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Montreal, Qc – November 12,
2003 – Di-O-Matic, a leading developer of character
animation software, announced today immediate availability of
Facial Studio version 1.5 for 3ds max, a major point release
in the company's award-winning character animation product
line.
Facial Studio
v1.5 improves the technical and
artistic quality of facial modeling and animation as well as
accelerates production cycles. More than 500 facial controls
(eyes, nose, mouth, jaw, chin, ears, cheeks, forehead,
eyebrows, overall head shape, teeth, tongue, as well as
controlling the shading, the textures and the muscles
animation) are part of Facial Studio; these allow 3D artists
to create any type of face and head, from hyper-realistic to
cartoon, whatever the age, gender or ethnicity of the
character.
Included in this
new version is improved support for lipsync tools like
Voice-O-Matic, Di-O-Matic’s lipsync plugin for 3ds max, and
workflow enhancements such as a new low resolution model for
more fast deformations and visual feedback. Facial Studio v1.5
has been enhanced with new features that make it easier for
modellers and animators to create and animate high quality 3d
heads in 3ds max. Enhancements include:
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New Float licensing scheme: Facial
Studio now uses the ALPServer, the new floating license scheme
recently developed by Di-O-Matic in concert with Mankua
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New low resolution head model
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Improved UVW coordinates
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Many new sample heads
To learn more about Facial Studio
, visit
www.di-o-matic.com/fs.html
Trial Version and Upgrade
A 30 days limited trial version of Facial Studio v1.5 as well
as a FREE upgrade for existing customers of Facial Studio are
available at
www.di-o-matic.com/download
Pricing and availability
Facial Studio v1.5 is currently available through most
Discreet distributors and resellers as well as directly from
the Di-O-Matic corporate web site at
www.diomatic.com. The current suggested retail price is
set to $ 699.00
To find a reseller near you: please visit
www.diomatic.com/resellers
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About Di-O-Matic Inc.
Di-O-Matic, Inc. develops high-end
character animation plug-ins for Discreet's 3ds max product
line as well as training CDs for various 3D software
applications. Di-O-Matic believes that character animation
should be easy and fun and its tools are designed to bring
efficient character setups into your workflow. Visit
Di-O-Matic website at
www.diomatic.com
Di-O-Matic's client includes: A. Film, Blur, Blizzard, Rainbow
Studios, Viewpoint, Big Huge Games, Westwood, Eutechnyx, and
Ubi Soft, amongst many others.
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