Muvizu
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Muvizu is software, free for non-commercial use, that enables users to make 3D
animations without the need for expensive equipment or specialist training. Users may collaborate via the Muvizu website on their productions. The Muvizu 3D application is written by Digimania, formerly part of DA Group, the company that developed Ananova
. The software is still in the beta stage of development.
Digimania has licensed Unreal Engine 3 from Epic Games
for use with Muvizu.
Muvizu 3D is noted for its extremely quick production cycle. A high-quality animation set complete with complex character animation - characters will lip-synch to dialogue tracks - may be created and uploaded to YouTube via the application or the Muvizu website in an hour or two; simpler productions may have a turnaround time of 20 minutes.
The program works by providing the user with a huge range of ways to edit and animate a growing library of characters, objects and elements. You do not create these yourself - although as of the 0.12b release of August 31, 2010, you may import static meshes into the application - but neither do you need to worry about the usual things associated with 3D animation such as modelling, meshes, rendering or raytracing. This allows users to concentrate on storytelling and direction, not on technical minutiae; the Muvizu mantra is "Direct, don't animate".
Muvizu 3D makes no attempt to work with realistic-looking characters or objects. The style is based on cartoons. There is also the facility to import certain types of object from other programs and as Muvizu evolves, this option will be expanded.
Muvizu 3D is a large download (about 500Mb) and is updated every six to eight weeks or so. The developers regularly post useful tutorials and there is a very active forum.
3D computer graphics
3D computer graphics are graphics that use a three-dimensional representation of geometric data that is stored in the computer for the purposes of performing calculations and rendering 2D images...
animations without the need for expensive equipment or specialist training. Users may collaborate via the Muvizu website on their productions. The Muvizu 3D application is written by Digimania, formerly part of DA Group, the company that developed Ananova
Ananova
Ananova was a Web-oriented news service that originally featured a computer-simulated newscaster as an embodied agent named Ananova programmed to read newscasts to Web users. Ananova is now a subsidiary of mobile telecommunication operator Orange SA...
. The software is still in the beta stage of development.
Digimania has licensed Unreal Engine 3 from Epic Games
Epic Games
Epic Games, Inc., also known as Epic and formerly Epic MegaGames, is an American video game development company based in Cary, North Carolina. Its most recent success has been the Gears of War series of games, although it is also known for its Unreal Engine technology. It is the parent company of...
for use with Muvizu.
Muvizu 3D is noted for its extremely quick production cycle. A high-quality animation set complete with complex character animation - characters will lip-synch to dialogue tracks - may be created and uploaded to YouTube via the application or the Muvizu website in an hour or two; simpler productions may have a turnaround time of 20 minutes.
The program works by providing the user with a huge range of ways to edit and animate a growing library of characters, objects and elements. You do not create these yourself - although as of the 0.12b release of August 31, 2010, you may import static meshes into the application - but neither do you need to worry about the usual things associated with 3D animation such as modelling, meshes, rendering or raytracing. This allows users to concentrate on storytelling and direction, not on technical minutiae; the Muvizu mantra is "Direct, don't animate".
Muvizu 3D makes no attempt to work with realistic-looking characters or objects. The style is based on cartoons. There is also the facility to import certain types of object from other programs and as Muvizu evolves, this option will be expanded.
Muvizu 3D is a large download (about 500Mb) and is updated every six to eight weeks or so. The developers regularly post useful tutorials and there is a very active forum.