Graphic Apps > Animation & Flash

Description: Cheetah3D is a lean, fast and elegant 3D modeling, rendering and animation package for Mac OS X with an easy learning curve. It offers many tools from polygon editing over advanced subdivision modeling to boolean operations and Beziere splines. The Javascript support allows you to extend Cheetah3D by yourself with custom file loaders, exporters, tools and so on. It also offers many common file loaders and exportes like .fbx, .3ds, .dxf, .obj, .3dmf, .sia etc.What's new in this version:The biggest change in Cheetah3D 5.3 is undoubtedly the 64-bit version for Intel 64-bit CPUs. Now Cheetah3D can use all the memory installed in your Mac, and will allow you to create much more complex and more impressive scenes. To deal with these complex scenes, the Cheetah3D raytracing core has been accelerated considerably, and Altivec/SSE optimized. The handling of complex geometry has also been considerably improved: huge meshes with millions of polygons now render up to 10 times faster. On the user interface side, the a...

Keywords: javascript animation learning advanced create memory tools fast 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 54784 kb; Updated: 2010-02-23

Description: Art of Illusion is a free, open source 3D modelling and rendering studio. It is written entirely in Java.What's new in this version:Lots of bug fixes.

Keywords: source free java 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 6656 kb; Updated: 2010-01-04

Description: Whether you create for print, animation or the web, there's always a need to integrate the human form. Poser 6 delivers the power of interactive 3D figure design, offering infinite opportunities to portray human diversity, form and expression. Design with the human form for art, illustration, animation, comics, web, print, education, medical, games, storyboarding, and more!What's new in this version:Officially supports Windows 7 and Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6)General performance and stability updates and improvements.Material Room improvementsRendering and Lighting improvementsContent Library improvements

Keywords: animation education windows library create design games print 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 60723 kb; Updated: 2009-12-17

Description: Powered by Strata's award winning photo-real rendering technology, Strata Design 3D CX is ideal for illustration, consumer product design, environmental design, motion graphics and interactive design. With an interface that Adobe users will recognize, Strata Design 3D CX connects to your design toolset with file linking to Photoshop, import of Illustrator files and even exporting to Flash with the Vector 3D plug-in. Powerful spline and subdivision surface modeling gives you the power you need to create virtually any form. Sophisticated texturing control lets you apply surfaces in a variety of ways. Control over lighting and scene composition lets you set up your image or animation for the perfect shot. And speaking of the perfect shot, the legendary Strata rendering engine is better than ever. Strata Design 3D CX is the essential tool for creative professionals looking to add the power of 3D to their toolset.What's new in this version:http://www.strata.com/support/free_updates/patch_notes/design_6_1/

Keywords: animation graphics control design create files photo adobe 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 67789 kb; Updated: 2009-12-17

Description: Gaston provides interactive, stereoscopic real-time 3D rendering of 4D quaternion Julia set fractals. Any rendered image can be exported to make for a nice desktop background. Gaston can also be used as a benchmark for floating-point/AltiVec/SSE performance.What's new in this version:Compatible with Snow LeopardCustom document iconsPerformance measurement in GFLOPS

Keywords: document desktop image time 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 295 kb; Updated: 2009-10-06

Description: Turn almost any computer into a 3D animation studio with CINEMA 4D CINEMA 4D's enhanced architecture promises workstation performance on consumer hardware, so you can build your own animation studio with less investment than ever before. Incredibly fast workflow in a fully integrated 3D environment combined with the world's fastest raytracer will help you produce mind-boggling 3D graphics quicker than ever before.What's new in this version:Loaded with new features, CINEMA 4D R11.5 provides improved workflow and productivity, enabling professionals to create high-quality stills and animations quicker and easier than ever before. This release is the culmination of MAXON's leading-edge technology and development. It features a substantially re-tooled and accelerated render engine, an all -new Picture Viewer, enhanced interoperability with leading compositing applications, and a major upgrade to its popular MoGraph module, which features an integrated Dynamics Engine and a host of new additions. CINEMA 4D Rel...

