Curious Labs to Ship `Poser Pro Pack' in January.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SANTA CRUZ Santa Cruz, city, United States Santa Cruz (săn`tə kr  z), city (1990 pop. 49,040), seat of Santa Cruz co., W Calif., on the north shore of Monterey Bay; inc. 1866. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 19, 2000
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. , Inc. announces a mid-January 2001 release of the Poser(R) Pro Pack -- essential tools for the Poser professional. Pro Pack is a collection of advanced new features, functional enhancements and third party application integration plug-ins for use with Poser 4 -- the premier 3D character animation Character animation is a specialized process of the animation process, concerning the animation of one or more characters featured in an animated work. It is usually as one aspect of a larger production, and often to complement voice acting. and figure design tool. Pro Pack, which requires Poser 4, expands Poser's production capabilities and enables Web developers, animators Famous animators no longer living
Pro Pack users will be able to host complete Poser 4 scene files including animated 3D characters via the included plug-ins for Newtek's LightWave(TM) and Discreet's 3D Studio MAX(R) -- two highly acclaimed professional 3D applications. Web designers can also use the Pro Pack to add animated character content created in Poser to Web sites and other interactive projects by exporting to 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. for 3D and Macromedia FLASH(TM) for 2D. Additional functionality includes 2D motion blur, multiple camera view panes, animated material parameters, compressed content and library files, and Python Python, in Greek mythology Python, in Greek mythology, a huge serpent. In some myths the infant Apollo slew Python at the oracle of Gaea in Delphi; in others Apollo killed the serpent in order to claim the oracle for himself. scripting support. "Curious Labs has been committed to Poser since day one, and that focus has driven us to transform Poser into a true, production capable 3D character animation tool. We've heard from our advanced users and the Pro Pack reflects their comments. They want animated 2D and 3D Web content, better integration with their other tools, a streamlined workflow for setting up new characters, scripting controls to customize the tool, motion blur and some basic tweaks to the way they work inside Poser. That's what the Pro Pack is about," says Steve Cooper, president of Curious Labs, Inc. Due to its affordable price, powerful capabilities, rich content, and ease-of-use, Poser 4 has become an extremely popular creativity tool and has brought 3D character animation to the desktop. With its deep libraries of ready-to-use 3D characters and easily mastered interface, creating character animation content is well within the reach of Web developers, illustrators, designers and film/video producers. Poser Pro Pack will cost US $149 and will be available to owners of versions 4 through 4.0.3 of Poser -- all Pro Pack customers using versions 1, 2 and 3 of Poser will be required to upgrade to version 4.0.3, additionally priced at US $99. Pro Pack is available for both Windows and Macintosh. Ordering and retail information for the Poser Pro Pack is available at www.curiouslabs.com. About Curious Labs, Inc. Curious Labs, Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of egi.sys AG, designs, develops, and publishes software tools such as Poser, which focus on 3D human and character visualization for artists, designers, and web developers. The company is located in Santa Cruz, California Santa Cruz is the county seat and largest city of Santa Cruz County, California, United States. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, Santa Cruz had a total population of 54,593. . For more information, go to www.curiouslabs.com. egi.sys AG egi.sys AG, designs and develops tools, technologies, databases, and solutions that utilize 3D animated models and motion data, integrate within popular applications such as Microsoft Office Microsoft's primary desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Depending on the package, it includes some combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook along with various Internet and other utilities. , and can be delivered via the Internet. The company was founded by an independent research group from the University of Tubingen, Germany. For more information, go to www.egisys.de or www.egisys.com. Note to Editors: Poser is a registered trademark of Curious Labs, Inc. and egi.sys AG. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation (company) Microsoft Corporation - The biggest supplier of operating systems and other software for IBM PC compatibles. Software products include MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Microsoft Access, LAN Manager, MS Client, SQL Server, Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC), MS Mail, . Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. All other products, fonts, company names and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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