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Name | Price | Rating | Comment | Win 95 | Win 3.1 | From | Tel no | Issue | Page | Additional comments, notes | |
3D Animation and imaging | |||||||||||
3D Studio Max | £2,695 | llllmm | Supremely powerful 3D modelling, rendering and animation. | NEEDS NT | Autodesk | 01483 303322 | 22 | 170 | |||
Extreme 3D | £549 | lllmmm | Reasonably powerful but lacks many features of its rivals. | Y | Y | Computers Unlimited | 0181 200 8282 | 20 | 144 | ||
Instant 3D | £49 | llllmm | Basic 3D programme for simple presentations and documents. | Y | N | Visual Software | 0151 933 8772 | 17 | 129 | ||
Kai's Power Tools 2 | £129 | lllllm | Niche product for serious users of Photoshop and equivalents. | Y | Principal | 01706 832000 | 2 | 182 | |||
Kai's Power Tools 3 | £129 | llllmm | Real creative power, though the interface tends to get in the way. | Y | N | Principal | 01706 832000 | 18 | 108 | ||
Lightwave 4 | £695 | lllllm | A professional product. First choice for complex effects. | Y | Y | DPS | 12052 718300 | 11 | 140 | recommended | |
Poser | £149 | llllmm | A powerful human modelling tool with infinite poses. | Y | N | Computers Unlimited | 0181 200 8282 | 21 | 144 | ||
Ray Dream Designer 3 | £275 | lllllm | Powerful, easy to use and excellent value for money. | Y | Principal | 01706 832000 | 5 | 164 | recommended | ||
Ray Dream Studio | £200 | llllmm | Impressive and powerful though slow. | Y | Y | Windowline | 0181 401 1177 | 17 | 150 | ||
Realimation | £199 | lllllm | Fully featured, easy to use and with a great manual. | Y | N | Datapath | 01332 294441 | 20 | 140 | recommended | |
Trispectives | £299 | llllmm | Well integrate and comprehensive 3D modelling, illustration and animation. | Y | N | Ingram Micros | 01908 260422 | 19 | 140 | ||
Truespace 2 | £595 | lllllm | Super powerful 3D modelling, rendering and animation. | Y | Roderick Manhattan | 0181 875 4444 | 12 | 162 | recommended | ||
Truespace | £595 | lllllm | Superb animation interface, tempting for novices and professionals. | Y | Roderick Manhattan | 0181 875 4444 | 2 | 177 | recommended |
Last Update: 15/10/96
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