Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Vue 7 Infinite New Features

Ripped without any apology straight from the Vue 7 Infinite product pages and in no particular order...

  • EcoSystem Generation III
  • Scene Graph
  • MetaNodes
  • High-definition 16 bit data in standard terrains
  • Motion blur for wind effects
  • Improved depth of field algorithms
  • Spectral II Cloud Technology
  • Indoor and Outdoor Radiosity
  • Loose Tracking and Linking
  • Improved SolidGrowth 4
  • New Plant Species
  • Water Editor
  • Real-life camera aberrations
  • Clumpy or feathery cloud shapes
  • Displacement mapping of infinitely detailed procedural terrains
  • Slope dependent bump or displacement mapping
  • "Foam" output in Open Ocean node
  • Faster Rendering
  • Improved Anti-aliasing
  • New OpenGL Engine
  • Macro Automation
  • Procedural Terrain Style Presets
  • Collada File Import
  • Enable or disable lights with one click
  • 3Dconnexion range of 3D navigation controls
  • High precision animation curve control
  • Separate animation range and render range
  • Rename individual render passes
  • Disable/bypass Visual Browsers
  • Intelligent re-titling of files
  • New Software Architecture
  • Bucket Rendering
  • Redesigned Network Services
  • New License Server
  • Advanced Support Options
  • Run several instances of Vue simultaneously
  • Embedded error reporting
  • Easily change the location of your content folder after installation
  • Disable abort render on click
  • Disable/customize frame padding
  • Content files accessible from all system accounts