Kaydara has been working on a Mac OS X version of its real-time 3D content authoring and delivery tool, FiLMBOX, for some time now — it announced plans to support the Mac back at Macworld Expo in San Francisco this past January, and showed off its efforts at the Game Developers Conference last month. Today at the NAB 2001 trade show, the company revealed that it’ll begin shipping FiLMBOX 3.0 this July.
Kaydara said that the new version of FiLMBOX sports enhancements to the character engine, animation tools and user interface. This results in a reduced setup time to produce animated content, according to the company.
New features in FiLMBOX 3.0 include:
The software also supports FBX, Kaydara’s own interchange format for 3D data. The format is supported by companies including MOTEK, Zygote, Turbo Squid, QEDSoft and NewTek.
Available this July, FiLMBOX 3.0 will carry a base price of US$5,000. The software supports OS X, Windows NT/2000, SGI IRIX, and Red Hat Linux.
Look for Kaydara at this week’s NAB 2001 trade show in booth S3263.
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