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Amorphium


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[pc
and mac] Amorphium
is like working with an organic substance like
clay. Using tools to deform and manipulate the
model, and brushes to paint and texture it,
Amorphium feels like a 2D painting program on
steroids. |
System
Requirements

PC

Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP
Pentium Celeron 333 or better
128MB RAM
150MB Hard Drive Space
16MB Graphics Card
QuickTime 4.0 or later
Mac

MacOS 9/X
Macintosh G3 233 or better
128MB RAM
150MB Hard Drive Space
16MB Graphics Card
Display of 800X600
Detailed
Description

Manufacturer's Description

Amorphium
Pro combines conventional modeling with the ability
to create 3-D objects using real-time 2-D brushes
and design tools. If you're familiar with 2-D image
programs like Adobe Photoshop, then you'll be able
to create professional 3-D graphics in no time.
Amorphium Pro eliminates painstaking wireframe editing
and the horrific learning curve associated with
traditional 3-D programs. You can even use a pressure-sensitive
graphics tablet to sculpt and paint your objects.
Create an entire 3-D scene or add graphical elements
to print designs, Web sites, or multimedia projects.
In addition to exporting animated GIFs and QuickTime
movies, Amorphium Pro is a breakthrough for creating
vector-based 3-D graphics and animations in Macromedia's
Flash (SWF) format. Create dynamic 3-D text, logos,
characters, buttons, banners, interfaces, or import
libraries. You can even extrude EPS graphics into
true 3-D shapes. Amorphium Pro exports optimizedSWF
graphics with realistic shadows, specular highlights,
cartoon shadings, gradient fills, wireframes, variable
outlines, and more.
While Amorphium Pro may be intuitive, its depth
of real-time creation tools makes it one of the
most powerful 3-D applications in the world. In
fact, Amorphium's 3-D tools were used to create
imagery for some of Hollywood's biggest productions.
Whether you're creating from scratch or importing
existing objects, Amorphium Pro's real-time modeling,
detailing, morphing, and optimizing tools can make
your 3-D models more realistic and literally save
hours of valuable time.
Amorphium 3 Feature List

All PC code
rewritten for better compatibility with the Windows
operating system
Subdivision
Surface modeling tool set
A large, sophisticated
set of modeling tools for accurate sculpting
Animations can
be previewed
Background images
can be animated
Animated texture
maps supported
Modeling windows
support background template images
Grid available
in modeling windows
Grid snapping
supported
OS X is supported
New Magnet brush
tool for more painterly sculpting
Three new procedural
shaders added
New BioSphere
delete tool
Keyframe system
improved
Manuals accessible
throughout the application
Reference and
Tutorial manuals rewritten and now total 500 pages
AbleStable®
Review

Amorphium
is not only among the most intuitive 3D modelling
applications out there, it's great value for money.
Amorphium comes as a Windows/Mac Hybred CD with
a 500 page manual. This is unusual nowadays as so
many manufacturers like Macromedia will charge you
twice for the pleasure of obtaining their software
for different platforms.
If you're a designer who is unfamiliar with 3D modelling
you may have tried out a few 3D applications out
of curiosity only to be discouraged by the unwieldy
user interfaces, and the almost superhuman learning
curve necessary to achieve even the most simple
of tasks. Amorphium broke the trend and brought
3D modelling within the grasp of anyone who had
the good fortune to use it. Even my five year old
son enjoys using Amorphium and this speaks volumes
for the quality and elegance of the software.
Amorphium is like working with an organic substance
like clay. Using tools to deform and manipulate
the model, and brushes to paint and texture it,
Amorphium feels like a 2D painting program on steroids.
You can dive straight in and get your hands dirty
as soon as you fire the program up for the first
time, and what's more you'll produce results that
are surprisingly impressive.
If you've never used a 3D package before, Amorphium
should be your choice. It's great fun to pull,
punch,
twist and turn the 3D model in such an intuitive
way, especially when the rendering is outstanding
and the tool-set superb. Add to that the great
support
in outputting for the Flash format, and Amorphium
is a very tough 3D package to beat.

Review by Mike de Sousa, Director, AbleStable®
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