Cycore launches Cult3D 5.3 at Siggraph 2001

Cycore launches Cult3D 5.3 at Siggraph 2001 New version features the first automated stereoscopy creation solution and ColorCode 3-Dtm software solution to bring stereoscopy to the Web. Additional new features simplify and speed up modeling process. LOS ANGELES, CA - August 14, 2001 - Booth # 2000 - The creation of computer-generated stereoscopic 3D images has traditionally been a complex task. Since the 1950's, graphic artists have been achieving amazing milestones in advancing the creation of stereoscopic 3D. Cycore has combined these technical advances in stereoscopy into a Cult3D wizard that will help artists step-by-step in the creation of high- quality stereoscopic images. Cult3D users are now able to explore the exciting world of non-immersive stereoscopy-with ease and speed. Beginners can use the wizard to automatically create perfect Cult3D stereoscopic objects, without having to worry about the numerous settings that are normally associated with the technology. "This is the first time users can publish and view a fully interactive and photo-realistic digital product replica whereby the end-user can interact and view it in 3D with full-color stereoscopy," said Jerry Pettersson, Cycore's chief technology officer and founder. "Amazing, full-color stereo 3D can now be achieved without expensive hardware such as graphics workstations and/or shutter glasses." Cycore Cult3D, used by many of the worlds leading brands such as Ericsson, NEC and CNN, provides low-bandwidth interactive 3D images that can be viewed by virtually anyone with a computer. Extending the stereoscopic advances in Cult3D, Cycore has also included the revolutionary ColorCode 3-Dtm technology within Cult3D 5.3 which allows the user to view high-quality stereoscopic 3D images on nearly all display media with full-color and depth information and no flickering. Adding further depth and perspective to Cult3D's visual and interactive realism, Cult3D artists can now easily add stereo to their 3D models directly within the Cult3D Designer tool using the wizard. Inexpensive paper ColorCodeViewertm glasses can be mass-produced and used to explore full-color 3D images on nearly all display media, driving traffic directly from print ads to Web sites in marketing campaigns. Unlike traditional stereo 3D, ColorCode-enhanced Cult3D objects look like ordinary Cult3D objects to the naked eye using this revolutionary patented technology. Dassault Aviation recently used the beta version of Cult3D with Stereo at the 44th annual Paris Air Show to showcase its Rafale, Mirage and Falcon business jets. "The impressive stereoscopic effect resulting from the use of the ColorCodeViewer glasses added an attractive element to the Cult3D airplane models we showcased online at the show," said Patrick Van Den Bossche, Editorial & Multimedia Manager at Dassault Aviation Communications & External Relations Department. "In addition to the Cult3D animations themselves, the stereo element further emphasized Dassault's commitment to high-technology. The thousands of ColorCodeViewer glasses distributed were an excellent way by which to generate awareness for the Dassault brand and encourage Internet surfers to continue visiting our Web site." In addition to Cycore's pioneering stereoscopy developments, Cult3D 5.3 has been enhanced with features that further speed up and simplify the 3D object creation process, including automated Cult3D object creation, even smoother integration into 3ds max® and an enhanced JavaAPI. Command line support in Cult3D Designer - Creation of arbitrary numbers of Cult3D objects and screenshots can now be automatically done from any Windows application or environment that is able to launch another application (for instance from a 3ds max script or by writing a DOS batch program). Cult3D designers can now quickly and easily create variations or specialized versions of a master Cult3D object. Simply by jotting down a short command script animators can, for instance, create Cult3D objects with sound tracks localized to different countries, or one object for each different texture available. Composite and hierarchical Cult3D objects can also be easily produced with Cult3D 5.3. Scriptable 3ds max Exporter - Version 5.3 of the Cult3D Exporter for 3ds max can be controlled from the 3ds max scripting environment. Export of large numbers of 3ds max objects into .c3d format - and processing them with the Cult3D Designer 5.3 into Web-ready .co objects - can now be entirely automated with just a few lines of code. Enhanced JavaAPI CultWindow New class to get the properties of the embedding Cult3D window. Method to check which Nodes are under a certain X, Y position. ParticleSystem New class to represent and manage Cult3D particle systems. Tooltip New class to represent and manage Cult3D Tooltips. Tooltips may now be dynamically modified with Java. MouseDevice Added methods to be able to retrieve the node that is currently under the mouse pointer. Material Added methods to get and set the intensity of materials. Camera Added group of methods to retrieve view frustrum information about the active camera. New method to check whether a camera is currently active. CultEvent methods New method to check status of an event. New flag to triggerEvent method, force trigger even if event is deactivated (backward compatible). About Cycore Cycore is the leader in interactive 3D software for e-business. Cycore Cult3D® software is an award winning product visualisation technology used on Web sites, in Microsoft Office® documents and in Adobe® Acrobat® files, to help e-businesses increase online sales, enhance sales presentations and improve customer service. More than 300 brand name companies, including Palm, NEC, CNN, ABB and Toyota use Cult3D on their Web sites. To date the number of Cult3D viewer downloads exceeds 7 million. The company was founded and maintains headquarters in Sweden, with offices in the US, Canada, UK, France and Germany. Sales exceeded $1.9 million US for 2000. For further information please visit http://www.cycore.com. For further information, please contact: Geoffrey Morgan, Phone: 416.642.6355, geoffrey@itpr.com ### Cult3D is a registered trademark of Cycore. 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