DAZ Prods. Inc. has launched DAZ Studio, a free, feature-rich 3D animation software package that puts a complete virtual photo and motion picture studio at your fingertips. With pre-configured 3D scenes, poseable characters, animals, environments, clothing and accessories, DAZ Studio is the easiest way to quickly create high-quality digital images and animation for games, multimedia, illustration and photography applications.
DAZ Studio is designed to unleash the artist within all of us, whether you are a mom, a child, a teacher or a professional photographer, said Dan Farr, president of DAZ Prods. With the free DAZ Studio software, 3D becomes easy, fun and accessible to everyone. DAZ Studio allows both artists and amateurs to quickly load and render a preconfigured scene or create their own custom designs, and produce beautiful images instantly without time or cost commitments.
With DAZ Studio, users can work with virtual objects to create images of any genre, ranging from fantasy to contemporary. Parents can use DAZ Studio to complete scrapbooks with 3D art and backgrounds; book designers can design vivid cover images; and filmmakers can develop compelling storyboards during pre-production.
Though I'm far from being a real artist, DAZ Studio helps me put the images I have in my mind into a visual medium, and Im having lots of fun, said customer Louvette Escuadro.
DAZ Studio boasts many robust features, including a full-color OpenGL Preview, the powerful 3Delight Render Engine (compliant with Pixars RenderMan) and Fast-Time Rendering via the users video card hardware. DAZ Studio comes with three complete 3D content scenes that are ready to be loaded and rendered into fantastic art at the push of a button. With its powerful content management system, DAZ Studio makes it easy to create, organize and access virtual scenes, objects and images. DAZ Studio also features comprehensive Poser animation and content import functionality, which allows users to load and modify their favorite content created in Poser. To see a complete detailed list of DAZ Studios features, please visit http://studio.daz3d.com/1_0features.php.
DAZ Studio is available on Windows 98 SE or higher and Mac OSX 10.3 or higher. DAZ Studio comes with three pre-configured 3D scenes, including the popular Victoria model created by DAZ, an extensive user manual and easy-to-follow tutorials for getting started. To obtain a free copy of DAZ Studio, users must register for a free account on the DAZ website and agree to participate in the companys unique Tell-Ware program, which stipulates that each DAZ Studio user must share information about DAZ Studio and/or the DAZ website with at least two friends.
Founded in 2000, DAZ Prods. Inc. (www.daz3d.com) located in Draper, Utah, is a market leader in 3D software and digital content creation. The companys model library is renowned for containing high-quality 3D content at the industrys most competitive prices. DAZ also develops powerful software applications that support its content, including Mimic, a lip-synching application, and Bryce, a 3D environment package.
Bill Desowitz, former editor of VFXWorld, is currently the Crafts Editor of IndieWire.
