3ds max 7 was engineered to accelerate both application and facility pipeline workflows, increasing studio productivity while providing intuitive artist-friendly tools to a user base of 280,000 customers. This release includes significant new features that expand the toolset of 3ds max 6, offering animators one of the most complete and sophisticated 3D toolsets in the world.
Feature Highlights
‧Normal mapping: This revolutionary workflow developed for gaming adds extreme detail to low-polygon models with high-resolution maps. With complete rendering support this industry first allows normal mapping to bring great time-saving benefits to film production and cinematic visualizations.
‧Edit Poly: Significantly increases the rapidity and ease at which complex polygonal surfaces can be created, modified and then animated - improving the creative process.
‧character studio: Key to 3ds max 7 is the complete integration of character studioR as a standard component. Previously offered only as a plug-in, this advanced character animation functionality now gives all animators the power and flexibility to rig and animate high-quality characters and create crowd simulations with the ease and efficiency customers have come to expect of Discreet solutions.
PlayStation®Portable (PSP™),three-dimensional -CG games incorporating high-quality, full-motion video similar to PlayStationR2 can be played anytime, anywhere with PSP. PSP is scheduled to be launched in Japan in the end of 2004, followed by the North American and European launches in the spring of 2005.
PSP comes in a black color, with a 16:9 widescreen TFT LCD centered in a sleek ergonomic design with a high-quality finish that fits comfortably in the hands. The dimensions are 170mm x 74mm x 23mm with a weight of 260g. PSP features a high-quality TFT LCD that displays full color (16.77 million colors) on a 480 x 272 pixel high-resolution screen. It also comes complete with the basic functions of a portable player such as built-in stereo speakers, exterior headphone connector, brightness control and sound mode selection. Keys and controls inherit the same operability of PlayStationR and PlayStation 2, familiar to fans all over the world.
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 with AGP8X-Based Graphics Card ( OEM version )
Provided by Jadason Technology Ltd.
The award-winning NVIDIA Quadro NVS series is the corporate choice for multi-display graphics. Combining industry-leading hardware and software, the NVIDIA Quadro NVS series features single-, dual-, and quad-display graphics products that deliver unprecedented performance and stability.
The NVIDIA QuadroR NVS 280 with AGP8X-based graphics card is a low-profile dual-head graphics card that delivers all the features and benefits of its predecessor with one major performance benefit—the power of AGP8X.
The Quadro NVS 280 with AGP8X-based graphics card is also the professional choice for multi-display graphics.
Key Features
Bus type : AGP Specification 3.0 compliant
Memory configuration : Supports up to 64 MB DDR 64-bit memory
Vertical refresh rates : 60 Hz to 85 Hz.
Certifications : FCC Class B, CE Class B
Power requirements : 11.54W @ +3.3VDC Mean, 1.17W @ +5.0VDC Mean, .93W @+12.0VDC Mean
Wacom Graphire3 makes it fun and easy to make custom emails, edit photos, and creating artworks. The creative freedom with Wacom's pressure sensitivity technology makes a wide variety of projects simple with originality.
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