Turbo Squid Releases Turbo Toolkit At SIGGRAPH 2003; Set includes eight premium Discreet Certified 3ds max Plug-ins for US$1695.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SIGGRAPH (Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics, www.siggraph.org) The arm of the ACM that specializes in computer graphics and interactive techniques. Providing publications, workshops and conferences, it has served technicians and researchers as well as the artist and business community 2003 SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 28, 2003 Turbo Squid, the exclusive publisher and worldwide distributor of the Discreet(R) Certified 3ds max(R) Plug-in Program, today announced the release of Turbo Toolkit, a suite of eight premium Discreet(R) Certified 3ds max Plug-ins in a single product. When purchased separately the products sell for nearly $4000 US. The Turbo Toolkit is being offered for $1695 US until Aug. 31, 2003. "To celebrate Turbo Squid's third anniversary, we wanted to offer our customers a unique opportunity", said Dan Lion, VP of Sales and Marketing at Turbo Squid. "The Turbo Toolkit is just that - eight premium tools for a fraction of their individual prices." The Turbo Toolkit includes the following Discreet 3ds max Certified Plug-ins: finalRender, Stage-1, from cebas Computer GmbH finalRender stage-1 is a revolutionary new 64-bit ready rendering solution with unlimited network rendering, 10 CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. distributed rendering, global illumination Global illumination algorithms used in 3D computer graphics are commonly used to add realistic lighting to 3D scenes. Such algorithms take into account not only the light which comes directly from a light source (direct illumination , true 3d motion blur, Sub-Surface Scattering, and nine camera types to name just a few of the many features. AfterBurn3, from Sitni Sati This is the de facto standard Hardware or software that is widely used, but not endorsed by a standards organization. Contrast with de jure standard. de facto standard - A widespread consensus on a particular product or protocol which has not been ratified by any official standards body, such as ISO, particle effects solution that enables rendering of realistic effects ranging from clouds, pyroclastic py·ro·clas·tic adj. Composed chiefly of rock fragments of volcanic origin. pyroclastic Composed chiefly of rock fragments of explosive origin, especially those associated with explosive volcanic smoke, dust, and explosions, to liquid metals, water and various procedurally defined "solid" objects. DreamScape dream·scape n. A dreamlike scene or picture having surreal qualities. [dream + (land)scape.] 2, from Sitni Sati DreamScape 2.0 is a tightly integrated suite of modeling and animation tools for building complete environments including mountainous landscapes, realistic skies, and bodies of water. HumanIK from Kaydara From the folks who brought you MOTIONBUILDER comes this amazing 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. set of 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 rigging tools. Drag out a fully rigged skeleton with ease and make your characters walk, run, and jump in minutes. Transfer motion capture files and re-target motions from one character to another in seconds. Kaldera, from Mankua Kaldera is a plug-in that lets users render full scene information into special texture maps based on an object's appearance and relationship between itself and other objects in the scene. These texture maps are then "baked" into the object; that is, they become part of the object via mapping, and can be used to display the textured object rapidly on Direct3D devices such as graphics display cards or game engines. ACT 1.6 PRO, from cgCharacter ACT is the world's finest World's Finest may refer to:
finalToon, from cebas Computer GmbH finalToon doubles as both a cartoon renderer and a technical illustrator. This true line renderer is packed with features and line types that deliver anti-aliased quality with unparalleled speed. Texture Layers, from Mankua Texture Layers is a mapping and texturing suite composed of two different 3ds max plug-ins. One is an "all-in-one" UVW UVW Unloaded Vehicle Weight UVW UltraViolent Wrestling (computer simulated wrestling league) UVW Texture Coordinate System in 3D Environments (modeling) Mapping layering tool and the other is a powerful Compositor Map material for material blending between mapping layers. Pricing and availability Turbo Toolkit has a promotional suggested retail price (SRP SRP - A data link layer protocol. ) in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. of US $1695 until Aug. 31, 2003. Turbo Toolkit is available from Turbo Squid at http://www.turbosquid.com/dcpstore, from Discreet at http://www.discreet.com/products/3dsmax/dcp, or from authorized Resellers around the world. For a Reseller near you, contact sales@turbosquid.com. Discreet Certified 3ds max Plug-in Program Working together, Discreet and Turbo Squid are carefully selecting third party solutions that bring compelling value to 3ds max artists. These plug-ins are subjected to stringent testing procedures defined by Discreet to ensure each plug-in works well with 3ds max software and other Discreet Certified 3ds max Plug-ins. Discreet Certified 3ds max Plug-ins are backed up by an online support system implemented by Turbo Squid including developer-moderated forums, FAQs, tutorials, demos, and the latest product information for Discreet 3ds max artists. For more information on Discreet Certified 3ds max Plug-ins visit: http://www.turbosquid.com. About Turbo Squid Founded in January 2000, Turbo Squid is dedicated to the management and distribution of digital assets and other relevant content for 3D and 2D designers and creative professionals. Turbo Squid provides a worldwide market for digital assets by enabling individual and corporate users to list, promote and sell their content to users around the world. Turbo Squid is 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. with financial backing from Advantage Capital Partners, The Eastman Kodak Company and Intel Capital. More information can be found at the company's web site http://www.turbosquid.com. About Discreet Discreet empowers media professionals to realize the visual experience and transform their most evocative and ambitious visions into reality. Discreet's award-winning solutions are designed for digital media creation, management and delivery--across all disciplines from film and television visual effects, color grading Color grading is the process of altering and enhancing the color of a motion picture or television image, either electronically, photo-chemically or digitally. The photo-chemical process is also referred to as color timing and editing to animation, game development, web/interactive, and design visualization. Discreet is based in Montreal, Quebec and is a division of Autodesk, Inc, the world's leading design and digital media creation, management, and distribution company. Product and corporate information: http://www.discreet.com. Discreet is a division of Autodesk, Inc. Autodesk, Discreet and 3ds max are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk Inc./Autodesk Canada Inc., in the USA and/or other countries. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders. (C)Copyright 2003 Autodesk, Inc. All rights reserved. |
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