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- Subject: TECH: Filmodels(tm)
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- Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 21:15:00 GMT
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- CADONMAC ANNOUNCES WORLD'S FIRST "FILMODEL(tm)" SERVICE
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- Cadonmac, the UK consultancy for computer-aided-design and virtual
- reality, has announced a new and unique service for estate agents,
- property-developers and others seeking to market or visualise flats,
- houses, offices and developments.
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- Developed with authoring software from Virtus Corporation,
- "filmodels(tm)" are stand-alone file/programs that are "films" in that
- they allow users to play back a pre-recorded walkthrough of the space,
- and fully-fledged 3D models that can be explored in real-time without
- the need for any additional software. They also include a credits
- screen in which the property owner or agent can provide information or
- advertising. Typical file sizes are 400K, so two or more filmodels can
- comfortably fit on a high density disc without compression.
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- "We think filmodels will introduce a whole new method by which people
- conduct the selling or letting of property", says John Tan, marketing
- director at Cadonmac. "The fact that filmodels are so modest in size,
- play themselves on any Mac and allow the user to explore the spaces at
- their leisure will greatly simplify the process of pre-viewing. They
- inform the prospective buyer or tenant in a way that photographs and
- floorplans cannot, and in many cases eliminate the need to travel to
- and from properties to get a feel for the space. This is of
- particularly useful, of course, in the evaluation of properties in
- remote areas or in other countries."
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- Filmodels can also be of use to corporate facilities planners, film
- and theatre directors, and to public institutions as a complement to
- plan guides for visitors.
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- Typical prices for filmodels start from =L120 including VAT and
- disbursements. Where required, furniture & fittings can be added to
- the model. Turnaround for typical projects is two days from receipt
- of order. International orders are welcome.
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- For further information, sample filmodels, and/or order forms contact
- Jonathan Stoppi or Mark Stephens at:
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- Cadonmac
- 665 Finchley Road
- London NW2 2HN
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- Tel. (+44)-71-723.0294
- Fax (+44)-71-433.1808
- Applelink: CADONMAC.UK
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