DAZ 3D(TM) Releases Carrara 6 'The Next Dimension in 3D Art'.Version 6 Proves Carrara Will Be in Every 3D Artist's Suite of Tools for Years to Come DRAPER, Utah Draper is a city in Salt Lake County and Utah County, Utah, United States, located about 20 miles south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. Between 1990 and 2000 Draper was Utah's fastest-growing city over 5,000 people (as of 2000). -- DAZ 3D DAZ 3D Inc. (formerly DAZ Productions, commonly referred to simply as "DAZ") is a developer and broker of 3D graphics software and content. DAZ is most known for its popular line of articulated 3D figures and the large, enthusiastic community that has developed around them. , Inc., a leading developer of professional quality 3D models and software, announced today the release Carrara 6, the latest version of their popular 3D modeling, animation, and rendering application. Version 6 allows users to choose from an unprecedented array of tools while exploring new dimensions in 3D creation. Carrara 6 provides 3D figure posing and animation, modeling, environment creation, and rendering tools within a single application. Robust, advanced, and easy to use, Carrara 6 is recognized as the complete, all-in-one 3D solution for digital content creators in many industries including magazine, comic book comic book Bound collection of comic strips, usually in chronological sequence, typically telling a single story or a series of different stories. The first true comic books were marketed in 1933 as giveaway advertising premiums. , newspaper, TV and film, and more. "I think that users will be amazed a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. when they see what Carrara 6 will do for them," stated Chris Creek, executive vice-president of DAZ 3D, Inc. "Now that the entire DAZ 3D library of content is compatible with Carrara's advanced features, 3D artists everywhere will discover a whole new dimension of possibilities." Historically, Carrara has been known for its broad set of 3D tools including modeling, rigging, animating, terrain-building, and rendering. With the aforementioned addition of the full support for its huge content library, as well as other major features, DAZ 3D believes Carrara 6 is taking a quantum leap quantum leap n. An abrupt change or step, especially in method, information, or knowledge: "War was going to take a quantum leap; it would never be the same" Garry Wills. forward from its previous versions. "Carrara 6 fills what has been a long-time void in the 3D industry," says Dan Farr, president of DAZ 3D, Inc. "Never before has there existed a single solution for realistic figure posing and animation combined with modeling, terrain-building, physics, and advanced rendering that was readily compatible with such a large array of 3D assets." The extensive support for DAZ 3D content includes handling of morph morph 1 n. An allomorph. [From morpheme.] morph 2 n. targets, the conversion of Surface Materials and Rigging, as well as support for Enhanced Remote Control (ERC (database) ERC - An extended entity-relationship model. ), which allows users control over multiple translation and transform dials simultaneously. Notable upgrades include Non-linear Animation, giving users the ability to create clips of animation that can be reused and combined on multiple tracks of animation; Dynamic Hair that allows artists to style, cut, and brush the hair; Displacement Modeling where the user can paint detail on a model using free-form brush tools; Symmetrical Modeling that allows content creators to edit both sides of a symmetrical object at the same time using a variety of editing tools; and In-Scattering of light, which when combined with the new Ocean primitive provides incredibly real water surface and wave simulation. Pricing and Availability Carrara 6 Pro is available for sale on the DAZ 3D website with a special introductory discount being offered to customers. Carrara 6 Pro has an MSRP MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price MSRP Message Session Relay Protocol MSRP Multi-Species Recovery Plan (US Fish & Wildlife Service) MSRP Member of the Society for Radiological Protection (UK) of $549. The standard edition of Carrara 6, soon to be released, will have a MSRP of $249. About DAZ 3D((TM)) Founded in 2000, DAZ 3D, Inc, a privately-held company located in Draper, Utah, is a market leader in 3D software and digital content creation The development of newsworthy, educational and entertainment material for distribution over the Internet or other electronic media. See DAMS. . The company's model library is renowned for its high-quality 3D content at the industry's most competitive prices. DAZ 3D also develops powerful software applications that support its content, including Bryce([R]), a 3D environment and animation package; Carrara[TM], a complete 3D modeling, animation and rendering solution; DAZ Studio DAZ Studio is a software application released by DAZ 3D Inc. It is compatible with most files intended for use in the Poser human animation application. It is available free of charge (registration required). Version 1.0 was released in Fall 2005. Version 1.7.1. [TM], a free 3D digital art creation tool; Hexagon[TM], polygonal modeling In 3D computer graphics, polygonal modeling is an approach for modeling objects by representing or approximating their surfaces using polygons. Polygonal modeling is well suited to scanline rendering and is therefore the method of choice for real-time computer graphics. software for the creation of 'ready-to-render' 3D models; and Mimic[TM], a lip-synching application. For more information, visit www.DAZ3D.com. (c) 2007 DAZ 3D, Inc. All rights reserved. DAZ and the DAZ 3D logo is a Registered Trademark of DAZ Productions, Inc. All other brand names, product names, service marks or trademarks belong to their respective holders. |
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