Keywords: development animation computer graphics picture create viewer fast 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 3520 kb; Updated: 2009-09-02

Description: Quick is easy and easy is fun!-Create fun animations with all your (i)Life: music, photos AND your videos... no one's left over not even the iSight!-From stately to funky , from captivating to comical, choose your style to impress your audience.-It's nice to share...and it's easy too:Send video postcards or screensavers by emailPodcast your video animation using GaragebandPut your animation onto an iPodPublish your animation to a webpage using iWebOr export your animations for further editing in iMovie or Final Cut.PulpMotion is the software your photos and videos have been waiting for! Forget the long hours spent editing and the tedious adjustments. It's all done for you:Simply drag and drop your preferred photos, movies and music, apply a visual theme from the PulpMotion theme menu and you're done!3minutes. Wow!Special features:PulpMotion, turns slideshows into real promenades...and let the viewer decide what he wants to see:"Where standard slideshow apps simply fade out the soundtrack , PulpMotion lets...

Keywords: screensavers slideshow animation photos create movies viewer video 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 56934 kb; Updated: 2009-09-01

Description: Academy Award winning Maya software is the world's most powerfully integrated 3D modeling, animation, effects, and rendering solution. Maya also adds to the quality and realism of 2D graphics. That's why film and video artists, game developers, visualization professionals, Web and print designers turn to Maya to realize their creative vision.What's new in this version:Advanced simulation tools--Access the innovative Maya Nucleus unified simulation framework and the first two fully integrated Nucleus simulation modules (Maya nCloth and Maya nParticles) as well as Maya Fluid Effects, Maya Hair, and Maya Fur.High-performance compositor--Work interactively with visual media, regardless of bit-depth or image size, using the Maya Composite compositor.Professional camera tracking--Extract accurate 3D camera and motion data from video and film sequences and then insert CG elements seamlessly into a scene using Autodesk MatchMover software.More rendering power--Use more networked computers to render your sequences...

Keywords: animation advanced graphics extract effects access video tools 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 3520 kb; Updated: 2009-08-15

Description: Powered by Strata's award winning photo-real rendering technology, Strata Design 3D CX is ideal for illustration, consumer product design, environmental design, motion graphics and interactive design. With an interface that Adobe users will recognize, Strata Design 3D CX connects to your design toolset with file linking to Photoshop, import of Illustrator files and even exporting to Flash with the Vector 3D plug-in. Powerful spline and subdivision surface modeling gives you the power you need to create virtually any form. Sophisticated texturing control lets you apply surfaces in a variety of ways. Control over lighting and scene composition lets you set up your image or animation for the perfect shot. And speaking of the perfect shot, the legendary Strata rendering engine is better than ever. Strata Design 3D CX is the essential tool for creative professionals looking to add the power of 3D to their toolset.What's new in this version:In this latest version of Strata Design 3D CX the rendering engine has ...

Keywords: animation graphics control design create files photo adobe 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 3520 kb; Updated: 2009-06-20

Description: BannerZest is Flash presentation software for professional and amateur web designers. Turn your pictures into a flash slideshow with a few simple clicks and share it on your website. BannerZest doesn't require you to know or even possess Flash!BannerZest uses the concept of themes, that work like templates. You don't have to spend hours in Flash for a beautiful animation. Our designers have done it for you! Paste your photos, choose the colors, done!Whether you are using Apple iWeb, RapidWeaver, Dreamweaver or any other tool, BannerZest will let you put your banners online in no time. Uploading your work via FTP or to your .Mac account is fully supported from within BannerZest. Integrating a banner on a page is as simple as pasting a code snippet prepared for you. Social web sites are supported too.The PRO version adds the ability to attach a URL to each media in the banner and integrates seamlessly with media viewers such as LightBox and ShadowBox. It also features exclusive themes and a media browser gi...

Keywords: slideshow animation pictures browser website photos banner online 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 23552 kb; Updated: 2009-05-19