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From: "Datamavrik" <wingk001@hawaii.rr.com>
Subject: Re: 3D renderer / animation software
Date: 1999/02/10
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FYI

I just saw a Visual PC demo with 3dMax running on it.  Not only was the
Visual PC an awsome tool........  3Dmax's fully loaded version blew away
anything that I have ever seen the maya do except the camera tracking Maya
Live has. I am sure that this is why you now see Maya sold at $7,500
compared to a fully loaded special effects package of 3D MAx R2 at
$5,800.00............Kinetix and Descreet Logic are One company now and they
have a Editing System out that blows AVID off the MAp all around and is Half
as much.    I am going down to see the another Demo of it Friday to see more
nesting effects.

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Kiernan Holland wrote in message <79p1k9$ost@kitsune.swcp.com>...
>In article <79g5mj$sq5$1@gnamma.connect.com.au>,
>J & D Prince <deeprain@winshop.com.au> wrote:
>>Can someone tell me , from thier experience , what 3D renderer / animation
>>software is the best . It can't be too expencive , in the middle price
range
>>. But I want to be able to do all the proffesional stuff if I can .
>>
>>Thanks So Much , Rick Prince
>>
>>
>
>If you have Linux, use blender, its free and it does most of
>the stuff the other programs will do.. But its still
>in the beta stages.. It is promissed to be free as
>long as its maker is supported (one guy), if he can make a living,
>it will go on being ported and replicated and expanded..
>Its not your typical Linux program, its a pearl among penguins..
>
>
>If you have Windows..
>
>Animation Master or True Space (both very feature-full, seem
>to have a following)..
>
>Lightwave maybe, 3DMax maybe..
>
>Forget Maya.. It has a little ways to  go, and is overhyped..
>
>Maya Artisan (yeah I think so)..
>
>Softimage is  pretty good I hear..
>
>Alias or Rhino (what's the difference?)..