e-on software announced the immediate availability of Vue 5 Easel, the new entry level version of its award winning Vue product line. Vue 5 Easel will be retailing at $99 for physical products and $89 for electronic download versions with an introductory price tag of $79. At the same time, e-on software also announces an aggressive price drop on the Esprit product line for a limited period of time.
e-on software provides a line of Vue products for home users (Vue 5 Easel, Esprit and Pro Studio) as well as a set of high-end solutions designed for the professional CG market (Vue 5 Infinite, Ozone and integrated rendering solutions). Vue 5 Easel is specifically designed for digital artists and hobbyists looking for a simple introduction to 3D.
"Based on the original paradigm of load, set and render, Vue 5 Easel constitutes an ideal introduction to the world of 3D. Vue 5 Easel is fun to learn and easy to use! It's also capable of professional quality results," said Nicholas Phelps, president of e-on software.
Vue 5 Easel is the only application under $100 that carries Global Illumination. Thanks to an even easier to use version of EasyGI (Vue 5 Esprit Global Illumination technique), the application takes care of all the obscure illumination parameters.
Vue 5 Easel features included: * Global Illumination, realistic atmosphere model, lens flares...* 22 preset decors* 52 ultra realistic SolidGrowth vegetation species* More than 320 material presets* More than 125 preset atmospheres* High quality rendering at up to 5 MegaPixels* Easy editing of materials* True Metablob organic modeling from all Vue Boolean primitives* Static Poser 4, 5 and 6 import* Camera animation using Dynamic Motion Reaction technology* Compatible with Cornucopia3D interactive content management technology.
A complete feature list is available at: www.e-onsoftware.com/products/vue5easel/index.php?Page=4.
Vue 5 Easel is available for the Macintosh OS X and Windows 2000 as a download version. Vue 5 Easel is initially available in English and Japanese. German and French versions will follow. Physical products will be added in the store shortly, retailing at $99. Vue dEsprit 4 owners can upgrade to Vue 5 easel at $49 and $59, respectively.
More details available at: www.e-onsoftware.com/products/vue5easel.
e-on software (www.e-onsoftware.com), based in Beaverton, Oregon, is a leading developer of solutions for the creation, animation, rendering and integration of natural 3D environments. With products specifically targeted for the different market segments, e-on software provides solutions adapted to every project and budget. Its award winning Vue product line is used worldwide by the architecture, game, science, education and entertainment industries.
Bill Desowitz, former editor of VFXWorld, is currently the Crafts Editor of IndieWire.
