VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April Credo Interactive today announces Life Forms Studio 3.9 will be available June 2000. Life Forms Studio 3.9 brings major advances to character animation with brand new features including a model editor and rotoscoping. This version also builds on the strong existing features of Life Forms 3.5 with ground-breaking developments to the motion editing tool set. New enhancements include a mirroring location capability, snap to figure options, superior preview modes, and smooth integration with other 3d applications.

"Life Forms 3.9 introduces serious innovations to the world of character animation," says Bart Copeland, Credo Interactive's president and CEO. "We've built a solid new feature set, including powerful new motion editing capabilities, and HTR motion capture file format support. The result is the strongest version yet, with extreme ease of use for keyframing and editing motion data."

Life Forms is the first 3d program devoted entirely to realistic character animation. The stand-alone movement tool offers an easy solution for character motion for animation, film and broadcast, architectural rendering, and choreography on both Macintosh and Windows platforms. Life Forms is designed to integrate with all the popular 3d applications to maximize productivity within a 3d workspace.


Pricing and Compatibility Life Forms Studio 3.9 will be available on both Macintosh and Windows platforms, with a suggested retail price of $495 US. Life Forms Studio includes PowerMoves 1 & 2 , a motion library of over 600 keyframed and motion-captured moves. Life Forms Studio also features import and export solutions to most 3d packages including LightWave, 3d Studio Max, Poser, ElectricImage, trueSpace and more. File format support extends to .BVH, HTR, 3DS, LWS, SEQ, VRML 97, and more.



About Credo Interactive Inc.
Credo Interactive, the Character Motion Company, is dedicated to providing 3d character solutions for animators, game developers, architects, film producers, choreographers, and more. Credo has provided motion tools, content, and services for such industry leaders as Electronic Arts, the HighTech Museum, and Worlds.com, to mention a few.

Credo's product line includes the PowerMoves series of 3d model and motion content and Life Forms. Life Forms was the first movement tool for 3D character animation and has been used for pre-visualization in such Hollywood features as Jurassic Park, Terminator 2, Batman and Robin, and Barb Wire. Life Forms is also used for game production by such companies as SingleTrac, and InterPlay.

SOURCE Credo Interactive Inc. Web Site: http://www.CharacterMotion.com

 

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