DAZ 3D Announces a Streamlined, Economical Version of Carrara.Explore the World of 3D Art with the Expansive Carrara 3D Express Tool Set 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. , a leading developer of professional quality 3D models and software, has announced the release of Carrara 3D Express. This streamlined version of the popular Carrara product comes at just a fraction of the cost of its standard and Pro versions. Carrara 3D Express gives 3D novices a great overview of the software, introducing them to creation of 3D portraits, animations, and landscape art. "Carrara 3D Express gives users a taste of everything 3D has to offer with its extensive feature set," said Dan Farr, president of DAZ 3D. "Its easy interface and ready-to-use presets make this package an easy choice for those wanting to give 3D art a try." With Carrara 3D Express, users can build their own models and create natural environments, gain access to DAZ 3D's catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. of thousands of ready-to-use 3D models and accessories, and render professional-quality imagery. This software benefits from the research and development poured into Carrara's advanced environment, animation, modeling, and rendering tools, delivering sophisticated results at a price point attractive to everyone. "Once you have you have your characters and props prop 1 n. 1. An object placed beneath or against a structure to keep it from falling or shaking; a support. 2. One that serves as a means of support or assistance. tr.v. created or placed as you like, you can create environments within the very same tool," said Chris Creek, executive vice president of DAZ 3D. "For example, with the landscape wizard, you can create any natural surrounding you'd like -- mountains, rivers, skies, plants, oceans -- you name it, you can do it in Carrara 3D Express." Carrara 3D Express is compatible with all the latest Carrara Pro plug-ins for extended capabilities and performance, and it's upgradeable to Carrara Pro when users are ready for that next step. Features include: support for all DAZ 3D content, scene and landscape wizards, realistic skies, plant modeler, terrain modeler, 3D text modeler, and an advanced rendering engine. In addition, any scene or content created in Carrara 6 Pro can be imported into Carrara 3D Express and rendered, even if it makes use of features not available in Carrara 3D Express. Pricing and Availability The standard edition of Carrara 3D Express 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 $89.95, and is available to Platinum Club members for a limited time at just $19.52. About DAZ 3D(TM) Founded in 2000, DAZ Productions, Inc., a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. 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 Productions, 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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