Real 3D Announces Worldwide RealScan 3D Availability; High-End Image Capture System Provides Complete 3D Scanning Solution.ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 21, 1998--Real 3D today announced the general availability of their award-winning 3D image capture system, RealScan 3D. Real 3D is partnering with leading distributors, dealers and resellers worldwide to provide realistic 3D texture mapped A two-dimensional image of a surface that is used to cover 3D objects. See texture mapping.  Applying a Texture Map A 2D texture map is "draped" over a 3D object to create the required surface. images in a PC desktop environment. RealScan 3D provides users with the ability to quickly and cost effectively create digital content with a sophisticated degree of accuracy. Its applications potential extends through a large range of areas including animation, Web site design and electronic commerce, and archeology. Images can be edited and manipulated on the PC using RealScan 3D's model editing software. The software performs editing capabilities such as cutting, scaling and smoothing and enables object sewing to create 360 degree profiles and large scale models. The resulting high-quality 3D digital model is easily imported into popular application software, such as 3D modeling or animation packages. "We've taken some raw technology and over the past year produced a 3D laser scanning system that is incredibly effective at creating detailed 3D content that previously required tremendous time and skill," said Ralph Nichols, vice president of Real 3D's Create 3D division. "RealScan is an exceptional technology and gives us some unique capabilities for documenting and analyzing rare artifacts artifacts see specimen artifacts. ," said Dr. Nancy de Grummond, chair of the department of classics at Florida State University Florida State University, at Tallahassee; coeducational; chartered 1851, opened 1857. Present name was adopted in 1947. Special research facilities include those in nuclear science and oceanography. (FSU FSU Florida State University FSU Former Soviet Union FSU Ferris State University FSU Fayetteville State University (North Carolina) FSU Frostburg State University FSU Finance Sector Union ). FSU has been testing RealScan 3D in the field of archeology and members of the classics department are currently using RealScan 3D as part of an excavation excavation In archaeology, the exposure, recording, and recovery of buried material remains. The techniques employed vary by the type of site, but all forms of archaeological excavation require great skill and careful preparation. project in Italy this summer. The archeology students will be able to identify objects on the dig, capture accurate images of the artifacts and visually communicate their findings in a three dimensional way. Distributors Real 3D has partnered with leading distributors and resellers to make RealScan 3D widely available. North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. distributors include Blue Skye Interactive (http://www.blueskye.com), Leading Technology Micro (http://www.ltmicro.com), Parallax parallax (pâr`əlăks), any alteration in the relative apparent positions of objects produced by a shift in the position of the observer. In astronomy the term is used for several techniques for determining distance. Solutions (http://www.vogue Vogue leading fashion magazine in France and America. [Fr. and Amer. Culture: Misc.] See : Fashion 3d.com), and Forefront Graphics (http://www.forefront.com) in Canada. Datapath Ltd. is Real 3D's master European reseller An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers. and has established distribution agreements throughout Europe. Distributors are also signed in Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, Korea, and Hong Kong/China. Pricing and Availability List prices for RealScan 3D begin at U.S. $27,500. For additional information on RealScan or to find a RealScan distributor in your area, please visit the Real 3D Web site at http://www.real3d.com. About Real 3D Inc. Headquartered in Orlando, Real 3D is a leading provider of advanced computer graphics technology. Real 3D is jointly owned by Lockheed Martin For the former company, see . Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a leading multinational aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology company formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. (80%) and Intel (20%). Real 3D's technology foundation is based on Lockheed Martin's more than 30 years experience developing advanced combat and space flight simulators A space flight simulator is a system that tries to replicate, or simulate, the experience of space flight in a spacecraft as closely and realistically as possible. The different types of flight simulator range from video games up to full-size cockpit replicas mounted on hydraulic . Lockheed Martin has transferred its intellectual property and patents related to 3-D technology to Real 3D. The company maintains an agreement with Sega Enterprises for the development of arcade graphics chips and boards in addition to co-development work with Intel for desktop and portable PCs. Real 3D's product line includes the StarFighter graphics boards, PRO-1000 high-end image generators, and a 3-D laser scanning system called RealScan 3D. The company also selectively licenses its 3-D graphics technology in a royalty-bearing basis to strategic technology partners. For more information on Real 3D, visit the Web site at http://www.real3d.com. Note to Editors: RealScan 3D is a trademark of Real 3D. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
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