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| July 01, 2002 | COPYRIGHT 2002 PennWell Publishing Corp. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Discreet's new Plasma software builds on the company's background in 3D modeling and animation by offering tools for creating 3D Web content. The software can be employed by Macromedia Flash and Macromedia Director users, as well as by Web graphics designers to create advanced Web UI or navigation elements.

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Plasma's 3D modeling, animation, and rendering capabilities allow users to work directly in 3D space--rather than creating 3D imagery in 2D applications--to develop complex visuals for the Web. The company claims that although Plasma relies on Discreet's core 3D technology (for example, 3ds max), it is not a "lite" version of 3ds max, but rather is designed specifically for 3D Web ...

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