Real 3D

[BigBenAussie]

Errrr.... Isn't it about time we got a port of the Blender3d renderer? Its on practically all other platforms.

The source has been available for years now. It even has an associated game engine.

http://www.blender3d.org/

I tried it the other night on my PC and the UI was a bit slow. Hopefully, I'll see the rendering is better when I get around to it. They UI is probably slow because its drawing it independently of the OS, which would ease porting and maintaining the code base.

[JaXanim]

@X-ray

The CUCD edition of C4D has the same date, 26.4.97 and the same description, "Version 4.2 CD-Edition Pro FP", as yours.

Cheers,

JaX

[realstar]

My favourite Amiga rendering software is
Imagine, LightWave comes in a close 2nd.
Real3D has some amazing output quality and
features but learning how to operate it's
quirky and complex interface can be a big
problem.  Real3D is also quite slow.
I haven't used Aladdin4D much but it looks
decent.  Cinema4D is nice but I find it
lacks too many things compared to Imagine
or LightWave.

I am also hoping to see a port of Blender3D
soon since most of the classic Amiga rendering
programs have been discontinued at this point...

[JaXanim]

@realstar

I guess it's a personal choice, but Imagine's six (at my last count) interfaces makes it terribly cumbersome. Amiga LightWave is a dream in comparison. As for output quality, they didn't produce Babylon5, RoboCop, SeaQuestDSV, etc., etc. with Imagine, nor C4D, nor Real3D.

The SFX for the original (and best) series of Babylon5 was rendered using a bank of A4000s running LightWave v3.5. Anyone familair with LW will know about the use of the Sharp Terminator function. This gives rendered planets a much more realistic appearance than Phong Shading alone will give. NewTek added that because of the demands of Babylon5. Not a lot know that!

Cheers,

JaX
(LightWaver above all)

[realstar]

> I guess it's a personal choice, but Imagine's six (at my last count) interfaces makes it terribly cumbersome. Amiga LightWave is a dream in comparison.

It has a lot to do with experience.  I have used
Imagine for a lot of years and find it very intuitive.
Lately I have been using LightWave though since it
works better on MOS and I am starting to like
it quite a bit. I never used LightWave at all until
I got my ToasterFlyer system a couple years ago though.

[JaXanim]

@realstar

You're right. The most important thing, whatever you choose, is to enjoy it, eh?

Cheers,

JaX