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 Turbo Squid announces upgrade to cebas' fR Stage-1 Posted by: amigo
Source: Press Release
Date: Tue Oct 14 2003
New Orleans, LA - October 14, 2003 - Turbo Squid, the world's fastest growing online digital marketplace, today announced the release of Service Pack 1 (SP1) for finalRender Stage-1, a Discreet� Certified 3ds max� Plug-in.
SP1 is a free download and provides the following to finalRender Stage-1 users:
� Completely re-designed Distributed Rendering system which gives the user additional control over their render nodes and can handle large scenes far more efficiently.
� Adds a new fR-Matte/Shadow material type to give users the ability to do special compositing effects with Stage-1 output.
� Provides Level of Detail controls to the fR-Image Global Illumination engine to let users control the density of the GI solution based on distance within their scene. The result is that large vistas can render significantly faster as fewer GI samples are taken for objects in the far distance.
� Users can now click in the rendering window when rendering with Stage-1 and tell the renderer which bucket should be rendered next.
� General speed and performance enhancements and fixes.
� Fully compatible with Discreet's 3ds max 6, as well as 3ds max 4, 5 and Viz 4.
All registered users of finalRender Stage-1 will receive an email instructing them how to obtain the service pack. Other users may contact [email protected] for information.
Edwin Braun, Founder and President of cebas, GmbH worked with Turbo Squid and Discreet to deliver SP1. "SP1 provided us with an opportunity to go beyond normal V1.0 bug fixing," noted Braun. "We took this opportunity to really enhance the product. Global Illumination has evolved to significantly increase quality and speed, with control over the LOD. The Distributed Rendering system was completely re-designed and fully supports 3ds max 6."
"This new service pack for Stage-1 demonstrates one of the many benefits of The Discreet Certified 3ds max Plug-in Program," said Chris Ford, Product Line Manager of Animation Products at Discreet. "This service pack offers finalRender Stage-1 customers the ability to be immediately compatible with 3ds max 6 upon release. It also shows that the DCP developers are listening to suggestions in the DCP forums and adding functionality based on users' requests."
"The cebas team has really outdone themselves with this service pack," stated Beau Perschall, Vice President of Publishing at Turbo Squid. "After such a successful initial release, other developers might have taken a break. But cebas decided to listen to their users, who are very vocal about what they wanted, and immediately set about expanding their technology. They went to great lengths to provide many requested enhancements to finalRender Stage-1, and I feel have further strengthened a very robust product."
finalRender Stage-1 also includes the following features:
True 3D Motion Blur
The development of a true 3D motion blur tool was driven by the passion of artists around the world. The solution to this is stage-1's highly accurate motion blur tool that allows definition of moving elements while retaining foreground and background details.
Dispersion
The ability to refract light based on the material's structure offers stage-1 users creative control over light in objects.
Multiple Cameras
Stage-1 offers nine cameras, including InsectEye, Architectural, Cylinder, Distortion, Fisheye, Panoramic, Spherical, UltraWide, and Window.
Distributed Rendering
True distributed rendering, including Global Illumination, is part of Stage-1. This is a unique approach to taking advantage of massive parallel rendering technology, giving you lightning fast results with the highest quality.
True 3D Micro Triangle Displacement
Stage-1 includes this advanced rendering method to give users the ability to create more surface detail for their models by generating and displacing extra triangles for geometry only at render.
Hyper-GI
This unique approach to global illumination is based on a sophisticated hybrid energy distribution model that can handle both animated objects and lights (or both of them together) while giving the user full control and speed.
Sub Surface Scattering
Stage-1 offers an enhanced volumetric light scattering algorithm that allows light to be scattered to create volume glow and halo effects like those from diffuse illumination.
finalToon
finalToon, the standalone product that is actually two products in one, is included in Stage-1 at no additional cost! Besides being a top selling 2D cartoon renderer, finalToon is also a feature rich technical illustrator.
Future Proof
Stage-1 is optimized for Intel� P4 HT code, and is 64 bit ready. FinalRender Stage-1 is also a Discreet Certified 3ds max Plug-in-designed for seamless integration with 3ds max from Discreet and other Discreet Certified 3ds max Plug-ins.
Comprehensive Package
finalRender Stage-1 was designed from the ground up based on the benefits that users requested most and includes features such as:
� True Caustic Light Rendering with extended Energy Control
� Fast Area Shadows
� Realtime Volume Light Rendering
� True Geometry Based Direct and Indirect Light Sources
� Energy Based "Light Particle" Rendering System
� First Renderer with fully Licensed "Zauner Shader" Technology
� Energy Based "Light Particle" Rendering System
� AI based "On Demand" Loading/Unloading of Geometry
� Intelligent and Automatic Raytracing Acceleration through AI-3D Space Segmentation
� True 3D UltraBlur(tm) Algorithm for fast Blurry Renderings
Pricing and availability
finalRender Stage-1 has a suggested retail price (SRP) US $795. Stage-1 is available from Turbo Squid at 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 [email protected].
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: 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 global market for digital assets by enabling individual and corporate users to list, promote and sell their content to users around the world. In 2003 Turbo Squid was named as the exclusive publisher and worldwide distributor for the Discreet Certified 3ds max Plug-in Program. Turbo Squid is a privately held company 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 www.turbosquid.com.
About Discreet
Discreet empowers moving media professionals to realize the visual experience, transforming their most evocative and ambitious visions into reality. Its range of award-winning systems and software is developed for digital media creation, management and delivery-across all disciplines from visual effects and editing to animation, game development, web/interactive design, 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 is located on the Internet at www.discreet.com.
About cebas Computer GmbH
cebas Computer GmbH is a German developer of advanced 3D software for 3ds max and other 3D applications, based near Heidelberg. With 14 years of experience in software development for the 3D market, cebas has become renowned for its quality and unique software products serving graphics and animation studios around the world. More info is available at www.cebas.com.
Related Links: Turbo Squid website
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