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UNIVERSE 4

Macworld Rating

3.5 out of 5 Mice, Jul 1, 2002
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Pros

  • Fast ray-tracing renderer
  • Film-quality rendering
  • Simple but power-ful Global Illumination and character-animation tools

Cons

  • Weak documentation
  • Finicky Modeler application
  • Dissimilar interface conventions between apps

Software Details

  • Electric Image
  • Mac OS 9, Mac OS X
  • $995; upgrade from version 3.X, $349; upgrade from Animation System 1.X and 2.X, $449

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