Adobe Atmosphere Adopted by Innovative Graphics Companies to Proliferate 3-D Web Worlds; Adobe, Caligari and Viewpoint Combine Expertise to Improve 3-D Web Authoring.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 17, 2002 Adobe Systems Adobe Systems Incorporated (pronounced a-DOE-bee IPA: /əˈdoʊbiː/) (NASDAQ: ADBE) (LSE: ABS) is an American computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California, USA. Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE ADBE Adobe Systems, Inc. (stock symbol) ), the leader in network publishing, today announced that Caligari Corp. will customize its award-winning trueSpace5(TM) 3-D authoring software for Adobe(R) Atmosphere(TM), a professional Web tool for authoring, viewing and interacting with virtual 3-D worlds. trueSpace5 combines high-end modeling, rendering and animation power with a novel and intuitive user interface based on direct manipulation of objects. Adobe also extended its agreement with Viewpoint Corp. (Nasdaq:VWPT) and has paid a license fee to bundle the Viewpoint Broadcast License with Adobe Atmosphere Adobe Atmosphere (abbreviated Atmo) is a 3D computer graphics creation product originally developed by Attitude Software. In November 1999, Adobe Systems purchased the technology. Adobe released its last version of Atmosphere, version 1. . This licensing agreement allows content developers and providers to display Viewpoint Experience Technology (VET) content in Atmosphere worlds at no additional cost to the user. Viewpoint's VET content includes ZoomView(TM) (a serverless "pixels on demand" image transmission technology), Viewpoint hyper-realistic 3D and support for Macromedia(R) Flash(TM) (.SWF See Flash. (filename extension) swf - /S W F/ The filename extension for Adobe Shockwave Flash animated vector graphics files, common on the World-Wide Web. A rarely used alternative expansion is "Small Web Format". ) files. The new trueSpace5 from Caligari adds momentum to Adobe's existing alliances with Viewpoint and Curious Labs This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. , building an ecosystem with Atmosphere Player at its core. "Caligari has a long history in developing direct-manipulation modeling tools for Web 3-D content," said Roman Ormandy, president of Caligari Corp. "trueSpace for Atmosphere will offer developers a powerful modeling tool for building objects and characters for their worlds. These modeled objects will export to the Viewpoint format and display, and interact seamlessly in Atmosphere worlds." "Atmosphere already uses the Viewpoint Media Player  This article is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.Please help recruit one or [ improve this article] yourself. See the talk page for details. as a distribution and browser integration platform, and this agreement cements our commitment with Adobe to proliferate 3D Web technologies and enriching users' experiences," said Sree Kotay, Viewpoint's senior vice president of marketing and chief technologist. "Not requiring a separate Broadcast License for VET content makes it a no-brainer for content developers to export into VET directly from their favorite tools, like Caligari trueSpace, for publishing in Atmosphere worlds." Adobe Atmosphere is a complete system for creating and customizing interactive 3-D communities on the Web. It includes Atmosphere Builder, the 3-D world authoring tool; Atmosphere Player, the Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. plug-in; and the Atmosphere Community Server, which enables real time interaction with other users in a shared 3-D Web environment. Since its public beta release See beta version. in March 2001, Adobe Atmosphere has steadily gained momentum. Virtual 3-D worlds have the potential to radically transform the Web experience in the areas of e-retail, education, entertainment, exploration, and communication as end users explore and communicate in virtual 3-D worlds. About Adobe Systems Incorporated Founded in 1982, Adobe Systems Incorporated (www.adobe.com) builds award-winning software solutions for network publishing, including Web, ePaper, print, video, wireless and broadband applications. Its graphic design, imaging, dynamic media and authoring tools enable customers to create, manage and deliver visually-rich, reliable content. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., Adobe is the second-largest PC software company in the U.S., with annual revenues exceeding $1.2 billion. Adobe, the Adobe logo, and Atmosphere are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and/or other countries. Macromedia and Flash are trademarks or registered trademarks of Macromedia, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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