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From: mark@calvin..westford.ccur.com (Mark Thompson)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: Sculpt 3D/4D
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Date: 13 Aug 90 16:46:19 GMT
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In article <1528@sdrc.UUCP> evtracy@sdrc.UUCP (Tracy Schuhwerk) writes:
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>  television/video work) but I would also recommend that you take a look
>  a "3D Professional" (I can't recall who make 3D Pro).

Progressive Periperals does 3D Pro.

>  3D Professional is in the same price range as
>  Sculpt 4D but it has a few more capabilities and the ability to be
>  expanded (adding different rendering techniques, textures, etc.).

However, before you consider either of these, check out:

Animation Journeyman from Hash Enterprises and
LightWave 3D from NewTek/Allen Hastings

Journeyman is the only 3D animation package I know of on the Amiga
to offer spline surface objects (not polygonally based) and spline
motion paths. This greatly simplifies object creation and makes the
animation of complex motions a breeze. I am not sure of the price on
Journeyman but it should be in the same ballpark as Sculpt and 3D Pro.

LightWave 3D is without a doubt the best 3D renderer available for the
Amiga with features such as environment mapping, bump mapping, image
mapping, procedural maps, transparency mapping, fog, shadows, motion
blur, antialiasing, etc. It is not a ray-tracer so it is blazing fast,
and with the above mentioned techniques you won't care (unless all you
want to render are mirrored balls with recursive reflections). Best of
all, its FREE along with the object modeler, animation, and 24bit
paint program (when you buy a Video Toaster for $1595). Bang for the buck,
this is the best video-graphics package available on ANY platform!

disclaimer: I neither work for nor represent Hash Enterprises or NewTek
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