Once the exclusive domain of a few specialized firms, computer animation is now commonplace. Several Macintosh packages generate interesting 3-D images, but for 3-D animation, no software engenders more rave reviews than the Electric Image Animation System.
Electric Image's programmers have optimized their code for the Mac - it renders several times faster than other Mac 3-D programs and is extremely stable. Many animators consider it the only Mac package upon which you can truly base a computer-based animation business. Some go so far as to say that, depending on the image, Electric Image on a Quadra 950 cooks faster than RenderMan on a Silicon Graphics Indigo workstation.
Electric Image includes powerful implementations of texture mapping, transparency effects, environment mapping, shadow casting, unlimited light sources, and many other features. It is an expensive program designed for professionals that clearly competes with workstation solutions. When I hear complaints that it's too expensive, I grin and hope that all my competitors feel that way.
Electric Image Animation System: $7,495, Electric Image: +1 (818) 577 1627.
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