h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I went to see Toy Story 2 yesterday... very impressive. Especially the use of textures on the dog and Al's face.

Agreed on Toy Story II - there was a section of "20/20" or one of those shows about the textures. The goal was to make the figures look "less perfect" i.e. more realistic. The team was scanning all kinds of pimples, four o'clock shadow, etc. One particularly scruffy guy was pretty popular ...

If you did the Ruins pic with povray, try a dusty atmosphere and a tight-beam spotlight. see povhelp for details

Thanks, I'd been wondering if POV-Ray could do that I'm still learning!

If you're strapped for cash, Newtek (the makers of Lightwave) also produce a chopped down version of Lightwave called "Inspire 3D" which is very reasonably priced and does most of the things its big brother can...

Or if you're really strapped for cash and need more than a stripped-down version of a stratospherically-priced program, you might take a look at Animation: Master from Hash Inc. (http://www.hash.com). The entire program costs less than individual plug-ins for other programs. Still, for character animation this is the program to own, bar none. You may hear of stability problems, although the latest version is much more stable than even last year's model. Admittedly, though, for the price they're asking most people can handle a few minor bugs ...

found another freebie. It's called strata 3d. Looks interesting, though I'm not entirely impressed with it. But hey, its a free download at http://www.3d.com so I can't really complain. Got an interesting web delivery system too, it appears.

Hi,
Bryce 3D recently on cover of 3D World mag for free... so keep your eyes out for Computer Arts as it will be there next!
Bryce stunning!... got Bryce 2 from computer arts mag a while back Mac scenes better... bugs in PC version... G3 mac 280mhz.. never heard of it visit
http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~t-imai/maine.html
& ... PIII 500.. weelll 560 actually & monster 3D card but trees do not work!
There are several other annoying aspects to Bryce but it is still GREAT!
Homepage
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/gilesgraphics
All pictures on 3D pages Raytraced- Bryce or Ray Dream 3D Graphix page contains 3D elements... & content of a "graphical nature"... You have been warned!

Corel own it now (Bryce) Though whether that fills me with confidence is another matter!

You got that too! £99.00 & off we go!