in separate
versions for broadcast and film users. Play's new Electric Image 2.9
includes unlimited resolution rendering and hybrid surface/solid modeling
capabilities, providing Mac users with a complete high-end professional
3D package at a breakthrough price point.
"Electric Image 2.9 provides current users a solid upgrade with new animation features, surface and solid modeling capabilities and even faster rendering speeds. But our goal at Play is also to empower more people to create compelling 3D graphics," said Dwight Parscale, CEO of Play's 3D Division.
Electric Image 2.9 offers many advantages to 3D animators, textures are rendered on objects in 3D views and advanced lighting can be viewed through the use of interactive Phong rendering. Textures can be placed on objects interactively, LightWave project files can now be imported completely to take advantage of Electric Image's rendering quality and "the world's fastest 3D renderer" now renders up to 15 percent faster.
The Electric Image Modeler offers an innovative hybrid approach with both solid and surface modeling capabilities, which is extremely powerful for creating a variety of complex objects. The Modeler's UberNURBS make modeling as easy as sculpting in clay, or stretching and pulling on a piece of taffy.
Advanced Boolean operations allow for the ability to cut holes into, combine or intersect models in one simple step. Objects can be combined to create infinitely thin lines and planes. Electric Image 2.9 will be available for $2,295 MSRP in Q1 '99. Upgrades from version 2.8 of ElectricImage Animation System and ElectricImage Broadcast to version 2.9 are free to current users.
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