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2D
Applications
After
Effects
Leading
visual effects compositing tool from Adobe.
Apophysis
An excellent freeware flame fractal
generator.
ColorPic
A small utility I find almost invaluable.
Gives you a solution to pick or compare colours across different
programs and/or images.
Combustion
Discreets
high end compositing application.
IrfanView
Freeware image viewer and editor.
HDR
Shop
HDR
Shop views and manipulates High-Dynamic Range images, which retain their
full dynamic range information using floating point data. HDRI is the
future (now present) for photorealistic 3D rendering.
Paint
Shop Pro
Image
editing and creation software from Corel.
Painter
Corel's natural media painting and design
software.
Photoshop
Adobe's
premier photo and digital image manipulation package.
Premier
Desktop
video editing software from Adobe.
QSFlame
A
free, GNU licensed Windows program used for the creation of flame
fractal images.
Ultra
Fractal
An
advanced fractal image creating program for Windows.
Universe
Image Creator
A
standalone program or Photoshop compatible plugin used for
the creation of realistic space scenes.
VideoMach
An
audio/video creation and editing package, available as
shareware.
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3D
Applications
3D
Studio Max
High
end 3D modelling and animation software developed by Autodesk.
Anim8or
Freeware
3D modelling and animation package.
BodyPaint
3D
Real
time 3D texturing and UV editing tool from Maxon.
Bryce
6
3D
landscape generation and animation application from DAZ Productions.
Cinema
4D XL
Maxon's
top of the range 3D modelling and animation package.
Deep
Exploration
3D
model viewer and translator from Right Hemisphere, Inc.
Deep
Paint 3D/Texture Weapons
Real
time 3D texturing and UV editing tools.
GroBoto
A 3D application with a twist.
Leveller
A
powerful terrain and heightfield modeller.
LightWave
NewTek's
top of the range 3D modelling and animation package.
Maya
High
end modelling and animation application now owned by Autodesk.
Modo
Outstanding modelling, texturing, 3D
painting and rendering package from Luxology. Now my modelling
application of choice.
Mudbox
Powerful 3D Sculpting software.
Poser
7
Character
animation and creation software from e frontier.
Rhino
User
friendly NURBS modelling application.
Silo
A very powerful 3D modelling package at an
inexpensive price.
Softimage
XSI
Avid
Technology, Inc has made XSI one of the leading modelling and animation
packages within the industry.
Terragen
A
landscape generation software, developed by Matt Fairclough. Free for
non-commercial use.
Vue
6 Infinite/XStream
Landscape
generation and rendering software from e-on software, Inc.
Wings3D
Extremely
powerful freeware 3D modelling tool. Arguably one of the most powerful,
freely available modelling applications available.
XenoDream
A
unique 3D fractal generation software, with infinite layering and
lighting options.
Xfrog
Advanced
organic modelling and animation software from Greenworks Organic
Software. Used by many top production houses
ZBrush
Industry leading digital sculpting software
from Pixologic.
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Graphic
Utilities and Plugins
3DEM
A
tool used for the conversion of real world terrain data (DEM) into a
wide range of 2D and 3D file formats.
LunarCell
Photoshop
compatible plugin that can create planets for placement in 2D space
scenes, or texture maps ready for applying onto spheres, planes etc in a
3D application.
UVMapper
Professional
A utility that enables the creation of texture map templates
from 3D Wavefront objects (.OBJ).
WinZip
Essential
if you download CG related items (meshes, textures etc.) off the Web.
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